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Schwanengesänge

Composer
Tornyai Péter
Original / Hungarian title
Schwanengesänge
Foreign language / English title
Schwanengesänge
Subtitle
For viola solo
Dedication
to Paul Beckett
Year of composition
2023
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
vla. - tape (in movements II, III and IV)
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
I. Die Zauberbratsche (Capriccio)
II. Barcarolle - Halál Velencében / Death in Venice
III. die Kunst der BrAtsCHe
IV. Passacaille macabre
V. Schwanengesng des Straßenmusikers ("Guten Abend, Gut´Nacht")
Premiere information
17 January 2026, Transparent Sound New Music Festival, FUGA - Center of Architecture, Budapest; Paul Beckett (vla.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Video recording of the premiere, 2026 - Paul Beckett (vla.) (Available on youtube.com, at FUGA86_online)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2022-2023, revised: 2025

The piece should be advertised (in concert program, program notes etc.) as a solo work without mentioning the use of electronics.