Jury
Zoltán Jeney, chair
Helmut Lachenmann
Mesías Maiguashca
Tristan Murail
Támás Vető
Program Committee
János Breuer
János Decsényi
Magda Kelemen
János Kovács
Concerts
ISCM WMD 1986 Concerts
Thursday, 20 March 1986 at 19:30 – pianist Ádám Fellegi at the (Franz) Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music
Ferenc Liszt (Hungary/Germany, 1811-1886): Nuages Gris for piano (1881) [3′];
Miklós Sugár (Hungary, b. 1952): Felhovariaciok (Cloud Variations) for piano (1985) [11’];
Ferenc Liszt: Étude de Concert No. 3 in Db for piano (1848) [6′];
Cong Su (People’s Republic of China, b. 1957): Fantasy for piano (1985);
Ferenc Liszt: Aux Cypres de la Villa d’Este I for piano (1877) [7′];
Ferenc Liszt: Sunt Lacrymae Rerum for piano (1877) [c. 7′];
Ferenc Liszt: Les Jeux d’Eaux de la Villa d’Este for piano (1877) [c. 7′];
Corrado Gulin (Italy): Fantasia su un tema di Liszt: Immagini for piano (1986);
Ferenc Liszt: Csárdás Macabre for piano (1882) [7′];
Ferenc Liszt: Sursum Corda for piano (1877) [3′].
Friday 21 March 1986 at 16:30 – Two String Quartets at the Liszt Academy of Music Recital Hall
Dario Maggi (Italy, b. 1944): Le pieghe nascoste delle idee (The Hidden Folds of Ideas) for string quartet (1980) [20’] performed by the Silesian String Quartet;
Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, b. 1905; d. 1988): String Quartet No. 4 (1964) [14’] performed by the Silesian Qt.;
Paul-Heinz Dittrich (West Germany, b. 1930; d. 2020): String Quartet No. 1 (1971) performed by the Kodály Quartet;
André Richard (Switzerland, b. 1944): String Quartet performed by the Kodály Qt. (1981/82) [14′].
Friday 21 March 1986 at 19:30 – Savaria Symphony Orchestra conducted by János Petró at the Academy of Music Concert Hall
Karen Tanaka (Japan, b. 1961; now based in the United States): Prismes for orchestra (1984) [10’]
Riccardo Formosa (Australia, b. 1943 in Italy): Dedica for oboe and orchestra (1982) [23’] featuring oboist János Edőcs;
Pauline Oliveros (United States, b. 1932; d. 2016): Tashi Gomang for orchestra (1981);
Marcelo Koc (Argentina, b. 1918 in Belarus; d. 2006): Viola Concerto op. 35 (1986) featuring violist László Bársony;
Luigi Nono (Italy, b. 1924; d. 1990): A Carlo Scarpa, architetto, ai suoi infiniti possibili for orchestra (1984) [10’].
Saturday, 22 March 1986 at 16:30 – chamber ensemble at the Academy of Music Recital Hall *
Giorgos Koumendakis (Greece, b. 1959): Symmolpa 4 for oboe, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, violoncello, doublebass, piano, and 2 percussionists (1984) [7΄];
Makoto Shinohara (Japan, b. 1931; d. 2024): Play for flute, alto flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, and trombone (1982/1985);
Violeta Dinescu (West Germany, b. 1953 in Romania): Terra Lonhdana for string quartet (1984) [11’];
Magnus Lindberg (Finland, b. 1958): Zona for solo violoncello with alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, doublebass, harp, piano, percussion (1983) [17’];
Witold Lutosławski (Poland, b. 1913; d. 1994): Chain I for ensemble (1983) [9’].
(* This concert is not listed by Slonimsky.)
Saturday, 22 March 1986 at 19:30 – Jazz at the Academy of Music Concert Hall
János Gonda (Hungary, b. 1932; d. 2021): ???;
György Szabados (Hungary, b. 1939; d. 2001): Idö-zene (Time-Music) (1986) [20’].
