Kodály, Zoltán

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Liszt: Mazeppa; Kodály: Háry János Suite / Kurt Masur, New York PO

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Mazeppa, S 100; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Zoltán Kodály: Theatre Overture (Szinházi nyitány), for orchestra (originally for "Háry János"); Há...
Performers: Romanul, Myron
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Kurt Masur has always been a great Liszt conductor and deserves high praise for a quality performance. This recording of Liszt and Kodály masterpieces is...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York....continue...

On the Shoulders of Giants

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-10-23

Works: Pérotin: Sederunt principes; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Hans Leo Hassler: Cantate Dominio canticum novum; Claudio Monteverdi: Crucifixus (alternative parts for Credo section of Mass SV257), m...
Performers: Davenport, Rikki [Percussion]; Foss, Chris; Humble, Aaron; Reinwald, Adam; Rudoi, Paul; Ruschmann, Gary; Shah, Shahzore; Takach, Tim; Walton, David

Recording information: Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, University of St. Thomas, (01/23/2012-01/29/2012)....continue...

Debussy, Ravel, Kodaly: String Quartets / Melos Quartett

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Zoltán Kodály: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 10
Conductors:
Ensemble: Melos Quartett

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Kodaly's syncopations are put over with the most telling effect... This is marvelous string quartet playing... The recording is absolutely first...continue...
Recording information: Liederhalle, Stuttgart (02/1979); Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany (02/1979); Liederhalle, Stuttgart (09/1969); Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany (09/1969)....continue...

The Best of the King's Singers - Music by Kodaly, Gibbons, Byrd, Sibelius, Whitacre, Bennett, Lennon, et al. / King's Singers

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Cyrillus Kreek: Taaveti laulud; William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices; Civitas sancti tui; Carlo Gesualdo: In monte oliveti, tenebrae lesson for 6 voices, W. 7/9; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; John ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: King's Singers

As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year we are delighted to release this celebratory collection of The Best of 'The King's Singers' - a 2-CD...continue...

Sonatas For violoncello & piano by Kodaly, Janacek & Prokofiev / Agnes Vesterman, cello; Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 4; Epigrammák (Epigrams), pieces (9) for 2 instruments (or voices) & piano (arranged from vocal work); Leos Janácek: Poh&aacut...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand; Vesterman, Agnes

With vast experience in chamber music and many solo appearances in France and abroad, cellist Agnès Vesterman is laureate of the Concours International d'Evian and...continue...

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Zoltan Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite; Dances Galanta; Erno Dohnanyi: Konzertstück for Cello / Janos Starker, cello

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Galánta; Ernst von Dohnányi: Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12
Performers: Starker, Janos
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

When Kodály constructed a suite of music from his opera Háry János, he further immortalized the braggart soldier of the title. Dreamlike and fantastic, the...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA....continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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Neeme Jarvi - Highlights from a remarkable 30-year recording career

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147; Johan Halvorsen: La Mélancolie, for string orchestra (after Ole Bull's "Lament"); Entry March of ...
Performers: Berman, Boris; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kaptain, Laurence; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Madozzi, Melina; Mishura, Irina; Murphy, Suzanne
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This year, we celebrate the thirty-year conducting career of Neeme Järvi with Chandos Records, as well as the conductor's own seventy-fifth birthday.

We mark the occasion

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Mátyás Seiber: Yugoslav, Hungarian & Nonsens Songse & Other Choral Music / Choir of the 21st Century

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-06-12

Works: Mátyás Seiber: Yugoslav Folk Songs (6), for chorus; Hungarian Folk Songs (3), for chorus; Soldiers' Songs (2), for men's chorus; Missa Brevis, for chorus; Sirmio, for chorus; Madrigals (2),...
Conductors: Williams, Howard
Ensemble: ; Choir of the 21st Century

A delightful collection of a cappella choral music written by a composer of great talent who died tragically at age 55, at the height of...continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London (10/14/2011/10/15/2011)....continue...

