Works
Orchestra
Lilla & the Vagant
grotesque scene on the 250. anniversary of the birth of Mihály Vitéz Csokonai
On Mihály Vitéz Csokonai’s text, commissioned by the Alba Regia Orchestra, Székesfehérvár. Dedicated to László Kéringer.
Ostdeutsche Autofantasie (Orchestral version)
Ostdeutsche Autofantasie is a program music based on the engine-rhythms of three East-German cars. The movements are entitled:
1. Trabant 601, 2. IFA W50 3. Wartburg 353.
The piece was commissioned by and dedicated to Roland Szentpáli, András Major & the Zsolnay Wind Orchestra, Pécs.
Bartók’s Speech On Folk Songs
on Bartók's texts on folk songs
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Danubia Orchestra, Óbuda.
Wind Book 2023
Wind Book 2023 is a collection of pedagogical exercises and pieces composed for wind orchestra, fund by the ÚNKP Scholarship.
The scores and parts are available under this LINK
Content:
| TITLE | ORCH. | DUR. | LEVEL |
| Corale 1 | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 3 Cl in Bb, Bass-Cl in Bb, 2 Alto-Sax. in Eb, 2 Ten.-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Bsn., 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., 2 Tuba | 1’ | Intermed.
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| Corale 2 | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 3 Cl in Bb, Bass-Cl in Bb, 2 Alto-Sax. in Eb, 2 Ten.-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Bsn., 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., 2 Tuba | 1’ | Intermed. |
| Corale 3 | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 3 Cl in Bb, Bass-Cl in Bb, 2 Alto-Sax. in Eb, 2 Ten.-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Bsn., 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., 2 Tuba | 2’ | Intermed. |
| Corale 4 | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 3 Cl in Bb, Bass-Cl in Bb, 2 Alto-Sax. in Eb, 2 Ten.-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Bsn., 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., 2 Tuba | 1’ | Beginner |
| Courante | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 5 Cl in Bb, 3 A.-Sax in Eb, 3 Ten.-Sax. in Bb | 3’ | Advanced |
| Fanfara 1 | 3 Tr in Bb., 3 Horn in F, 3 Trb, 3 perc. | 1’ | Intermed. |
| Fanfara 2 | 2 Tr in Bb, Horn in F, Trb, Tuba | 1’ | Intermed. |
| Fanfara 3 | 2 Tr in Bb, 2 Trb. | 1’ | Intermed. |
| Fanfara 4 | 3 Tr. in Bb | 1’ | Intermed. |
| Hoquetus 1 | 4 Trb. | 4’ | Intermed. |
| Hoquetus 2 | 4 any | 3’ | Beginner |
| Hoquetus Minuet | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 5 Cl in Bb, 3 A-Sax. in Eb, 3 Ten-Sax. in Bb, Cbsn. | 4’ | Advanced |
| Intrada | 2 Fl, 2 Cl in Bb, 2 A-Sax. in Eb, Bsn, Xyl, 2 Tr. in C, Horn in F, Tuba | 4’ | Beginner |
| Kolo | Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Bsn, Clar. in Mib, 3 Cl. in Bb, Bass-Cl. in Bb, 2 A-Sax. in Eb, Ten-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., Tuba, Timpani, Snare Dr., Bass Dr. | 5’ | Advanced |
| Kujawiak | Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Bsn, Clar. in Mib, 3 Cl. in Bb, Bass-Cl. in Bb, 2 A-Sax. in Eb, Ten-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., Tuba, Timpani, Snare Dr., Bass Dr.
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4’ | Beginner |
| Lamentatio | 3 Fl, 3 Ob, 3 Cl. in Bb | 5’ | Advanced |
| Makam | Picc., 2 Fl, 2 Ob, Cl. in Eb, 3 Cl. in Bb, Bass-Cl. in Bb, 2 A-Sax. in Eb, 2 Ten.-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Bsn, 4 Horn in F, 2 Tr. in Bb, 3 Trb., Ten. horn, Euph., Tuba | 7’ | Advanced |
| March | Picc, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Bsn, Clar. in Mib, 3 Cl. in Bb, Bass-Cl. in Bb, 2 A-Sax. in Eb, Ten-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., Tuba, Snare Dr, Cym., Bass Dr.