Sunday, 23 March 1986 at 10:30 – Student Performers in Szentendre
Gábor Kósa (Hungary, b. 1950): Fives for 5 tuned percussion instruments performed by 3 musicians;
László Zempléni (Hungary, b. 1947): Chamber Music for 6 Cowbells;
? László Sáry (Hungary, b. 1940): Hexagramm for 6 vocalists and 6 wind players (1985) [10’];
György Kurtág (Hungary, b. 1926): Játékok (Games) for solo piano (1973) (excerpts);
Sándor Balassa (Hungary, b. 1935; d. 2021): Brass Quintet (1979) [9’];
Miklós Sugár: Musica Agile for brass quintet (1982-83) [10’];
Zsolt Durkó (Hungary, b. 1934; d. 1997): Ludus Stellaris for solo piano (1984) [10’].
Sunday, 23 March 1986 at 16:30 – music for solo performers at the Academy of Music Recital Hall
Julio Estrada (Mexico, b. 1943): Yuunohui’iye for violoncello solo (1983) [10’] performed by Ildikó Rádi;
Marko Ruždjak (Yugoslavia [Croatia], b. 1946; d. 2012): Yours Sincerely for clarinet (1980) [8’] performed by László Gy. Kiss;
Gerald Barry (Ireland, b. 1952): Sur les pointes for piano solo (1981) [13’] performed by Klára Körmendi;
Fernando Mencherini (Italy, b. 1949; d. 1997): Per Limina for piano solo (1984) [10’] performed by Klára Körmendi [world premiere];
László Sary: Pentagram for prepared piano and 5 percussionists (1982) [19’] performed by László Vidovszky with Amadinda).
Sunday, 23 March 1986 at 19:30 – Youth Chamber Studio Ensemble led by Zsolt Serei at the Academy of Music Concert Hall
George Benjamin (United Kingdom [England], b. 1960): At First Light for 14 musicians [1982] [20’];
Suzanne Giraud (France, b. 1958): Ergo Sum for 15 musicians (1984) [17’] (awarded?);
Denys Bouliane (Canada, b. 1955): Comme un siléne entr’ouvert for flute, oboe, clarinet, trombone, harp, piano, double-bass, and fixed media electronics (1984) [23’];
Harrison Birtwistle (United Kingdom [England], b. 1934; d. 2022): Secret Theatre for 14 musicians (1984) [28’].
(The following additional work was also scheduled but was cancelled:
Luc Brewaeys (Belgium [Flanders], b. 1959; d. 2015): Trajet for solo piano with wind quintet, string quartet, 2 percussionists, and ring modulator (1982) [9’].)
Monday, 24 March 1986 at 16:30 – New Budapest String Quartet & guests at the Academy of Music Recital Hall
Mark Kopytman (Israel, b. 1929 in Ukraine; d. 2011): Cantus II for string trio (1980) [12’];
Ada Gentile (Italy, b. 1947): Insight for 2 violins and viola (1984) [10’];
Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark, b. 1952): Seks stykker (6 Pieces) for violin, horn, and piano (1984) [14’];
Goffredo Petrassi (Italy, b. 1904; d. 2003): Sestina d’autunno for viola, violoncello, doublebass, guitar, mandolin, and percussion (1981-82) [17’];
Gabriel Valverde (Argentina, b. 1957): Tres Piezas (3 Pieces) for string quartet (1981-82) [world premiere].
Monday, 24 March 1986 at 19:30 – State Puppet Theatre
László Dubrovay (Hungary, b. 1943): Gömbök (Spheres) [Robert Bánky] with a computer-generated sound score (1986);
Miklós Maros (Hungary, b. 1943): Kockák (Cubes) [Robert Bánky] with a fixed media electronic sound score (1978) [5’];
János Decsényi (Hungary, b. 1927): Az orr (The Nose) [Nikolai Gogol adapted by Géza Balogh] with a fixed media electronic sound score (1979) [20’];
György Ligeti (Hungary/Austria, b. 1923 in Romania; d. 2006): Aventures for 3 voices + 7 instrumentalists (1962) [10’].
