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

Symphony No. 2


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
II. Szimfónia
Foreign language / English title
Symphony No. 2
Year of composition
1974

Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (I anche fl.a.), 3 ob., 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb. (III anche trb.b.), tuba - 4 timp., perc. - strings: 14 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
25 min

Movements, parts
1. Veloce
2. Largo Assai
3. Allegro

Premiere information
6 October 1975, Academy of Music, Budapest; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, András Kórodi
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest Z. 10207
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-11900, 1977 - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, András Kórodi
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1972 - 1974