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3’ | Intermed. |
| Piccola Marcia Grotesca | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Cl. in Bb, 2 Bsn, 2 Horn in F, 2 Tr. in C, Trb, Tuba, Sn. Dr., Bass Dr. | 1’ | Intermed. |
| Réjoissance | 4 any | 2’ | Advanced |
| Studio dell’intonazione | 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 3 Cl in Bb, Bass-Cl in Bb, 2 Alto-Sax. in Eb, 2 Ten.-Sax. in Bb, Bar.-Sax. in Eb, 2 Bsn., 2 Cornet in Bb, 3 Tr. in Bb, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trb., Ten. horn in Bb, Euph., 2 Tuba | 10’ | Beginner |
| Tango Loop | 3 Tr. in Bb, 3 Trb, Tuba | 3’ | Beginner |
Pom-Pom March
Pom-pom March can be regarded as a parody of pom-pom shows in the intermission of U.S. baseball-games. It is dedicated to the Dohnányi Orchestra.
Marcia Alessandro Federico
Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Frigyes Sándor Music School, Dunaújváros.
Sinfonia Nr. 2
Omaggio a Luigi Beethoven
The piece was dedicated to and commissioned by the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda as a reflection to Beethoven’s 6th Symphony.
It is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Negatio Petri
Secundum Matthaeum
Commissioned by and dedicated to the City of Veszprém.
Raabertüre
The piece was commissioned by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, on the the 750th anniversary of Győr’s Royal-Free-City title.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Psalm XLII
Hommage à F. Mendelssohn
Cantata on Psalm XLII in German. In three movements:
- Hoquetus
- Recitativo mit Choral
- Schlusschor
March Of Ants
Bertók László verseire
The piece was commissioned by, dedicated to and premiered by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra Pécs, led by András Vass.
It was premiered during the first László Bertók Memorial Award ceremony organized by Jelenkor Pécs.
Sinfonia Nr. 1
Omaggio a Giuseppe Haydn
The piece was commissioned by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra as a reflection to Haydn’s Symphony Nr. 47.
It was published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Kunstmusik
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda.
Published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
I. Introduzione nel modo di P. Esterházy
II. Scherzo a 30 con canto firmo
III. Paesaggio con vivi
IV. Marcia militare nel tempo di pace
‘Kunstmusik is a symphonic series of variations written on four movements from J. S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Bach’s theme can be perceived sometimes as a real cantus firmus or as a logical organizing principle inviting to intellectual play from the background. The first movement, Introduzione nel modo di P. Esterházy, consists of a humorous “kneading” of the theme, its path leading from the noisy environment created by the percussion to the real Bach quote. This is followed by a hoquetus-like Scherzo, then an homage to András Szőllősy follows, Paesaggio con vivi (Landscape with Livings), with a celestial sound image. The final movement, Marcia militare nel tempo di pace, is a brass band remake based on the harmonic and rhythmic structure of the 2nd contrapunctus of Bach’s work, with a military taste so common with the Máté Balogh.’ (Péter Halász)
Zsolnay-dances
Dedicated to the PTE Zsolnay Wind Orchestra.
- Kujawiak
- Kolo
- Marsch
Shijing Songs (orchestral version)
Orchestral songs in Chinese, based on the Confucian collection Shi Jing.
The piece was commissioned and premiered by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. (Shanghai, China).
Alabama March
Commissioned and premiered by Gregory Vajda & the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (Huntsville, Alabama, USA).
6:3
Hommage a György Szepesi
Commissioned and premiered by András Keller and the Concerto Budapest, with the recitation of the composer.
