Vilmos Palotai gewidmet [“dedicated to Vilmos Palotai”]
Lost
Vilmos Palotai gewidmet [“dedicated to Vilmos Palotai”]
Lost
begleitet von Bläsern und Schlagzeug [“accompanied by brass and percussion”]
for William Primrose
written as commissioned work for the Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt
I Rondo
II Melodie [“Melody”]
III Rondo varié
Performance duration: 25′
First performance: 26. Mai 1956, Frankfurt am Main, Symphonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks (Dirigent: Otto Matzerath, Viola: Jascha Vleissi & Piano: Annemarie Ohne)
geschrieben im Auftrag des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden 1953 [“written as commission of the Südwestfunk Baden-Baden in 1953”]
Initially called “2nd Symphony concertante”
I Andante et rondo varié (1)
II Mélodie
III Rondo varié (2)
Performance duration: 16′
First performance: October 10, 1953, Donaueschingen, Südwestfunk-Orchester (Conductor: Hans Rosbaud, Piano: Maria Bergmann)
für solo violin and string orchestra
meinem lieben Sohn Richard [“to my dear son Richard”]
ursprünglich “Musik der Trauer” genannt, 1959 revidiert (Neufassung) [“originally called ‘Music of mourning’, revised in 1959 (new version)”]
I Introduktion (Largo) [“Introduction”]
II Adagio
III Allegro di molto
IV Choral (Langsamer Marsch) [“Choral (Slow march)”]
Performance duration: 20′
First performance (original version): 1940, St. Gallen (Conductor: Ernst Klug)
First performance (new version): November, 12 1959, Staatstheater-Kapelle Braunschweig (Conductor: Heinz Zeebe, Violin: Wolfgang Marschner)
for clarinet, string quartet und string orchestra
das Konzert ist im Geist und in Verehrung für Zoltán Kodály geschrieben [“the concerto is written in the spirit and reverence of Zoltán Kodály”]
the 2nd and the 3rd movement were already written in 1930
I Introduktion [“Introduction”]
II Tanz – Variation [“Dance – Variation”]
III Fantasie [“Fantasia”]
Performance duration: 25′
First performance: June 17, 1969, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich (Conductor: Rudolf Kempe, Soloist: Hans Rudolf Stalder)