Zoltán Göncz

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Zoltán Göncz [ ˈzoltaːn ˈɡønts ] (born July 23, 1958 in Budapest ) is a Hungarian composer and musicologist.

Zoltán Göncz studied at the Franz Liszt Music Academy and received his diploma in 1980. From 1983 to 1997 he was the music editor of the National Philharmonic, from 1997 to 2008 he was the editor-in-chief of the music ensembles of the Hungarian Radio . Since 2008 he has been working at the John Wesley Theological College .

In his compositions he often uses archaic forms ( canon , passacaglia ) and complex, speculative structures.

Awards

Göncz was awarded the Artisjus Prize in 1994 and 2006 . In 2009 he was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Republic for his achievements in international Bach research and for his book Bach testamentuma .

Works

  • "... i rinoceronti del nero cosmo ..." - omaggio a Dino Buzzati - for brass quintet (1985–86)
  • Great Canon (Canon perpetuus per tonos et semitonium in contrario motu) - for orchestra (1987-88)
  • JS Bach : Fantasy and Fugue in C minor BWV 562 (supplement: 1989) (see web links)
  • JS Bach: Contrapunctus XIV (quadruple fugue) from the art of fugue BWV 1080 (reconstruction and supplement, 1990-92), Carus-Verlag 2006 (see web links)
  • Wirbel, Palimpsest, Pentium - 3 algorithmic etudes for 2 pianos (1996)
  • Canon gradus a 12 (per tonos, in contrario motu, per arsin et thesin) ad honorem JS - for mixed choir, based on the poem “Ten Steps” by Sándor Weöres (2005)
  • JS Bach: O sadness, o heartache! - Choral prelude ( little organ booklet - BWV appendix 200) (supplement: 2011) (see web links)
  • JS Bach: Sing to the Lord a new song BWV 190/1 (reconstruction) Early Music Vol. 47/4, November 2019, Online Appendix

Musicological publications

  • "The Permutational Matrix in JS Bach's Art of Fugue," Studia Musicologica Vol. 33, 1991, pp. 109-119.
  • "Reconstruction of the Final Contrapunctus of The Art of Fugue," International Journal of Musicology , Vol. 5, 1997, pp. 25-93. ISBN 3-631-49809-8 ; Vol. 6, 1998, pp. 103-119. ISBN 3-631-33413-3 (Hungarian "A fúga művészete zárócontrapunctusának reconstrukciója," Bach Tanulmányok 2, 1993.)
  • Bach testamentuma (Bach's testament), Gramofon Koenyvek, 2009 ISBN 978-963-86157-5-6
  • "The Sacred Codes of the Six-Part Ricercar ," Bach. The Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute Vol. 42, No. 1 (2011), pp. 46-69. (online: see web links) (in Hungarian: "A hatszólamú ricercar szakrális kódjai," Magyar Zene 2011/1, pp. 17–37.)
  • Bach's will. On the Philosophical and Theological Background of the Art of Fugue. Contextual Bach Studies 4, Scarecrow Press, 2012 ISBN 978-0-8108-8447-2 (see web links)
  • "In search of the lost parts of Bach's cantata Singet dem Herrn a new song (BWV190)" Early Music Vol. 47/4, November 2019, 515-532.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Göncz, Zoltán
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian composer and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest