Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Piano Concerto


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Piano Concerto / Zongoraverseny
Foreign language / English title
Piano Concerto
Subtitle
For solo piano and chamber orchestra
Dedication
for Cristian Niculescu
Year of composition
2003

Type
Concerto
Number of players
16
Instrumentation
pf. solo - fl., ob., cl. (anche cl.b.), fg. - cor., tr., trb., tuba - perc. (2 esec. - I: 2 ptto.sosp., marimba, camp., 3 tom-tom, campli., xil., vibr., 2 timbales, gr.c.; II: crot., timp., tmb.picc.c.c., temple bl., trg., wood bl., bell tree, flex., brake drum, campli., xil., vibr., 2 timbales, gr.c.) - strings: 8 vl. 1, 6 vl. 2, 4 vla., 3 vlc., 2 cb.
Duration
24 min

Movements, parts
1. Thirteen Comments On Fourteen Piano Bars
2. Impromptu: Piano Fever
3. Passacaglia On A Winding Garden Path
4. Ensemblage: The Unquestioned Answer

Premiere information
2003; Cristian Niculescu (pf.), Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Virko Bailey (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Levana Music Publications (BMI)
Available here!
Recordings
Recording of the premiere, 2003 - Cristian Niculescu (pf.), Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Virko Bailey (cond.) (Excerpt available on yehudayannay.com)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2002 - 2003