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Zenith

Composer
Sári József
Original / Hungarian title
Zenith
Foreign language / English title
Zenith
Subtitle
For double string orchestra
Dedication
to the Memory of Béla Bartók
Year of composition
1995
Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
strings: 8 vl. 1, 8 vl. 2, 6 vla., 6 vlc., 4 cb. (Group I) and 8 vl. 1, 8 vl. 2, 6 vla., 6 vlc., 4 cb (Group II)
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
One movement
Commissioned by
Hungarian National Philharmony
Premiere information
1 October 1995, Budapest; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams (cond.)
Publisher / Source
MS
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32576, 2009 - MR Symphony Orchestra, János Kovács (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Revised in 1996