The piece is an hommage to a historical football game, happened on the 29th Nov. 1954 between Hungary and England.
Pseudomarsch
for wind orchestra
Winner of the UMZF 2017 Composer Competition, Budapest.
Premiered by Máté Hámori & the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Orpheus’ Song
Premiered by Máté Hámori and the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest.
I. Overture
II. Song
III. Finale
Odes
for chinese folk orchestra
Commissioned and premiered by the Orchestra of the Shanghai Academy of Music. (Shanghai, China)
Zsolnay March
for wind orchestra
Commissioned and premiered by Károly Neumayer and the Zsolnay Symphonic Band. (Pécs, Hungary)
Dichterliebe-Metamorphosen
um zwischen den Liedern "Dichterliebe" von Robert Schumann gespielt werden
Commissioned and premiered by the Danubia Orchestra Óbuda.
The piece can be regarded as a remake of Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe-cycle, containing contemporary commentaries between the songs.
Quintet
for 5 chamber orchestras
2nd Prize Winner of UMZF 2015 Composer Competition, Budapest.
Premiered by Gregory Vajda and the Hungarian Radio Orchestra.
I. A Distorted
II. An Ideal
Variationen über ein Thema von –
String orchestra
Tiefhornfantasie aus den Ostalpen
Low horn concerto in two movements, dedicated to Hunor Varga & the Concerto Budapest. The piece was premiered by them conducted by Gergely Dubóczky, on the ‘Day Of Listening’, Nov. 2023, Budapest Music Center.
GlissAnatolia
Song For The Persecuted
Commissioned by, dedicated to Rivka Golani and Péter Bársony.
Premiered by them and their pupils in Febr., 2020 London, GB, Greenwich Chapel.
Bahnmusik
Hommage a Honegger
Commissioned by the Hungarian Radio.
Premiered by Csaba Ajtony and the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, Marble Hall of The Hungarian Radio, 2019 May.
The piece won the 3rd Prize on the GENERACE Composer Competition 2020, Ostrava, Czech Republic
and an ‘Honorable Mention’ Prize at the Free Range Composer Competition, London in 2023.
12 Makams
Songs on the poems of Pelin Özer, in Turkish.
The piece is dedicated to Judit Rajk and the Budapest Strings.
HautBOis(N-MOT)
Dedicated to and premiered by Béla Horváth and the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra.
Luca Marenzio in Salzburg
Commissioned and premiered by the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra
The piece won the call of the European Composers’ and Songwriters’ Alliance in 2013, (ECCO Concert Series), and was presented in the BOZAR, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Ensemble
Thoreau Second Hand
Thoreau Second Hand was written in the framework of the Renewable Music – V4 Composers for Sustainability project in 2024, and is dedicated to Hashtag Ensemble (Warsaw), BERG Orchestra (Prague), EnsembleSpectrum (Bratislava) and UMZE Ensemble (Budapest).
The piece is based on textual phrases taken from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, from the chapter entitled Sounds. The instrumental layers of the piece can be regarded as continuous articulating materials attached to the recited text, creating resonant frequencies with variable characteristics. Therefore, the piece can be regarded as a contemporary reflection to Alvin Lucier’s classic, I Am Sitting In A Room.
Pertisiada
Hommage à Pali Pertis
Dedicated to Barnabás Kelemen & the FAB Ensemble, commissioned by the Festival Academy Budapest 2023.
Pertisiada was made as a reflection and hommage to Pali Pertis Hungarian violinist’s unique style and sound. In every case, the solo violin has a leading role. All the other accompaniment-lines should be interpreted following the declamation and sensitive tempo changes of the soloist.
