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Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra

Composer
Szeghy Iris
Original / Hungarian title
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra
Foreign language / English title
Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra
Dedication
To the memory of the composer´s parents
Year of composition
1989
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vlc. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 2 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (3 esec. - gr.c., 3 tom-tom, tmb.picc., tamb., trg., ptto., tam-tam, campli., marimba) - strings: 12 vl. 1, 12 vl. 2, 8 vla., 8 vlc., 6 cb.
Duration
28 min
Movements, parts
1. Passacaglia
2. Toccata
3. Aria
Premiere information
1993, Bratislava, Slovakia; Jozef Podhoransky (vlc.), Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Jozef Lenárd (cond.)
Publisher / Source
AVD Astoria Verlag Düsseldorf
Available here!
Recordings
Video recording, 2018 - Kristina Chalmovska (vlc.), Slovak Sinfonietta, Lukas Pohunek (cond.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1987 - 1989, revised: 1994

"Jan Levoslav Bella Award" winner of Musicfond Bratislava in 1994