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

May Festival


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Pozsonyi majális
Foreign language / English title
May Festival
Subtitle
Orchestral Suite
Year of composition
1938

Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
orchestra
Duration
21 min

Movements, parts
1. Kis nyitány: Allegro vivace
2. Induló: Tempo di Marcia
3. Verbunkos: Allegro moderato, marcato
4. Menüett
5. Szerenád: Andante sostenuto
6. Csárdás: Allegro vivace
7. Keringő 8. Finálé: Moderato - Presto

Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
CPO 777574, 2011 - Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, David Porcelijn (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1938, revised: 1954