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Five Csontváry Paintings

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
Öt Csontváry-kép
Foreign language / English title
Five Csontváry Paintings
Subtitle
Variations for large orchestra
Dedication
"to my collegues, the Budapest Symphony Orchestra"
Year of composition
1967
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (I, II anche picc., III anche fl. in Sol), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. - 2 arpa, cel., pf., org. (grande!) - 14 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 8 cb.
Duration
29 min
Movements, parts
1. Önarckép / Self Portrait
2. Mária kútja Názáretben / Mary´s Well in Nazareth
3. A Siratófal bejáratánál Jeruzsálemben / At the Entrance to the Wall of Weeping in Jerusalem
4. A taorminai görög színház romjai / The Ruins of the Greek Theatre in Taormina
5. Magányos cédrus / Lonely Cedar
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
1969, Budapest, Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest; Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1973, Z. 10148
Available here!
Recordings
Hungarian Radio, 1969 - S-11187 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank (cond.)
Hungaroton SLPX-12122, 1980 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank (cond.) (Movements II, IV and V only)
1 min. sample
1 II. Mary´s Well in Nazareth
2 IV. The Ruins of the Greek Theatre in Taormina
3 V. Lonely Cedar