Michael Halász

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Biography

Born: 1938   Country: Hungary  
Exemplifying the efficacy of good recordings, conductor Michael Halász has achieved worldwide recognition for his extensive Naxos discography. Fully prepared to seize the opportunity to preserve his interpretations on disc, the conductor has won strong approbation for both orchestral works and several operas, which critics determined warranted highest recommendation. After his successful recording of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, even stronger Read more accolades awaited his Fidelio with Inga Nielsen, Gösta Winbergh, and Kurt Moll, singers who matched the best efforts of other legendary casts. For detail and propulsiveness, Halász's own work demanded comparison with the best of those who had preceded him. Trained as a bassoonist, Halász began his professional career as principal bassoonist in the Philharmonia Hungarica. After eight years with that ensemble, he elected to train as a conductor in Essen, subsequently making his podium debut at Munich's Gardenplatztheater in 1972. For the next three years, he directed the theater's operetta productions before moving to Frankfurt to assume the position of principal Kapellmeister under Christoph von Dohnányi. In Frankfurt, he learned an extensive opera repertory and, in 1977, he followed Dohnányi to Hamburg to continue his work as principal Kapellmeister. The following year, Halász was appointed general music director at the Hagen Opera and remained in that position until his engagement as resident conductor at the Vienna Staatsoper in 1991. While primarily devoting himself to his chief positions, the conductor has accepted guest-conducting engagements and has been a frequent visitor to the recording studio. In addition to his opera recordings, Halász has taped numerous orchestral works for Naxos, most notably symphonies of Beethoven and Mahler and two volumes of symphonic poems by Liszt, the latter greeted with especially warm reviews. His collaboration with cellist Maria Kliegel in the cello concertos of Elgar and Dvorák also elicited positive remarks. Important works in the choral repertory, too, have been recorded by Halász, including Fauré's Requiem, Mozart's Mass in C minor and Kyrie in D minor, and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. For the Naxos sister label Marco Polo, Halász has recorded works by Anton Rubinstein, Myaskovsky, Goldmark, and Franz Schmidt. Franz Schrecker's opera Der Ferne Klang, recorded for Marco Polo, was subsequently re-released on the Naxos label. Read less
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  • 126.
    Opera At The Movies
    Opera At The Movies
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8551164 Release Date: 09/19/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ruggero Leoncavallo,  Richard Wagner,  Umberto Giordano,  Giuseppe Verdi  ... 
    Performer:  Miroslav Dvorsky,  Miriam Gauci,  Luba Orgonasova,  Jonathan Welch  ... 
    Conductor:  Alexander Rahbari,  Uwe Mund,  Oliver Dohnányi,  Will Humburg  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Orchestra,  Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus  ... 
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  • 127.
    Mahler: Symphony No 7 / Michael Halász, Polish National So
    Mahler: Symphony No 7 / Michael Halász, Polish National So
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550531 Release Date: 07/18/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gustav Mahler
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Polish National Symphony Orchestra
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  • 128.
    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 / Edlinger, Halasz
    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 / Edlinger, Halasz
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8553224 Release Date: 07/11/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Conductor:  Richard Edlinger,  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra,  Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
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  • 129.
    Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Orfeo / Halász, Faulkner, Gonda
    Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Orfeo / Halász, Faulkner, Gonda
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550766 Release Date: 06/27/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
    Performer:  Anna Gonda,  Julia Faulkner
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Camerata Budapest
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  • 130.
    The Best Of Opera Vol 1
    The Best Of Opera Vol 1
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8553166 Release Date: 06/27/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ruggero Leoncavallo,  Giacomo Puccini,  Georges Bizet,  Giuseppe Verdi  ... 
    Performer:  Nicola Martinucci,  Luba Orgonasova,  Alan Titus,  Jozef Spacek  ... 
    Conductor:  Alexander Rahbari,  Will Humburg,  Oliver Dohnányi,  Michael Halász  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Orchestra,  Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 131.
    Schubert: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 / Halász, Failoni Co
    Schubert: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6 / Halász, Failoni Co
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8553094 Release Date: 03/21/1995   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Failoni Orchestra Budapest
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  • 132.
    Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Michael Halász, Polish National Rso
    Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Michael Halász, Polish National Rso
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550522 Release Date: 12/13/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gustav Mahler
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Katowice Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra
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  • 133.
    Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 / Halász, Failoni Co
    Schubert: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 / Halász, Failoni Co
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8553093 Release Date: 12/13/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Failoni Chamber Orchestra
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  • 134.
    Discover Classical Music
    Discover Classical Music
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550008-09 Release Date: 12/08/1994   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Domenico Scarlatti,  Georg Philipp Telemann,  Johann Strauss Jr.  ... 
    Performer:  Balázs Szokolay,  Zdenek Tylsar,  Bedrich Tylsar,  Alison Crum  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Halász,  Richard Edlinger,  Ondrej Lenárd,  Stephen Gunzenhauser  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra,  Capella Istropolitana,  Slovak State Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 135.
    Cinema Classics 8
    Cinema Classics 8
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 556628 Release Date: 10/04/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gregorio Allegri,  Paul Dukas,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Franz Schubert  ... 