Molly’s Dream
The piece is dedicated to Károlyi Katalin & the UMZE Ensemble. It is based on the last chapter of James Joyce’ Ulysses, where a dream of the protagonist’s wife, Molly Bloom is described with the technique of free association. The vocal part requires three kind of vocal techniques, representing Molly’s three personalities:
1. normal singing (notated in the usual 5-line system)
2. Schoenbergian Sprechgesang. It is notated in a 10-line system, which indicates the full range of the singer’s voice. There are no exact pitches. Every single pitch can be defined only as an element of a musical phrase. Two pitches with the same location in the system
are not definitely equal. These phrases should be interpreted with an overreacted theatrical manner.
3. Prose text saying, normal speech (1-line system)
March 13, 1727
GrEG meets 5x / 7.
On Jonathan Swift’s sarcastic poem, dedicated to Gregory Vajda, on his 50th birthday. Premiered by the composer and the UMZE Ensemble, in the Budapest Music Center, August, 2023.
Eine kleine Stadtmusik
Hommage a Endre Rozsda
Eine kleine Stadtmusik can be regarded as an homage to Endre Rozsda’s painting entitled ‘Town’. The piece is commissioned by and dedicated to Jane & Lance Hattat and was premiered in the Várfok Gallery, Budapest. Recorded at the House of Music, Hungary, played by Zsófia Réman – flute, Zsolt Bartek – clarinet, Balázs Horváth – melodeon, Oskar Varga – violin, Ditta Rohmann – cello, János Nevelő – percussion and the composer as recitator.
Choreae Quinqeecclensienses
Commissioned by and dedicated to Tamás Kéméndi.
- March 2. Kujawiak 3. Kolo
Folk Songs 1913
The piece was commissioned by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra as a reaction to Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs.
It was premiered by Veronika Harcsa and GyPhO, led by Martin Rajna.
It is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest and contains the following movements:
I
Pri Dunaju šaty perú… (Slovakia)
Maryš, moja Maryš… (Moravia)
II
Kujawiak (Galicia)
III
Inesane toikef… (Maramureş)
IV
Kolo (Serbia)
V
Z’nächst bin i halt gange… (Austria)
Auf der Alma… (Tyrol)
VI
March (Hungary)
Fanfara Gisella
The piece won the 3rd Prize at the Fanfare Competition of ‘Veszprém Cultural Capital of Europe’
Movements:
- Introduzione
- Corale con Variazioni
- Preghiera parlata
- Apoteosi
Quasi zimbalo
Hommage a F. Liszt
Dedicated to András Szalai, András Keller & the Concerto Budapest.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest
Intrada
In memoriam Paul Peuerl on the text of László Bertók
The piece can be regarded as an experimental instrumentation of Paul Peuerl’s Suite, accompanied by László Bertók’s poem ‘Nyári nappalok’ (1962). The piece was commissioned and premiered by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Pécs.
Clownmusik
The piece was dedicated to and premiered by Oskar Varga and the UMZE Ensemble. It visualizes well-known clown archetypes from the European history. Its movements are:
1. Einführung in Charlie Chaplins manier
2. Petrushka steigt in den Himmel auf
3. Lied von Pierrot
Hommage a Levente Herman’s & Martin C. Herbst’s ‘Gilles’
4. Harlequin-Tanz
5. Abschied von Gelsomina
Hommage a Federico Fellini
Es ist genug
Experimental imagination on a Bach-chorale
Commissioned and premiered by UMZE Ensemble, conducted by Zsolt Serei.
Rintocchi di mezzanotte
Hommage a Verdi
Dedicated to and premiered by the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra.
Pseudomakam
Dedicated to József Sári, premiered by the Liszt Academy’s students.
Le Testament de Josquin des Préz
Commissioned and premiered by Thrensemble.
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
Dedicated to Salamon Kamp, baed on a Bach-chorale.
Melodiemusik
Hommage a Bartók
The Winner of UMZF 2015 Composer Competition, Budapest.
Premiered by Gregory Vajda and the Hungarian Radio Orchestra.
Published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest
RECORDING with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
BABE(urope)L
Hommage a P. Brueghel
Commissioned and premiered by Ensemble Mozaik, at Milano Musica Festival, 2015.
