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Concerto for Violin

Composer
Pártos Ödön
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto for Violin / Hegedűverseny
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Violin
Subtitle
For violin and symphony orchestra
Dedication
to Yehudi Menuhin
Year of composition
1958
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., c.ing., 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. - arpa, pf., cel. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
37 min
Movements, parts
1. Andante moderato
2. Allegro molto vivace con brio
3. Lento appassionato
Commissioned by
Fromm Foundation, Chicago
Premiere information
1960, 4th Israel Festival, Israel; Yehudi Menuhin (vl.), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Gary Bertini (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Israel Music Institute 1964, I.M.I. 032
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32450, 2007 - Vilmos Szabadi (vl.), Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, András Ligeti (cond.)