(In addition, the event also included a performance of Samuel Beckett’s play Acte sans paroles.)
Tuesday, 25 March 1986 at 16:30pm – chamber music at the Academy of Music Recital Hall
Lars Sandberg (Sweden, b. 1955): Touch for piano 4-hands (1983) [11’] performed by Norbert Szelecsényi and Éva Juhász;
Hans-Joachim Hespos (West Germany, b. 1938): Dlja… {clarinet, alto saxophone, flugelhorn, flugabone, and bass trombone (1981);
Ronaldo Miranda (Brazil, b. 1948): Images for clarinet and piano (1982) [7’] performed by László Gy. Kiss and Gábor Kósa;
Mathias Spahlinger (West Germany, b. 1944): Extension for violin and piano (1979/80) [54’] performed by Eszter Perényi and Norbert Szelecsényi.
Tuesday, 25 March 1986 at 19:30 – Weiner String Orchestra conducted by Richárd Weninger plus others at the Academy of Music Concert Hall
Gerard Brophy (Australia, b. 1953): Orfeo for 13 strings (1984) [12’];
Roger Tessier (France, b. 1939): Isomérie for 15 strings (1979) [17’];
Christian Wolff (United States, b. 1934): Eisler Ensemble Pieces {clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano (1983) [12′] performed by Lászsó Horváth, András Kiss, Tamás Koö, and Klára Körmendi;
György Kurtág: Stsenï iz romana ( Scenes from a Novel), op. 19 for Soprano, cimbalom, violin, and doublebass (1981-82) [20’] performed by Adrienne Csenpery, Márta Fabián, András Keller, and Ferenc Csontos;
Anne LeBaron (United States, b. 1953): Rite of the Black Sun for 4 percussionists (1980) [15’] performed by the Debrecen Percussion Ensemble directed by Jószef Vrana.
Wednesday, 26 March 1986 at 16:00 – chamber music at the Academy of Music Recital Hall
Bruno Strobl (Austria, b. 1949): Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, and piano (1985) [26’] ensemble conducted by Mátyás Antal;
Leo Brouwer (Cuba, b. 1939): Parábola for guitar (1973) [8’] performed by Zoltán Tokos;
Paulo Brandão (Portugal, b. 1950): Estigma for guitar (1983) [11’] performed by Zoltán Tokos);
Simeon Pironkoff (Bulgaria, b. 1927; d. 2000): Theme with Variations for violin and piano (1985) performed by Ferenc Szecsődi and Ferenc Kerek;
Vladimir Kholshchevnikov (Soviet Union [Russia], b. 1945): Trio for clarinet, violoncello, and piano (1984) performed by László Horváth, Gábor Bálint, and Norbert Szelecsényi **.
(** Not listed by Slonimsky.)
Wednesday, 26 March 1986 at 19:30 – Budapest Symphony Orchestra at the Academy of Music Concert Hall
Rudolf Maros (Hungary, 1917-1982): Gemma in memoriam Zoltan Kódaly for orchestra (1968) [10’] conducted by András Ligeti;
Zsolt Serei (Hungary, b. 1954): Calyx for 26 strings and harp (1982-84) [15’] conducted by the composer;
Béla Bartók (Hungary/United States, 1881-1945): Concerto for Orchestra (1943) [38′] conducted by András Ligeti.
(There were two additional works scheduled for the concert which were cancelled:
Alain Bancquart (France, b. 1934; d. 2022): Symphony (1980) [37’];
Per Nørgård (Denmark, b. 1932): Burn (1984) [14’].
Also, the conductor originally scheduled to lead the orchestra was Támás Vető.)
Sources
Nicolas Slonimsky, Music Since 1900, Sixth Edition edited by Laura Kuhn (Schirmer Reference, 2001), pp. 744-745.
(annotated by Frank J. Oteri, in progress)