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Variations on a Theme of Liszt - (M)aradi szvit

Composer
Hartl Bence
Original / Hungarian title
Variációk egy Liszt-témára - (M)aradi szvit
Foreign language / English title
Variations on a Theme of Liszt - (M)aradi szvit
Subtitle
For guitar
Year of composition
2016
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
chit.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
1. Széchenyi
2. Blackwell
3. Bott
Premiere information
13 November 2016, Guitar Matinee, Bartók Memorial House, Budapest; Bence Hartl (chit.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition (Published via Scodo)
Available here!
Recordings
2021 - Dóra Cservenyec (chit.) (Available on youtube.com)
Remarks, other info
This three-movement piece was composed as a part of a mixed-media project inspired by the Hungarian revolution and the political events of 1848-49. It varies a theme from Franz Liszt´s Historical Hungarian Portraits No. 1 (R. 112)

The piece won the 1st prize at the Miami International GuitART Festival´s Composition Competition in Miami, Florida, 2021.