The Mission
Donald Macleod explores Kodaly's early life, including his experiences growing up in the Hungarian countryside and as a young man in Budapest. Including Dances of Galanta, Evening.
Donald Macleod explores the music of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly.
He traces the composer's early life, and how his experiences growing up in the Hungarian countryside and as a young man in Budapest, as well as his friendship with Bela Bartok, shaped his desire to change Hungarian music for ever.
Evening Song
Ars Nova Kamarakorus
Katalin Kiss (conductor)
Private recording - not commercially available
Dances of Galanta
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer (conductor)
Philips 462 824-2, Tr 1
Evening
Chamber Choir of Pecs
Aurel Tillai (conductor)
Hungaroton Classic HCD 31524, Tr 14
Lovely is the Forest
Maria Basilides (mezzo-soprano)
Bela Bartok (piano)
Hungaroton HCD12327 CD1, Tr 8
Nine Piano Pieces (excerpts)
Adam Fellegi (piano)
Hungaroton Classic 31540-41, CD1 Trs 8-11, 14
String Quartet No 1 (1st mvt)
Kodaly Quartet
Hungaroton HCD 12362-2, Tr 1.
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Kodály Zoltán
Evening Song
Performers: Ars Nova Kamarakorus, Katalin Kiss (conductor)
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Kodály Zoltán
Evening
Performers: Chamber Choir of Pecs, Artist: Aurel Tillai (conductor)
- Hungaroton Classic.
- HCD 31524, Tr 14.
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Kodály Zoltán
Lovely is the Forest
Perfomers: Maria Basilides (mezzo-soprano, Bela: Bartok (piano)
- Hungaroton.
- HCD12327 CD1, Tr 8.
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Kodály Zoltán
Nine Piano Pieces (excerpts)
Performers: Adam Fellegi (piano)
- Hungaroton Classic.
- 31540-41, CD1 Trs 8-11, 14.
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Kodály Zoltán
String Quartet No 1 (1st mvt)
Performers: Kodaly Quartet
- Hungaroton.
- HCD 12362-2, Tr 1..
Broadcast
- Mon 27 Jul 200912:00BBC Radio 3
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