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Concerto for Soprano Saxophone

Composer
Lendvay Kamilló
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone
Subtitle
For soprano saxophone, orchestra and 12 female voices
Year of composition
1996
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
sax.s. solo - 12 female voice (S-S-S-Ms-Ms-A-A) - 3 fl. (I anche fl.a., III anche picc.), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 2 cl., cl.b., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (4 esec. - tmb.picc., tmb.b, tmb.picc.c.c., 3 tom-tom, 3 bongo, gr.c., ptto.sosp., ptti., trg., camp., sonagli, vibr., xil., campli., crot., cel.) - arpa - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 5 cb.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
1996, "Music of our Age" (Contemporary Music Festival), Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest; László Dés (sax.s.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir of the Hungarian State Choir, Zsolt Hamar (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS (AYQU Music Inc., H-1137 Budapest, Szt. István Park 23.)
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31787, 1997 - László Dés (sax.), Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir of the Hungarian State Choir, Zsolt Hamar (cond.)
Video recording, 2005 - Sándor Rigó (sax.s.), Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, Béla Drahos (cond.) (Available on youtube.com)
1 min. sample
1 Concerto for Soprano Saxophone