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

Violin Concerto


Composer

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.)