Notes and Editorial Reviews
When Kodály constructed a suite of music from his opera Háry János, he further immortalised the braggart soldier of the title. Dreamlike and fantastic, the six scenes are imbued with imaginative writing of sweeping intensity, embracing a love-duet, a mock-epic battle, a folk song, and a vigorous recruiting dance. In the Dances of Galánta he again employed the Hungarian verbunkos recruiting dance tradition to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society. The Konzertstück of his compatriot and nearcontemporary Ernő Dohnányi is a full-scale cello concerto of considerable lyric beauty.
When Kodály constructed a suite of music from his opera Háry János, he further immortalised the braggart soldier of the title. Dreamlike and fantastic, the six scenes are imbued with imaginative writing of sweeping intensity, embracing a love-duet, a mock-epic battle, a folk song, and a vigorous recruiting dance. In the Dances of Galánta he again employed the Hungarian verbunkos recruiting dance tradition to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society. The Konzertstück of his compatriot and nearcontemporary Ernő Dohnányi is a full-scale cello concerto of considerable lyric beauty.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Háry János, Op. 15: Suite by Zoltán Kodály
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Seattle Symphony Orchestra,
Seattle Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; Hungary
Date of Recording: 11/1988
Length: 24 Minutes 11 Secs.
Language: Hungarian
2.
Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály
Performer:
Christopher Sereque (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; Hungary
Date of Recording: 09/1989
Length: 16 Minutes 57 Secs.
3.
Konzertstück for Cello and Orchestra in D major, Op. 12 by Ernö von Dohnányi
Performer:
János Starker (Cello)
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903-1904; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 06/1990
Venue: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, Washington
Length: 23 Minutes 53 Secs.
Sound Samples
Hary Janos Suite: I. Kezdodik a mese (The Fairy Tale Begins)
Hary Janos Suite: II. Becsi harangjatek (Viennese Musical Clock)
Hary Janos Suite: III. Dal (Song)
Hary Janos Suite: IV. Napoleon csataja (The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon)
Hary Janos Suite: V. Kozjatek (Intermezzo)
Hary Janos Suite: VI. A csaszari udvar bevonulasa (Entrance of the Emperor and his Court)
Galantai tancok (Dances of Galanta)
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