Notturni a L
3rd Prize winner of the UMZF 2013 Composer Competition, Budapest.
Genesis
Cantata on the very beginning of Moses’ 1st Book, in Old-Hebrew.
Chamber music
Pantomime Kajonique
5 short movements, based on dances from the Codex Caioni. Dedicated to Zsanett Szatzker & András Szalai.
Françoise Gilot en Afrique
pour récitateur et ensemble pierrot, sur textes folkloriques wolof, en cinq mouvements
The piece is based of wolof folk texts originated from Senegal and can be regarded as an
homage to Françoise Gilot’s painting entitled Flat relief (Soulagement plat) (1981).
It was premiered at the Kunsthalle Budapest, in January 2024, organized by the Transparent Sound Festival & the Várfok Gallery.
Recitativo & Rituale
Dedicated to Ottília Revóczky & Domonkos Csabay, premiered in the Budapest Music Center, Oct. 2023.
Ostdeutsche Autofantasie
Ostdeutsche Autofantasie is a program music based on the engine-rhythms of three East-German cars. The movements are entitled:
1. Trabant 601, 2. IFA W50 3. Wartburg 353. The piece was commissioned by and dedicated to Roland Szentpáli.
Ingamozgás
Szövegetűdkísérlet kettős inga kísérettel, két előadóra
On Péter Závada’s two poems, dedicated to Krisztina Kovács.
1. A polip mint szó behatol a nyelvbe mint tengerbe
2. Kettős inga
Altató
Song on Krisztina Tóth’s poem entitled the same. It is dedicated to László Kéringer.
Bertókiada
On the text of László Bertók, commissioned by the Jelenkor Pécs. Dedicated to and premiered by Veronika Harcsa.
Wandering Romances
A one-movement piece composed for 6-tone harmonium (constructed by Alois Hába) and Horn in F.
Miközben 1969, 2018 és 2022
On the text of László Bertók. Dedicated to Nóra Tatai & Ferenc János Szabó, commissioned by Jelenkor Pécs.
Les Adieux
Wanderers Nachtlied II
Blake’s Tygers
The vocal line of this work is trying to imitate the melody, rhythm and declamation of four different interpretation of William Blake’s well-known poem entitled The Tyger.
The four original interpretations are:
1. By Allen Ginsberg
2. By Ian Richardson
3. By Dame Helen Mirren
4. By Sir Ralph Richardson
The piece was dedicated to and premiered by Nóra Tatai and Ferenc János Szabó.
Recitativo prosecco
The winner of the Support Exellence Prize of the Central European String Quartet’s 2nd Composer Competition, 2020.
Melinda-Esterházyade 2020
Commissioned by the Esterházy Privatstiftung, Eisenstadt.
I. Orgonavirágos éj
II. Harmonia Caelestis
III. In angustiis
IV. Divertissement hongroise
Gilgamesh-Recitations
Gilgamesh-Recitations can be regarded as an instrumental transcription of five phrases taken from the Gilgamesh, in the translation of Andrew George. The textual phrases are used as gestural skeletons of the musical phrases.
The piece won the 5th Prize at the 1st Gilgamesh International Composer Competition (Los Angeles).
Brief
Hommage a Beethoven
Song for singing cellist and fortepiano, on the text of Beethoven’s famous letter, ‘Umsterbliche Geliebte’.
Dedicated to Ditta Rohmann.
Ami marad
On the poem of Adél Kálnay. The piece is the winner of the 1st Salvatore Quasimodo Song Contest 2020, Balatonfüred.
4×1 Chansons
Dedicated to and premiered by Éva Bodrogi and Mariann Marczi.
4 songs on the text of Pierre Louys’s Bilitis, in French.
TRIOverture
to be interpreted before Brahms' Op. 114.
Commissioned by the Festival Academy Budapest.
Premiered by Max Rysanov, Dóra Kokas & José Gallardo, at the Liszt Academy, Budapest.
