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Violin Concerto

Composer
Kókai Rezső
Original / Hungarian title
Hegedűverseny
Foreign language / English title
Violin Concerto
Subtitle
For violin and symphony orchestra
Dedication
to Tibor Ney
Year of composition
1953
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg., cfg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 2 trb. - timp., perc. (xil., cel., trg., gr.c.) - arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
26 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegretto, sempre poco scherzando
2. Andante moderato
3. Presto, ben ritmico
Premiere information
1953, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Tibor Ney (vl.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Zeneműkiadó Vállalat © 1987, Z. 1042 (Study score)
Recordings
Recording of the premiere, 1953 - Tibor Ney (vl.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel (cond.)
Qualiton SMX 1381, 1982 - Endre Gertler (vl.), Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, György Lehel (cond.)
Hungaroton Classic HCD 31990, 2001 - Endre Gertler (vl.), Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, György Lehel (cond.)
Hungaroton SLPX 12250, 1982 - Endre Gertler (vl.), Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television, György Lehel (cond.)