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This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

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Mauthausen

Composer
Lendvay Kamilló
Original / Hungarian title
Mauthausen
Foreign language / English title
Mauthausen
Subtitle
Symphonic poem
Dedication
to the Memory of my Father
Year of composition
1958
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III anche picc.), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. - arpa, pf./cel. - strings: 12 vl. 1, 10 vl. 2, 8 vla., 6 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Premiere information
1961, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Budapest Symphony Orchestra, János Sándor (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, Z. 3941 (On rental)
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Recordings
Recording of the premiere, Hungarian Radio, 1961 - Budapest Symphony Orchestra, János Sándor (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Prizes:
Hungarian State Competition for Composers 1960
Erkel Composers Prize 1962