The piece can be regarded as an overture to Brahms’ Op. 114.
One Hundred Famous Views Of Edo
Homage a Utagawa Hiroshige
Commissioned and premiered by Okamura Inc., Tokyo, 2019.
Mrs. Trio
Hommage a J. Haydn
Dedicated to and commissioned by the Trio Y.
Der Rhein am Tomasee
Hommage a Wagner
Dedicated to and premiered by Classicus Quartet, Budapest Music Center, 2019.
The piece won the 3rd Prize at the II. Impronta Composer Competition Mannheim.
Therefore, it is published by Impronta Edition Mannheim.
Dadamusik
Commissioned by NRW Kunststiftung. Premiered by the Asasello Quartet.
Lerchenquartett
Winner of the Special Prize of Liszt Academy on the 1st Composer Contest of the Central European String Quartet.
Ricerca di ricercare
Hommage a J. S. Bach
An ‘imperial march’ using J. S. Bach’s Ricercare from the Musicalisches Opfer.
Hemingway’s Speech
Commissioned by and dedicated to Rupert Bergmann and the MAX Brand Ensemble.
Premiered by them at the Transparent Sound Festival, at the Central European University.
T. L(X)
On the 60th anniversary of László Tihanyi
Kipling’s Speech
On Rudyard Kipling's If
Commissioned by the Karl-Amadeus-Hartmann Gesellschaft.
Premiered by them in Munich.
RECORDING with the recitation of the composer.
The piece is published by Universal Edition Wien.
Jam Quartet
Commissioned by the Péter Eötvös Foundation. Premiered by Thrensemble, in Budapest Music Center.
The piece won an Honorary Mention Prize at the GENERACE Composer Competition 2017, Ostrava.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
RECORDING, with Péter Eötvös & Thremsemble in Tonhalle, Zürich.
GW150914
Dedicated to Gábor Palotás & Bálint Baráth.
The piece was composed right after the first gravitational wave had been discovered.
7 Ant(hem)s
Hommage a P. Esterházy
Dedicated to and premiered by Janka Jámbor.
The piece is based on Péter Esterházy’s short story entitled 7 Ants.
Published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
RECORDING by her and the composer.
Due linee
Das Rheingold
Dedicated to Szilárd Benes & Bálint Bolcsó.
The piece can be regarded as a remake of the prelude of Richard Wagner’s Rheingold.
Tra
Paian
Dedicated to János Bali.
Anakreonteion
On Zoltán Jeney's 70th Birthday
Anakreon-song. Premiered by Judit Rajk and Theodoros Tosounidis.
qui
Premiered by Csaba Klenyán, Oskar Varga, Eszter Osztrosits, Péter Tornyai & Tamás Zétényi, at the Liszt Academy, in 2012.
Pénelopeia
Premiered at the Kurtág&Ungarn Festival, Bern, Switzerland.
Seven Words
In Aramaic, on the last seven words of Jesus on the cross. Dedicated to and premiered by Renáta Darázs and Péter Szűcs. The piece won the 1st Prize of the Composer Competition of the Liszt Academy in 2011.
Consummatum est
Hommage a J. Haydn
Premiered by the Stadler Quartet, Szeged Dom, 2010.
Solo
Enkaystiké
In memoriam László Mulasics
The piece is an homage to László Mulasics’ ancient fine-art technique called ‘Enkaystike’. The song is based on Sappho’s well-known poem ‘To Aphrodité’ in ancient Greek. It was commissioned by the Hegyvidék Gallery, Budapest. Dedicated to and premiered by Anna Molnár.
Seepferdchen und Flugfische
Für einen sprechenden Klarinettisten
The piece is composed for speaking clarinetist and was created for the call of Szilárd Benes’s Das Rucksack-Project in 2024. It can be regarded as an instrumental transcription of Hugo Ball’s dadaist poem (1916) entitled the same. The phases are divided between the instrumental and vocal line. Both should be interpreted by the clarinetist, creating a kind-of self-dialog.
