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Symphony, No. 1

Composer
Decsényi János
Original / Hungarian title
I. szimfónia
Foreign language / English title
Symphony, No. 1
Year of composition
1986
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (I, II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb. - timp., perc. (tmb.picc.s.c., tmb.picc.c.c., gr.c., 3 ptti.sosp., ptti. a 2, crot., campli., wood bl.) - strings: 12 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
1. 𝅘𝅥 = 60
2. Tempo I (𝅘𝅥 = 60)
3. 𝅘𝅥 = 69
4. 𝅘𝅥 = 76
Commissioned by
Hungarian Radio
Premiere information
5 January 1990, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest; Budapest Symphony Orchestra, András Ligeti (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 1989, Z. 13932
Available here!
Recordings
Recording of the premeire, Hungarian Radio, 1990 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, András Ligeti (cond.)
Remarks, other info
The work was awarded with the "Prize of Critics" in 1991