    Performer:  Benjamin Frith,  Jénö Jandó,  Jozef Cejka,  Idil Biret
    Conductor:  Jeremy Summerly,  Richard Edlinger,  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford Camerata,  Kosice Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra,  Moyzes String Quartet  ... 
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  • 136.
    Schreker: Der Ferne Klang / Halász, Grigorescu, Harper Et Al
    Schreker: Der Ferne Klang / Halász, Grigorescu, Harper Et Al
    Label: Marco Polo   Catalog: 8223270 Release Date: 08/03/1994   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Franz Schreker
    Performer:  Horst Fiehl,  Andreas Haller,  Christina Styczynski,  Siegfried Wichert  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Hagen Philharmonic,  Hagen Opera Chorus
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  • 137.
    Schmidt: Symphony No 1, Notre Dame / Halász, Budapest So
    Schmidt: Symphony No 1, Notre Dame / Halász, Budapest So
    Label: Marco Polo   Catalog: 223119 Release Date: 07/14/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schmidt
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Budapest Symphony Orchestra
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  • 138.
    Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Halász
    Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Halász
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8660030-31 Release Date: 06/28/1994   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Kurt Rydl,  Hellen Kwon,  Wilfried Gahmlich,  Julia Faulkner  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Hungarian Festival Chorus,  Failoni Chamber Orchestra
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  • 139.
    101 Great Orchestral Classics Vol 5
    101 Great Orchestral Classics Vol 5
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 551145 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Aram Khachaturian,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Franz Schubert,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Jénö Jandó,  Takako Nishizaki,  Gerald Garcia
    Conductor:  Anthony Bramall,  György Lehel,  Michael Halász,  Stephen Gunzenhauser  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Budapest Symphony Orchestra,  Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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  • 140.
    101 Great Orchestral Classics Vol 6
    101 Great Orchestral Classics Vol 6
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 551146 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn,  Robert Schumann,  Josef Strauss,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Jénö Jandó,  Takako Nishizaki
    Conductor:  Anthony Bramall,  András Ligeti,  Ondrej Lenárd,  Stephen Gunzenhauser  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra,  Budapest Symphony Orchestra,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 141.
    Beethoven: Symphony No 5; Schubert: Symphony No 8
    Beethoven: Symphony No 5; Schubert: Symphony No 8
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550289 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert,  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Conductor:  Michael Halász,  Richard Edlinger
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra,  Zagreb Philharmonic
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  • 142.
    Best Of Dvorak
    Best Of Dvorak
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8556661 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Antonín Dvorák
    Performer:  Maria Kliegel,  Balázs Szokolay
    Conductor:  Stephen Gunzenhauser,  Zdenek Kosler,  Jaroslav Krcek,  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra,  Moyzes String Quartet,  Capella Istropolitana  ... 
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  • 143.
    Best Of Schubert
    Best Of Schubert
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8556666 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Schubert
    Performer:  Jénö Jandó,  Leonard Hokanson
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra,  Villa Musica Ensemble,  Mandelring String Quartet
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  • 144.
    Best Of Verdi
    Best Of Verdi
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8556669 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer:  Yordi Ramiro,  Giacomo Aragall,  Eduard Tumagian,  Alida Ferrarini  ... 
    Conductor:  Alexander Rahbari,  Oliver Dohnányi,  Michael Halász,  Ondrej Lenárd
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava,  Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 145.
    Discover The Classics Volume 1
    Discover The Classics Volume 1
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550035-36 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Jean-Philippe Rameau,  Johann Pachelbel,  Carl Orff,  Sergei Prokofiev  ... 
    Performer:  Gilbert Rowland,  Norbert Kraft,  Klára Körmendi,  Graciela Alperyn  ... 
    Conductor:  Richard Edlinger,  Stephen Gunzenhauser,  Andrew Mogrelia,  Nicholas Ward  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Capella Istropolitana,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Chorus,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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  • 146.
    Dvorak: Cello Concertos
    Dvorak: Cello Concertos
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550503 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Sir Edward Elgar,  Antonín Dvorák
    Performer:  Maria Kliegel
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 147.
    Famous Tenor Arias / Harper, Czecho-slovak Rso, Halász
    Famous Tenor Arias / Harper, Czecho-slovak Rso, Halász
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 550497 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Umberto Giordano,  Ruggero Leoncavallo,  Amilcare Ponchielli,  Giacomo Puccini  ... 
    Performer:  Thomas Harper
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus
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  • 148.
    Liszt: Symphonic Poems / Halász, Polish National Radio So
    Liszt: Symphonic Poems / Halász, Polish National Radio So
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8550487 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Franz Liszt
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Warsaw Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra
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  • 149.
    The Best Of Wagner
    The Best Of Wagner
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8556657 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Richard Wagner
    Conductor:  Michael Halász,  Uwe Mund,  Johannes Wildner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony,  Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice
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  • 150.
    The Essence Of The Beethoven Symphonies / Edlinger, Halász
    The Essence Of The Beethoven Symphonies / Edlinger, Halász
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8552203 Release Date: 02/15/1994   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
    Conductor:  Richard Edlinger,  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Zagreb Philharmonic,  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony
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