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Yizkor / In Memoriam

Composer
Pártos Ödön
Original / Hungarian title
Yizkor / In Memoriam
Foreign language / English title
Yizkor / In Memoriam
Subtitle
For viola (or violin, cello) and string orchestra
Dedication
to the mMemory of Martyrs of the Holocaust
Year of composition
1947
Type
String orchestra
Instrumentation
vla. (or vl. or vlc.) solo - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
1947, Israel; ödön Pártos (vla.), Hashomer Hatzair Kibbutzs Orchestra, Frank Pelleg (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Israel Music Institute 1977, I.M.I. 6102

Israel Music Institute 1977, I.M.I. 7964 (Version for viola and piano)
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording 1990 - Yael Shachar (vla.), Itai Daniel (pf.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
In 1948 the work was awarded the Engel Prize by the Tel Aviv Municipality