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Péter Eötvös 80

We salute Péter Eötvös on his 80th birthday with the recording of Dialog mit Mozart - Da Capo für Orchester.  Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the composer. (BMC Records 284) More about the work here.

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About Time - A new work for string orchestra by Máté Bella

'About Time' is an exciting meeting of old samples and modern minimal music elements.

TIME - LIFE - DEATH - DARKNESS - LIGHT: the eternal themes of the arts. These phenomena are especially important in music since the visual sensations that can be created by musical sounds have been preoccupying composers for centuries. The musical perception of segmented and unsegmented time - as well as their changing musical philosophical approaches from age to age - have received special attention in contemporary music since the emergence of the experimental musical wave at the end of the 20th century.
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Lajos Bárdos' most popular choral works in English

The choral works of LAJOS BÁRDOS (1899–1986) belong to the most valuable part of 20th century Hungarian music history. A former student of Zoltán Kodály - composer, musicologist and teacher - he was one of the founders of the Hungarian choral movement and one of its leading representatives until his death.

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István Láng (1933-2023)

We bid farewell to István Láng, Erkel and Bartók-Pásztory Prize-winning composer and former teacher at the Liszt Academy, who died at the age of 91. His memory and his diverse oeuvre, which encompassed many genres, will be cherished.
 
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Budapest, Hamburg, Köln - Three performances in four days in October: Hungarian and German premieres

György Kurtág's one-act opera, based on Samuel Beckett's play, has so far been performed in six countries: in Milan (2018), Amsterdam (2019), Valencia (2020), Paris (2022), Antwerp (2022) and London (2023).  The work is performed in Budapest at the Palace of Arts (12th), followed by the German premiere at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (15th) and the Filharmonie in Cologne (20th).

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Our new headquarters

UMP Editio Musica Budapest moves to a new location on July 24, 2023. Our new address: H-1139 Budapest, Váci út 81-83., Hungary

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