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Cziffra Psodia

Composer
Eötvös Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Cziffra Psodia
Foreign language / English title
Cziffra Psodia
Subtitle
For piano and orchestra
Dedication
Composed on the occasion of the 100th birthday of György Cziffra and dedicated to the first soloist and founder of the Cziffra Festival, János Balázs
Year of composition
2020
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
pf. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (II anche cl.picc.), cl.b., 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb., tuba - perc. (2 esec. - I: xil., vibr., camp., trg., ptp., tmb.picc., gr.c.; II: crot., campli., trg., 3 ptti., ptto china, tmb.picc., gr.c., 4 metal tubes) - cel., cimb. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 4 cb.
Duration
29 min
Movements, parts
I - II - III - IV
Commissioned by
MÜPA Budapest and Cziffra Festival, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France with support of Covéa Finance, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Premiere information
5 November 2021, "Cziffra 100" Festival, Concert for the 100th Anniversary of György Cziffra´s Birth, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, MÜPA - Palace of Arts, Budapest; János Balázs (pf.), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz © 2021, LS 6149-01 (Performance material on hire)
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Recordings
BMCCD332, 2024 - János Balázs (pf.), Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Miklós Lukács (cimb.), Péter Eötvös (cond.)
 

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