It is dedicated to and premiered by Szilárd Benes.
Satmar Song
Satmar Song is a contemporary reflection to the musical culture of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty. This group of people is originated from Satmar, Hungary, but in the WWII moved to Brooklyn, New York. The compositional goal is to show the very typical Satmar-
Jewish-cantillation in the context of Balogh’s own instrumental language. The full duration of the piece is 48 seconds and was composed for the call of fifteen-minutes-of-fame associated with Talla Rouge (Washington D.C.)
RECORDING (from 6:06)
Jan Van Eyck’s Eight Reflections In The Arnolfini’s Convex Mirror
The piece can be regarded as a contemporary reflection to Jan Van Eyck’s well-known painting was created in 1434 and entitled The Arnolfini Portrait. The picture contains a small convex mirror in the background. According to the tradition, there can
be found the transformed reflection of the painter himself (accompanied by another man). In Balogh’s piece, eight short calls are followed by eight transformed reflections were inspired by the idea of Eyck’s mirror. The piece was dedicated to Flóra Bagi and was premiered by her at the Open Recorder Days Amsterdam, in July 2023.
Horn Speech 2023
On the 100 th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti
Horn Speech 2023 was written for the call of the MicroFest Prague 2023 and won the highest mark. It is dedicated to and premiered by Daniel Costello. The score is published by Impronta Edition Mannheim.
Three Songs For Lever Harp
Three exotic instrumental movements for lever harp, dedicated to Anastasia Razvalyaeva.
The piece can be played by beginners.
- Ethiopian Song
- Azeri Song
- Papuan Song
Tango-Loop 2022
Hommage a Zbigniew Rybczynski
Dedicated to Barbara Kriesch.
Repülő
On Krisztina Tóth’s poem entitled the same. Was commissioned by and dedicated to László Kéringer.
Reminiscences Of An Exhibition
Hommage à Mussorgsky
The piece can be regarded as a reflection to Mussorgsky’s well known piece. It was commissioned by and dedicated to László Borbély.
Its movements:
- The Gnome In The Old Castle
- Bydlo In The Tuileries
- Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
- Schmuÿle and Samuel Goldenberg
- The Big News in the Catacombs
- Baba-Yaga at the Bogatyr Gate
RECORDING of Schmuÿle and Samuel Goldenberg
Posauner Marsch
If You Kill A Snake, You Have A Snake
Inspired by Zsófia Bán’s short story. Dedicated to Erzsébet Selejlo.
Lamentazione sul Re
Dedicata a Géza Hizsnyán
Premiered by Janka Jámbor.
Marching Tuba
A short grotesque piece, dedicated to Vilmos Horváth.
12 Cadences
12 miniatures, dedicated to Bálint Nagy.
Pesther Karneval 2019
Hommage a F. Liszt
Dedicated to and premiered by Éva Szalai, in Budapest Music Center, 2019.
Oscar Speech
Little Harry Hughes
Experimental imagination for 8-stringed guitar
One of the winners of the Bloomsday Budapest 2020.
Based on an Irish chanted legend can be found on James Joyce’s Ulysses p. 643.
Dedicated to Katalin Koltai and premiered by her in Paris, 2021.
öi-(jj)
Hommage a István Örkény
Dedicated to Gábor Palotás.
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Hommage a Ádám Bodor
Dedicated to Kristóf Weber.
Three Songs
Dedicated to Péter Bársony.
- Tibetan Song
- Armenian Song
- Navajo Song
Published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Ha
Hommage a László Sándor
Dedicated to and premiered by Tamás Zétényi.
Silenzio!
Dedicated to and premiered by Gábor Palotás.
(An earlier version was premiered by Géza Bánki, in 2008).
Ealg!snu
Hommage a Liszt
The piece can be regarded as a remake of Franz Liszt’s Angelus!.
