Zoltán Göncz

Zoltán Göncz [ Zolta ː n ɡønts ] ( born July 23, 1958 in Budapest) is a Hungarian composer and musicologist.

Zoltán Göncz studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and received his diploma in 1980. Between 1983 and 1997 he worked as a music editor of the National Philharmonic from 1997 to 2008 as the chief editor of the music ensembles of the Hungarian Radio. Since 2008 he works at the Theological College John Wesley.

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

Awards

Göncz 1994 and 2006 awarded the Artisjus price. For his achievements in the international Bach research and for his book Bach testamentuma he was awarded the 2009 Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic in silver.

Works

• " ... I rinoceronti del nero cosmo ... " - omaggio a Dino Buzzati - for Blechbäserquintett ( 1985-86 )
• Large canon ( Canon perpetuus per tonos et semitonium in contrario motu ) - for orchestra ( 1987-88 )
• JS Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 562 (Supplement: 1989) ( see Related links )
• JS Bach: Contrapunctus XIV ( quadruple fugue ) from The Art of Fugue BWV 1080 (reconstruction and supplement, 1990-92 ), Carus -Verlag 2006 ( see Related links )
• Vortex, Palimpsest, Pentium - 3 algorithmic Etudes for 2 pianos (1996 )
• Canon gradus a 12 ( per tonos, in contrario motu, by arsine et Thesin ) ad honorem JS - for mixed choir, after the poem "Ten Steps " by Sándor Weöres (2005)
• J. S. Bach: O sorrow, o Herzeleid! - Chorale Prelude ( Little Organ Book - BWV Appendix 200) ( supplement: 2011) ( see Related links )

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 (in Hungarian "A Fuga művészete zárócontrapunctusának rekonstrukciója, " Bach Tanulmányok 2, 1993. )
• Testamentuma Bach ( Bach's Testament), Gramofon könyvek, 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 External links ) ( in Hungarian: "A hatszólamú ricercar szakrális kódjai, " Magyar Zene 2011/1, pp. 17-37. )
• Bach 's Testament. 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 Related links )