Kodaly, Ravel, Schulhoff: Duos for Violin & Cello / Liza & Dmitry Ferschtman

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7; Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Erwin Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello
Performers: Ferschtman, Dmitri; Ferschtman, Liza

Father and daughter play together on wonderful CD featuring pieces by Schulhoff, Kodály, and Ravel, all especially written for violin and violoncello....continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (05/23/2011-05/25/2011)....continue...

The Very Best of David Oistrakh

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C, Op. 56; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Franz Schubert: Trio for Pi...
Performers: Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Szell, George; Karajan, Herbert von; Galliera, Alceo; Shostakovich, Maxim; Malko, Nikolai

The first CD opens with a complete performance of one of the great masterpieces of the violin repertoire, the Violin Concerto in D by Brahms,...continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Solo - works for solo cello by Ysaye, Kodaly, Mayuzumi, Cassado / Francis Gouton, cello

1 CD / Edition HERA / 2012-02-14

Works: Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for cello solo, Op. 28; Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8; Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for cello solo; Toshiro Mayuzumi: Bunraku, for solo cello
Performers: Gouton, Francis

French cellist Francis Gouton has given concerts as a soloist and chamber musician in many of the major concert halls and festivals on all continents....continue...
Recording information: Kammermusiksaal der Stadthalle Leinfelden-Echterdingen, (03/29/2011-03/31/2011)....continue...

Josef Suk: Early Recordings / Josef Suk, violin; Holecek, Panenka, Hala, Skampa

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-12-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Josef Suk: ...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Holecek, Alfred; Navarra, Andre; Panenka, Jan; Skampa, Milan; Suk, Josef

On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20thcentury music had passed away. Josef...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

The Art of Luigi Alberto Bianchi - Violin and Viola

10 CD / Dynamic / 2011-11-22

Works: Antonio Bazzini: Pieces (3) in the Form of a sonata for violin & piano, Op 44; Morceaux Caractéristiques (3) for violin & piano, Op. 45; Morceaux (3) lyriques, Op. 41; Menus propos! Causieres mu...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Amati, Antonius; Arvieto, Aldo; Bianchi, Luigi Alberto; Canino, Bruno; Haffner, Caroline; Kovacevich, Dubra; Masi, Pier Narciso; Ormezowski, Franco Maggio; Pred...
Conductors: Delacôte, Jacques

Recording information: 1972-2001....continue...

Boy Whose Father Was God / A musical re-telling of the life of one of the most influential figures in history, Jesus of Nazareth

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2011-11-15

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Lullabies (3), Op. 49; Roxanna Panufnik: Let Me In, for chorus; Mason Bates: The Book of Matthew, for chorus (from Sirens); Zoltán Kodály: Jézus és a ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chanticleer

In "The Boy Whose Father Was God," Music Director Matthew Oltman conceived a journey through the life of the man who was Jesus, from the...continue...
Recording information: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA (04/01/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Missa Choralis; Kodaly: Pange Lingua; Widor: Missa / Hannover Childrens' Choir

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Missa choralis quatour vocum concinente organo, for chorus & organ, S. 10 (LW J18); Zoltán Kodály: Pange Lingua for chorus & organ; Charles-Marie Widor: Mass, for double choir ...
Performers: Gotting, Tobias; Lussenhop, Martin
Conductors: Hennig, Heinz

All three of the religious works presented on this CD belong to the absolute highlights of nineteenth / early twentieth century religious choral music. The...continue...

Kodály: Music Makers, etc; Elgar / Oxford Orchestra, etc

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Sarolta Kodály: Kodály's The Music Makers; Zoltán Kodály: The Music Makers, an Ode, for chorus & orchestra; Summer Evening (Nyári este), for orchestra; Edward Elgar: The Musi...
Performers: Kodaly, Sarolta
Conductors: Williams, Howard
Ensemble: Oxford Chamber Choir; Oxford Chamber Orchestra

Enescu, Janácek, Kodály: Piano Works / Nicola Meecham

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Enescu: Sonata for Piano in D major, Op. 24 no 3; Leos Janácek: On the overgrown path; Zoltán Kodály: Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 11
Performers: Meecham, Nicola

Nicola Meecham studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She has performed throughout Britain and in Belgium Holland, Italy and the Czech Republic. She has...continue...

