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Hamlet Overture, Op. 4

Composer
Joachim József
Original / Hungarian title
Hamlet Overture, Op. 4
Foreign language / English title
Hamlet Overture, Op. 4
Subtitle
For orchestra
Dedication
to the Members of the "Weimarschen Kapelle"
Year of composition
1853
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
fl., ob., cl., fg. - 2 cor. in D, 2 cor. in F, 2 tr. in D, 3 trb. - 2 timp. - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
March 19ó854, Leipzig (?)
Publisher / Source
Breitkopf und Härtel, Leipzig n.d.(ca.1909?), Plate Part.B. 2106.
Available here!
Recordings
Marco Polo CD 8.223373, 1991 - Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Meir Minsky (cond.)