Composition database

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.

Title of the work

Chaconne


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Chaconne
Foreign language / English title
Chaconne
Subtitle
For orchestra
Dedication
to János Petró
Year of composition
1988

Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl. (III ance picc.), 3 ob. (III anche c.ing.), 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 3 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (4 esec.) - chit.b. - tape - strings: vl. solo, 14 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 10 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
14 min

Movements, parts
One movement

Commissioned by
János Petró and the Savaria Symphony Orchestra
Premiere information
1989, Bartók Concert Hall, Szombathely, Hungary; Savaria Symphony Orchestra, János Petró (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest, L-87
Available here!
Recordings
Hungarian Radio, 1989 - Savaria Symphony Orchestra, János Petró (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1987-1988