Music For Viola And Piano by Martinu, Kodaly, Dohnanyi, Joachim, Enescu / Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola; Anthony Hewitt, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for viola & piano, H. 355; Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Violin/Viola/Cello and Piano; Ernst von Dohnányi: Sonata for violin & piano in C sharp minor, Op. 21; Jose...
Performers: Bradley, Sarah-Jane; Hewitt, Anthony [Piano]

The viola works on this recording fuse lyricism with virtuosity, and sometimes invoke folkloric moments as well as more rhapsodic flights. Martinu's 1955 Sonata plays...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK (07/24/2008-07/25/2008)....continue...

Kodaly: Chamber Works

2 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 4; Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7; Adagio for Violin/Viola/Cello and Piano; Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8
Performers: Kontra, Anton; Oland, Anne; Ullner, Niels

Kodály for Cello & Piano / Karine Georgian, cello and Marco Rizzi, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-08-16

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7; Capriccio for cello; Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8
Performers: Georgian, Karine; Rizzi, Marco [violin]

A new recording of the cello music of Zoltan Kodály performed by Karine Georgian (who is highly acclaimed for her resent recording of Martinu's Works...continue...
Recording information: The Warehouse, London (2000)....continue...

The Peasant Girl / Viktoria Mullova, violin

2 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: DuOud: For Nedim (For Nadia); John Lewis: Django, for 2 pianos; Florian Hermann: Dark Eyes (Ochi chyornye), song; Bratsch: Er Nemo Klantz; Bi Lovengo; Joe Zawinul: The Peasant; The Pursuit of the Wom...
Performers: Mullova, Viktoria
Conductors:
Ensemble: Matthew Barley Ensemble

"The programme, which initially looked bitty, adds up to a coherent sequence...All of the performance have energy and imagination, and even though Kodaly's Duo, passionately...continue...
Recording information: No. 2 Studio, Abbey Road, London.

The "peasant girl" of this novel album's title is Viktoria Mullova herself, whose ancestors of two generations ago, the booklet notes, w...continue...

Alone / Works by Kodaly, Schedrin Sollima, Schnitke & Casals / Boris Andrianov, cello

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8; Rodion Shchedrin: Russian Fragments, for cello; Giovanni Sollima: Lame, for cello; Alone, for cello; Alfred Schnittke: Improvisation, for cello ...
Performers: Andrianov, Boris

A lovely disc featuring works for solo cello....continue...
Recording information: Ochtrup-Welbergen, Alte Kirche....continue...

Portrait

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Béla Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz 107; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Ernst von Dohnányi: Cascade, for piano, Op. 41...
Performers: Eder, Terry

Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios (2009-2011)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Kodaly / Vladimir Yompoisky, piano; Paul Tortelier, cello

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Marosszék (Marosszéki táncok), for orchestra (transcribed from piano work); M...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Oistrakh, David; Tortelier, Paul; Yampolsky, Vladimir
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Susskind, Walter; Cleobury, Stephen; Andor, Ilona
Ensemble: Choir of King's College Cambridge; Kodaly Girls' Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Kodály, Kurtág, Veress: Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Alexandre Tharaud, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Works: György Kurtág: Jelek, for cello, Op. 5b; Arnyak, for double bass; Az hit, for cello; Pilinszky János; In Memoriam Aczél György (Largo Desolato); Zoltán Kodály: Sona...
Performers: Queyras, Jean-Guihen; Tharaud, Alexandre

Recording information: Paris, IRCAM, Salle modulabe (10/2000)....continue...

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Kodály: Concerto for Orchestra

1 CD / Retrospective Revival / 2011-06-14

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Concerto for orchestra; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

By coincidence, Bartók and Kodály wrote works entitled Concerto for Orchestra. Both works are heard here performed by the great Rafael Frübeck de Burgos conducting...continue...

Martha Argerich: The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; La...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill; Zinman, David

One of the releases marking Argerich's 70th birthday is a further installment in the very successful Martha Argerich Collection (already available: Solo Recordings, Concerto Recordings,...continue...

