Violin
SKU:
HL.50499695
First
edition. By Barta. By
Andras Szollosy. Edited
by Barta Mihaly. 20th
Century. EMB. Classical,
Contemporary. Softcover.
Composed 2014. 8 pages.
Editio Musica Budapest
#Z14885. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50499695).
ISBN
979080148853.
9.0x12.0x0.063 inches.
Andras Szollosy; Mihaly
Barta.
Andras
Szollosy (1921-2007) was
one of the most
significant Hungarian
composers of the second
half of the 20th century,
yet his oeuvre has not
become as well-known as
that of Gyorgy Ligeti,
two years his junior, or
of Gyorgy Kurtag, five
years his junior.
Szollosy did not compose
many works and he was
strict about which of
them he would allow to go
public. As a younger
colleague of his once
remarked: He only
composed his good works.
Szollosy's Sonata for
Solo Violin, which was
written at the age of 26
and was publicly
performed only in 2006,
almost 60 years after its
composition, fell victim
to his self-criticism.
Although the model of
Bartok's Sonata for Solo
Violin of just three
years earlier was
obviously on the young
composer's mind, he was
no epigone of the great
master. From the aspect
of both composition and
instrumental technique,
the 11-minute Sonata for
Solo Violin represents
exacting and prominent
music, and is a
remarkable piece among
works written for the
violin in 20th-century
Hungarian music. The
score of the posthumously
published work was edited
by the soloist of its
world premiere, Michael
Barta.
