Sándor Balassa (20 January 1935 – 14 May 2021[1]) was a Hungarian composer and music educator.

Life

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

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Elhunyt Balassa Sándor". Magyar Hírlap. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Balassa, Sándor on Grove Music Online
  3. ↑ Balassa, Sándor on Universal Music
  4. ↑ Balassa Sándor on Budapest Music Center
  5. ↑ Recipients of the prize in 1983 on Archiv. org
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