Treausures / Swedish Radio Choir

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Max Reger: Mein Odem ist schwach (My breath is corrupt), motet for 5 voices, Op. 110/1; Vater Unser, for 12 voices (completed by K. Hasse); Werner Egk: French Chorales (3), for chorus; Zoltán ...
Performers: Holm, Gunnar; Mellnas, Marianne

Le Violoncelle Parle

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-04-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87; Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for cello solo; Pascal Amoyel: Itinérance, for cello; Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8; Unspe...
Performers: Bertrand, Emmanuelle

On Le violoncelle parle (the Cello Speaks), Emmanuelle Bertrand performs a wide-ranging selection of compositions for solo cello. The works Bertrand has chosen speak to...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (06/2010)....continue...

Bleu De Lune

1 CD / Gallo / 2011-03-08

Works: Michel Hostettler: Five Songs for chorus; Eric Gaudibert: Intermezzo, for chorus; René Falquet: Three Cantilenas for chorus; Luca Ricossa: Three Crepuscolari Madrigals, for chorus; Zoltán K...

The women’s choir, Otto Voci, is based in western Switzerland. The ensemble is developing an original and ambitious approach involving discovering or rediscovering forgotten or...continue...
Recording information: Temple de Perroy (05/02/2009/05/03/2009)....continue...

Cellist Ludovit Kanta plays Vivaldi, Bach, Kodaly

1 Super Audio CD / Fidelis Records / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no 3 in A minor (Largo, Allegro, Largo, Allegro); Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2 in D minor for Violoncello Solo; Suite no 5 in C minor for Violoncello Solo; Zoltán Ko...
Performers: Belkin, Nata; Friedman, Daniel; Kanta, Ludovít

Recording information: The Pumphouse Art Gallery, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario (02/2002)....continue...

Invitation to the Dance / Barenboim/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlin music lovers know there is no better way of celebrating the New Year than revisiting the most beautiful works in the history of music...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Sari Biro Legacy: Historic Performances

4 CD / Cambria / 2011-01-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 492/L 14; Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 380/L 23; Sonata for Harp...
Performers: Biro, Sari
Conductors: Vardi, Emanuel; Loibner, Wilhelm

In celebration of her 100th birthday, Cambria releases The Sari Biro Legacy - a 4 CD boxed set (with 44 page booklet) authorized by the...continue...

The Hungarian Double Bass

1 CD / Meridian / 2011-01-11

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Violin/Viola/Cello and Piano; Epigrams (7 movements from the series for double bass & piano); Lajos Montag: Extrème, for double bass & piano; Franz Liszt: La ...
Performers: Bosch, Leon; Kang, Sung-Suk

Meridian Records is delighted to announce the much-anticipated release of The Hungarian Double Bass, an exploration of double bass music from around the world by...continue...

Bartók: First Rhapsodie; Deux Portrait

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta; Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Béla Bartók: Portraits (2) for violin and orchestra, Op. 5/Sz 37; Rhapsody for Vio...
Performers: Best, Kenneth; Costea, Mihaela; Dupuy, Cyril; Georgie, Esther; Luxton, Jonathan
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence

"As a leading interpreter of the music of Enescu, it's hardly surprising that Lawrence Foster should feel such a strong empathy with the Ligeti, and...continue...
Recording information: Grande Auditório of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (11/2009)....continue...

100 Best Wiener Philharmoniker

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333; Morgenblätter, Op. 279; Die Fledermaus; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; In...

Musica Sacra Hungarica: Sacred Choral Music from the 20th Century

1 CD / Carus / 2010-11-09

Works: László Halmos: Jubilate Deo, for chorus; Hodie Christus Natus Est, for chorus; Minden Földek, for chorus; Ferenc Farkas: Kyrie, for chorus; Zoltán Kodály: Pange Lingua for ch...
Conductors: Kollár, Éva; Kolar, Eva

This disc of 20th century Hungarian sacred music is sung by the Monteverdi Choir of Budapest, which was founded in 1972. In addition to radio,...continue...
Recording information: Hogyes Endre Unitarian Church, Budapest, Hungary (03/2010)....continue...

