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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.

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Title of the work

The Seven Towers

Composer
Terényi Ede
Original / Hungarian title
A hét torony
Foreign language / English title
The Seven Towers
Subtitle
Chamber symphony for solo violin and chamber orchestra
Year of composition
1993
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - perc. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
39 min
Movements, parts
1. És készülnek a tornyok (Libero - Allegro)
2. Forgácsok (Allegretto - Giusto)
3. Gyökerek visszfénye (Adagio)
4. Fekete maszkok (Ruvido - Veloce - Quasi valse)
5. Dombház ívek (Lento)
6. Lélekterek (Allegretto)
7. Tornyok játéka (Vivace - Martellato)
Commissioned by
City of Szeged
Premiere information
8 November 1993, Szeged, Hungary; István Ruha (vl.), Kolozsvár Chamber Orchestra, Petre Sbârcea (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Chamber Symphonies Grafycolor Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2007
Recordings
Ştefan Ruha (vl.), Chamber Orchestra of the Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca, Petre Sbârcea (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)