Könczei Árpád

January 16, 1959

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Árpád Könczei, a composer and choreogra pher, was born in 1959 in Margitta (Marghita, Romania). From 1966 until 1978, he taught composition in Kolozsvár (Cluj, Romania) School of Music, and at the Gheorge Dima Academy of Music. He also held a dance course in Budapest from 1990 to 1992. Between 1984 and 1989, he was a dancer and choreographer at the Studio Folk Ensemble at Sepsiszentgyörgy (Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania). He was also a dancer, choreographer, and director at the Háromszék Dance Ensemble (1990–1995). From 1995 until 2013, he was an editor at Duna Television in Budapest. In Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureș), he was an artistic director of the Maros Artistic Ensemble between 1999 and 2005. Since 2013, he has been a freelancer artist. He also did work with different Theaters and dance ensembles, in Romania and Hungary, like composers and choreographers. As a composer, he was awarded the Uniter Prize in 2012 (Bucharest), and as a choreographer the Harangozó Prize in Budapest, 2019.

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Művek listája

ORATORIC WORKS 23 Buborék, A Kurszk balladája/23 Bubbles – Visual Oratorio (2015–2016), T, B, narr., female chr., symph. orch. CONCERTOS Távolból/From Far – Rhapsody for Tárogató and Orchestra (2004) Concerto rustic – Three Dances for Tárogató/Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (2008) Glanglendó (2010), vl., symph. orch. Concerto brevis (2014–2015), fl., str., perc. Szekler Devilish – Small Suite for Tárogató and String Orchestra (2016) Impressions – For Tárogató, 3-String Viola, Ütőgardon and String Orchestra (2017) Violin Concerto (2018), vl., symph. orch. Breakpoints – Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (2020–2021) ORCHESTRAL WORKS Sinfonietta (1979–1980), symph. orch. Two Orchestral Pieces (1982), symph. orch. Concerto dei ostinato (1983), symph. orch. Segmenti (1983), chbr. orch. Sonata da camera (1985–1986), 11 str. The Prince’s Dance – Orchestral Suite in Memory of Prince István Báthori (2005) Metamorphosis (2006), str. orch. Divertimento (2013–2014), chbr. orch. Stone Music for String Orchestra (2019) CHAMBER WORKS Addition (1977–1978), db., pno. Polygons (1977–1978), fl., cl., bs. Synthesis (1979–1980), pno. 3 hands Ostinato (1992), ob., cl., tr., hn. Jeu morose (1995), cl., perc. String Quartet, No. 1 (1996) String Quartet, No. 2 (2000) Leporello for Strings (2000–2001) History About a Broken March (2001), tr., hn., trb. Shattered Thoughts (2001–2002), vl., vlc., pno. Voices and Thoughts (2001–2002), fl., S sax., db. Pieces from The Past (2002), tárogató, 3 vla., db. Study (2003), vl., bs. Transfiguratio (2003), tárogató, str. quartet Study, No. 2 (2003), pno. 3 hands Moments (2005), A sax., cimb. Dance steps – For Children (2006), vl., pno. Sad and Cheerful (2006), cl., S sax., perc. String Quartet, No. 3 (2006–2007) Six Small Pieces – For Violin and Piano to Zsombor (2007) Szekler Devilishly (2007), tárogató, 3-string vla., db. Five Dancer Games – For Flute and Piano to Zsófia Réman (2007) Hungarian Dances from Nagyszombat (2007), tárogató, 3-string vla., db. Glanglendó – For Violin and Piano to Zsombor (2008) Violin Duos I., II. (2009) Innocent Play (2009), tárogató, cimb. The Clown Dances (2009–2010), 2 vl. Mosaic (2010), vl., vlc. Divertimento in D (2010), tárogató, 3-string vl., db. Sound Pictures (2011), vl., pno. Episodes (2012), 2 vlc. In memoriam Balassi Bálint (2012), sax. quartet Moments (2013), A sax., pno. Szekler Devilishly (2013), S sax./cl., pno. Variations on a Mozart Theme (2013), vl., pno. Episodes, No. 2 (2013), 2 db. Acqua Bianca – Eau blanche – White Water (2014–2015), sax. quartet, pno., S cl., cl., B cl. Labyrinth (2015), brass quintet Unfinished Music (2015), tárogató, vla. Canon (2015), 4 vl., 4 fl. Broken Music (2016), 2 vla. Soli Deo Gloria (2016), brass quintet Sounds (2017), vl., pno. Jeux barbares (2017), cl., tárogató, T sax., vla., vlc. String Quartet, No. 4 (2018) String Quartet, No. 5 (2020) Sound Drops (2020), 2 tuba For Seven Strings – Duos for Violin and 3-Stringed Viola (2020) CHORAL WORKS Three Songs (1980), SATB Lib: Sándor Kányádi Furfangos szavak/Cunning Words (2018), children’s chr. Lib: Éva Tolna Könnyebb a járt utat menni/It’s Easier to Take the Betrodden Way (2019), SATB Lib: Plugor Magor VOCAL WORKS Cantata brevis (1980–1981), S, 5 instr. Lib: Attila József Standby (2000), S, pno., mar., T sax. Lib: Edit Gergely, Gábor Tompa The Poprad River at Podolin (2001), S, pno. Lib: Géza Szőcs Kányádi Songs (2009), S, pno. Lib: Sándor Kányádi Anonymous Day (2010), S, fl., A sax., perc. Lib: Iancu Laura Resonances (2011), A, folk str. trio, chbr. orch. The Fourth Way (2013–2014), T, pno. Lib: Magor Plugor SOLO WORKS Ostinato (1976), pno. Sonata (1982), pno. Variable Situation (1998), vlc. Dissatisfied song – In memoriam Áron Tamási (1999), A sax. Simple Game – Seven Small Piano Pieces (2000) Antanténusz – Piano Pieces for Children (2002) Intermezzo – For Double Bass to Botond Kostyák (2007) Szekler – Suite for Piano (2008) 7 Small Etudes (2012), pno. Preludium (2013), tárogató Motions (2014), pno. Three Epigrams for Violin Solo (2014–2015) GR Rhythm (2016), perc. Sonata for Solo Viola (2019)