Sándor Balassa (20 January 1935 – 14 May 2021[1]) was a Hungarian composer and music educator.
Life edit
Born in Budapest,[2] Balassa attended a musical school and then studied music with Endre Szervánszky.[3] In 1964 he started working at the Hungarian Radio where he created music programs. Since 1981 he also taught at the Academy of Music. He retired from this position in 1996.[4]
Balassa was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1983.[5]
Orchestra compositions edit
- Dimenziók (Dimensions; Dimensioni) for flute and viola, Op. 8, 1966;
- Zenith, op.10, for alto and orchestra, 1971;
- Hárfástrio (Harp Trio), Trio for violin, viola and harp, Op. 19, 1971;
- Iris, op. 22, for orchestra, 1971;
- Glarusi ének , op. 29, for orchestra, (The Song of Glarus), 1978;
- Az örök ifjúság szigete, op. 32 for orchestra, (The End of Eternal Youth), 1979;
- Hívások és kiáltások, op. 33 for orchestra, 1981;
- Egy álmodozó naplója, op. 35 for orchestra, (Diary of a Daydreamer), 1983;
- Három fantázia zenekarra, op. 36 for orchestra, (Three fantasies), 1984;
- Szőlőcske és halacska, op. 40 for orchestra, 1987;
- Tündér Ilona, op. 45 for orchestra (with Elfje Ilona), 1992;
- Csaba királyfi, op. 46 for string orchestra, (Prince Csaba) 1993;
- Bölcskei concert, op. 49, for string orchestra, 1993;
- Mucsai táncok - avagy egy komolyzenei Lagzilajcsi fantazmagóriái, op. 50 for orchestra (Dancing from Mucsa), 1994;
- Fűzérke (Little Garland) for flute, viola and harp, Op. 51, 1994;
- A nap fiai, op. 54 for orchestra (Sons of the Sun), 1995;
- Négy arckép szimfonikus zenekarra, op. 56 for orchestra (Four Historical Portraits), 1996;
- 301-es parcella, op. 58 for orchestra (Package No.301), 1997;
- Pécsi concerto öt szólistára és vonószenekarra, op. 61 for violin, cello, oboe, bassoon, harp and string orchestra (Concert for the City of Pécs), 1999;
- Magyar koronázási zene, op. 63 for orchestra (Hungarian Coronation Music), 1998;
- Hunok völgye, op. 69 symphonic poem for orchestra, (Valley of the Huns), 1999;
- Október virágai, op. 77 for orchestra (Oktoberbloemen), 2003;
- Naphegyi kirándulás, op. 81 for string orchestra (Trips to Naphegyi), 2003;
- Szegedi concerto, op. 88 for string orchestra (Concert for Szeged), 2004;
- Nyári zene, op. 89 for flute and string orchestra (Summer Music), 2003;
- Üdvözlet Violának (Greetings to Viola) for viola solo, Op. 90, 2005;
- Civisek városa, op. 91 for orchestra (Music for Debrecen), 2005;
- Utazások Biharban, op. 93 for orchestra (Excursions to Bihar), 2005;
- Lovagi erények dicsérete, op.100 for orchestra, 2007.
The Hungarian music label Hungaroton has published some of Balassa's orchestral works and recorded his opera Karel en Anna.
References edit
- ^ "Elhunyt Balassa Sándor". Magyar Hírlap. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Balassa, Sándor on Grove Music Online
- ^ Balassa, Sándor on Universal Music
- ^ Balassa Sándor on Budapest Music Center
- ^ Recipients of the prize in 1983 on Archiv. org
External links edit
- Literature by and about Sándor Balassa in the German National Library catalogue
- Sándor Balassa discography at Discogs
- Sándor Balassa at IMDb
