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Variazioni con Tema

Composer
Varga Judit
Original / Hungarian title
Variazioni con Tema
Foreign language / English title
Variazioni con Tema
Subtitle
Über und von Ludwig van Beethoven - For piano (solo), ensemble, sampler and tape
Dedication
to the Beethoven Pocket Orchestra and Christoph Cech
Year of composition
2020
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
pf. solo - fl., sax. - tr., trb. - drum set - chit.e., keyb. - strings: vl., vla., vlc., cb. - sampler, tape
Duration
22 min
Movements, parts
1. Beethoven is Fading Away (in Ab major)
2. Beethoven is Angry (Zorniges Scherzo)
3. Beethoven is Dead (Blumenstück - extended version)
Commissioned by
bmkoes Sektion IV - Kunst und Kultur und Austro Mechana SKE
Premiere information
1 March 2021, Sargfabrik, Vienna; Paul Gulda (pf.), Beethoven Pocket Orchestra, Christoph Cech (cond.) (Live online video stream)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition (Published via scodo)
Available here!
Recordings
Live recording of the premiere, 2021 - Paul Gulda (pf.), Beethoven Pocket Orchestra, Christoph Cech (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)