Eight Strings: Duos for Violin

1 CD / Oehms / 2010-10-26

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7; Giovanni Battista Cirri: Duo in G major, for violin & cello, Op. 12; Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia (after Händel's Suite no 7 in G mino...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Eight Strings

This CD includes both well known and little known repertoire for the more unusual combination of violin and cello. Kodaly's Duet is one of the...continue...
Recording information: Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Tonstudio Teike van Geest, Sand (06/2010)....continue...

Bartók: Baroque Transcriptions / Sándor

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-10-05

Works: Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia: Sonata for keyboard no 1 in G major, Op. 4/1; Domenico Zipoli: Sonate d'intavolatura; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata [Prima] for keyboard in C major (Chigi MS Q IV 25;...
Performers: Sandor, Gyorgy [Piano]

Hungarian pianist Gyorgy Sandor was a friend of Bartok's and studied with him and Kodaly at the Budapest Conservatory. His recordings of the complete original...continue...

Masters of Chopin / various artists

4 CD / Arbiter / 2010-09-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; Song Without Words for piano no 6 in G minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 19b/6; Song Without Words for piano no 47 in A major ("Kinderst...
Performers: Barda, Henri; Eisenberger, Severin; Friedman, Ignaz; Tiegerman, Ignace
Conductors: Campisi, Oreste; Férriz, José

Chopin's master interpreters are newly restored to greater clarity through uncompressed sound. Heard here are unissued and unknown performances by these masters. Placed in a...continue...

Bridges: A Journey Through East European Music

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-06-29

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Serenade for 2 violins & viola, Op. 12; Ciprian Porumbescu: Ballade for Violin and Piano, Op. 29; Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 1, Sz 87; Duos (...
Performers: Beluska, Vasile [Violin]; Brooks, Davis; Erdelyi, Csaba; Galu, Ioana; Melton, Laura

Recording information: College of Musical, Bowling Green State University (2007)....continue...

Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello; Adagio; Sonatina; Epigrams

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-06-08

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, Op. 8; Sonatina for cello & piano; Epigrammák (Epigrams), pieces (9) for 2 instruments (or voices) & piano (arranged from vocal work); Romance lyr...
Performers: Clein, Natalie; Drake, Julius [Piano]

"A new cellist climbs the ladder of the Kodaly Sonata. She climbs it well, with vigor to burn and a feeling for colorful tone that...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (11/28/2009-11/30/2009)....continue...

Minds

1 Super Audio CD / Non Profit Music / 2010-05-11

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tanti Anni Prima; Lera Auerbach: Postlude for violin & piano; Gerald Finzi: Elegy for violin & piano in F major, Op 22; Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Violin/Viola/Cello and...
Performers: Malikian, Ara; Pino, Daniel Del [Piano]

Ara Malikian and Daniel Del Pino offer a fascinating "recital" of music for violin and piano that includes three world premiere recordings. The oldest composer...continue...

Kodály: Piano Works / Adrienne Krausz

1 CD / Budapest Music / 2010-04-13

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Pieces (9) for piano, Op. 3; Meditation sur un motif de Claude Debussy, for piano; Valsette for piano; Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 11; Dances of Marosszék (Marossz&e...
Performers: Krausz, Adrienne

Kodály: Háry János Suite, Summer evening, Peacock Variations / Fischer, Hungarian Radio SO

1 CD / Budapest Music / 2010-04-13

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Summer Evening (Nyári este), for orchestra; Variations on a Hungarian folksong, "The Peacock" ("Felszállot...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Hungarian Radio Orchestra

Virtuoso: Works For Solo Cello

1 CD / Avie Records / 2010-04-13

Works: Hans Bottermund: Variations on a Theme by Paganini for cello solo; Julius Klengel: Caprice in the form of a Chaconne, for solo cello, Op. 43 (after a theme by Schumann); Eugène Ysaÿe: Sona...
Performers: Yang, Wen-Sinn

Swiss-born Taiwanese cellist Wen-Sinn Yang is one of Europe's great virtuosos, dispatching the most daunting works with fearless ease. A devotee of contemporary music, he...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk (04/15/2009-04/16/2009)....continue...