Budapest Symphony Orchestra

A Musical Journey: Summer Palaces of the Tsars: Russia; Music by Rachmaninov / Jeno Jandó, piano; Bernd Glemser, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naxos (USA) / 2013-06-25

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Lehel, György; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

The tour starts with views of Catherine the Great's Palace at Tsarskoe Selo and leads eventually to the resort of Pavlovsk, after scenes from Ukraine....continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo 2.0,
Subtitles: None
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Siegfried-Idyll / Petra Lang, soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2013-06-11

Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

On one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, Iván Fischer conducts music by Richard Wagner, offering a demonstration quality surround-sound disc featuring...continue...

Opera Arias by Verdi, Ponchielli, Puccini, Cilea, Massenet, Boito / Ramon Vargas, tenor

1 CD / Capriccio / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Having sung more than 40 roles, Ramon Vargas is recognized as one of the leading lyrical tenors of the present. His interpretations of Mozart, Bellini...continue...

Eugene Zador (1894-1977): Elegie & Dance; Oboe Concerto; Studies for Orchestra / Laszlo Hadady, oboe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Eugene Zador: Elegie and Dance, for orchestra; Oboe Concerto; Divertimento, for strings; Studies (8), for orchestra
Performers: Hadady, Laszlo
Conductors: Smolij, Mariusz
Ensemble: ; Budapest Symphony Orchestra

This second disc of orchestral works by Zádor includes his most-performed piece, the Divertimento for Strings and the composer's own favorite, Studies for Orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Studio 6, Hungarian Radio (09/09/2011-09/11/2011)....continue...

Hans-Erik Philip: And Other Dreams; Symphony; Tusindfryd / Monika Miczura, soprano

1 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Hans-Erik Philip: Symphony, for voice, chorus & orchestra; And other dreams, for 2 trumpets; Tusindfryd, for voice & orchestra
Performers: Geiger, Gyorgy; Miczura, Monika Juhasz [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Saluzzi, Dino
Conductors: Drahos, Béla
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Hans-Erik Philip is an unusual figure in the Scandinavian musical scene. Along with being a composer, he is also a mystic, a pilgrim and a...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Emmy Verhey, Gil Shaham, Armand Joa, Budapest Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64; Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Shaham, Gil; Verhey, Emmy
Conductors: Joa, Armand
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Renata Scotto "Live in Budapest" / Lukacs/Budapest SO / Handel, Berlioz, Mozart [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2008-01-22

Works: George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Jules Massenet: Manon; Alfredo Ca...
Performers: Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Lukács, Ervin
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 87 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Hungary
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Liszt Masterpieces

5 CD / Capriccio / 2006-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Dante Symphony, S 109; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Ferencsik, János; Ligeti, András
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Margoshes: Orchestral Music / Budapest SO

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-12-01

Works: Steve Margoshes: Romantic Suite (from Fame, The Musical); The Dream, symphony for piano & orchestra; Ballade for Trumpet, for trumpet & orchestra; This Is Forever, Rhapsody for piano and orchestra; I...
Performers: Geiger, Gyorgy; Margoshes, Steve
Conductors: Kovács, László
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

American Light - Margoshes: Violin Suite (from "Fame"), etc

1 CD / Albany Records / 2003-09-01

Works: Steve Margoshes: Fame; A New Hungarian Rhapsody; Neapolitan Serenade; Variations on the Tango; In Search of Hidden Treasure
Performers: Kelemen, Barnabas
Conductors: Kovács, László
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

"Kelemen plays with color and brio, especially in the Rhapsody. The recording, made in the Magyar Radio studio in Budapest, is reverberant and close-up, with...continue...

Listen, Learn & Grow - Playtime - Fun & Games

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-20

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Masquerade; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067;...
Performers: Garcia, Gerald; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony; Anikhanov, Andrei; Antal, Mátyás; Edlinger, Richard; Breiner, Peter; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Nazareth, Daniel; Brion, Keith; Bogár, Istvá...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony O...

All children need active playtime, some exciting and different ways to use their energy. Classical music is the ideal soundtrack to 'Playtime Fun and Games',...continue...

Listen, Learn and Grow - Playtime

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 i...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Garcia, Gerald; Jablokov, Alexander; Müller, Dario; Nagy, Péter; Szokolay, Balázs; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: ; Edlinger, Richard; Halász, Michael; Wordsworth, Barry; Lenárd, Ondrej; Rahbari, Alexander; Hayman, Richard; Georgiadis, John; Kuchar, Theodore; Walter, Alfred; Jean, Kenneth; Dittrich...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Clarinet Quintet; Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra; Budapest Stri...

Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Joó, Verhey

1 CD / Digital Masters / 2000-01-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64
Performers: Verhey, Emmy
Conductors: Joó, Arpád
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 53a / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-12-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Fantasy on "Ruins of Athens" (Beethoven) for Piano and Orchestra, S 122; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Grande Fantasie Symphonique on "Lelio...
Performers: Csurgay, Istvan; Howard, Leslie
Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

'Exemplary, and superbly recorded' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Howard's dedication is clear in all his playing here, with clear, crisp articulation vividly caught in finely balanced...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 53b / Leslie Howard

3 CD / Hyperion / 1998-12-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; De Profundis, Psaume Instrumental for piano & orchestra, S. 121a (LW H3); Wanderer Fantasy (Fantasie von Franz Schubert), for piano & orchestra...
Performers: Csurgay, Istvan; Howard, Leslie
Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

'Exemplary, and superbly recorded' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Hyperion's production, as always, is superb. For the Lisztian, this is indispensable' (Fanfare, USA)

'Howard's dedication is cl...continue...

Discover The Classics Volume 2

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Tale of Tsar Saltan; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Mily Balakirev:...
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Mogrelia, Andrew; Kuchar, Theodore; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony; Anichanov, André; Golovschin, Igor; Jean, Kenneth; Johanos, Donald; Walter, Alfred; Monnard, Jean Francois; Hal&aac...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Czecho-Slovak State...

Thomson: Symphony no 2, etc / James Bolle, Budapest Symphony

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-04-08

Works: Virgil Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune ("Symphony no 1"); Symphony no 2; Lord Byron, opera; From Byron's Don Juan, for tenor & orchestra; A Solemn Music, for orchestra; A Joyful Fugue, for orchestra
Performers: Hill, Martyn
Conductors: Bolle, James
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Monadnock Festival Orchestra