László Lajtha

László Lajtha (1892-1963)

Nationality: Hungarian
Born: June 30, 1892, Budapest Died: February 16, 1963, Budapest (age 70)
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Concerto, Op. 31

(for cello and piano)
13:04 I. Thrène dramatique. Appassionato, moderato rubató
8:19 II. Balla de des torches. Allegro agitato
Duration: 22 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1940 (age 47-48)
1 recording, 2 videos
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13:04
Péter Szabó, Dénes Várjon
I. Thrène dramatique. Appassionato, moderato rubató
8:19
Péter Szabó, Dénes Várjon
II. Balla de des torches. Allegro agitato

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glossary

  • agitato, agité [F]—agitated, restless, excited
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • concerto [I]—work for an ensemble featuring one or more soloists in a prominent role
  • duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
  • moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • rubato—to artfully distort the rhythmic flow for expressive emphasis by slowing (speeding) the tempo around certain points of articulation. Meaning "robbed" time suggesting that a slowing must be balanced by a speeding up