Brefs messages, Op. 47

György Kurtág · b. 1926 · Hungarian

For English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, horn, trombone, violin, viola, cello

Level 8 · Professional — about LRSM / LTCL · RCM LRCM, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: Strings & winds
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 8 min
Composed: 2010–11
Era: Contemporary

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For nine players; commissioned by Contrechamps, premiered in Geneva 2011; four short movements

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