Dedicated to and premiered by Péter Kiss.
Young Wives’ Song
on Attila József's poem
Premiered by Boglárka Terray, FUGA, Budapest, 2010.
RECORDING with Anna Molnár.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Choral
Odysseus kam
In memoriam Gy. Ligeti
On Renátó Fehér’s poems. Premiered by the Pax et bonum Chamber Choir in the Budapest Music Center, at the Ligeti 100 Festival. (May, 2023)
Blatt Night In Sichuan
In Mandarin. Dedicated to the Blatt Night Choral Project.
Moses’ Song
Dedicated to Soma Szabó & the Cantemus Choir, Nyíregyháza.
Tommy
On Rudyard Kipling’s poem entitled the same. The piece was dedicated to László Norbert Nemes.
Song Book 2021
10 choral pieces for quarantine
The piece was composed within the framework of Presto Project initiated by the Kodály Institute involving universities in Ireland, Scotland and Finland. The collection contains choral pieces are able to be performed online:
Mille lingue in bocca
Dedicated to Boldizsár Kiss & the Bartók Béla Kamarakórus
Lob des Tokayers
Auf Endre Olsvays Wohl
Dedicated to Boldizsár Kiss & the Béla Bartók Chamber Choir. On Gabriele von Baumberg’s text.
Misztótfalusi Kis Miklós vacsorája
Commissioned and premiered by Boldizsár Kiss and the Béla Bartók Chamber Choir.
An meine Völker!
Premiered by the Slovenian National Choir, Ljubljana.
On the text on Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich.
Kalevala-Variations
The piece is based on the first chapter of Kalevala, to be sung in Finnish.
It was premiered by Istvánffy Kammerchor. in Budapest Music Center, 2016.
Maláj pantum
Dedicated to and premiered by Laura Antal and the Szabad Hangok Chamber Choir, Liszt Academy, Budapest.
Ode to Joyce
Dedicated to and premiered by the Capella Silentium.
On the text of the first phrase of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
The Four Parts Of The Year
The winner of the Hungarian National Choir’s 1st Composer Competition, 2011.
Premiered by them and Mátyás Antal.
On the text of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz.
Theatrical works
Horse Panic
Horse Panic was composed for reciter and 5 wood-blocks and can be regarded as a musical illustration of Edina Szvoren’s short story entitled the same. It was premiered by Niké Kurta & Tamás Schlanger.
Matsuo Basho’s Song
noh-monodrama
Commissioned by and dedicated to Ryoko Aoki, noh-singer.
The piece is published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest.
Antiope-Fragments
Cantata on Euripides' fragments
Cantata on Euripides’ fragments in Ancient Greek.
Commissioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. Dedicated to András Kárpáti.
Premiered by Renáta Darázs, András Szalai, Soma Lozsányi and the Kaposi Kammerchor.
Kalevala-Variations
The piece is based on the first chapter of Kalevala, to be sung in Finnish.
It was premiered by Istvánffy Kammerchor. in Budapest Music Center, 2016.
The Death Of Orpheus
on Ovid's story entitled the same
Theatrical work on an Ovid’s story in English.
Commissioned and premiered by the Liszt Academy, in 2014.
Out at Sea
after Mrozek's Play, libretto by András Almási-Tóth
The role of THIN was composed by Máté Balogh, in an opera-writing project organized by the Péter Eötvös Foundation, 2013.
The opera was premiered all over Europe. (Budapest, Milano, Paris, Riga).
Spencer & Therese
A set-up of erotic theatrical songs, on the text of the composer, in Hungarian.
Film scores
Michael Curtiz: The Last Dawn (1917)
Symphonic collage-accompaniment for Michael Curtiz’ silent film The Last Dawn (1917).
Premiered by the Budapest Sound Collective led by Gergely Dubóczky.
Émile Reynaud: Pauvre Pierrot (1892)
Music for Émile Reynaud short animation entitled Pauvre Pierrot from 1892.