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BTC1121 GEMINI VARIATIONS

Twelve variations and futue on an epigram of Kodály. Quartet for two (or four) players: flute, violin and piano 4 hands, op. 73
Composition date: 5 Mar 1963
First performance: 19 Jun 1965 >>
Type of performance: Church performance
Location: Aldeburgh Parish Church, Aldeburgh Festival
Performance details:

Zoltan Jeney pf, fl, Gabriel Jeney pf, vn

Genre: Chamber
Performing forces:

Although composed for the two dedicatees, it is envisaged that most performances will be given by four players, and a version for this combination is included in the published edition.

Duration: 15'
Dedication: 'For Zoltán and Gábor Jeney'

Zoltán and Gábor Jeney (both b. 1943), Hungarian musicians.

Notes

The theme is no. 4 of Kodály's Epigrammák: énekre, vagy hangszerre zongorakísérettel (1954).

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