International Acclaim
Donald Macleod examines Kodaly's increasing international success, including his relationship with Britain. Including Summer Evening; Concerto for Orchestra; Fancy; Ode to Music.
Donald Macleod explores how, despite intense criticism in his native Hungary, Zoltan Kodaly began to receive an increasingly favourable reception abroad, thanks in part to the attention of conductors such as Arturo Toscanini and Willem Mengelberg. He also considers Kodaly's relationship with Britain.
Meditation on a Theme by Claude Debussy
Adam Fellegi (piano)
Hungaroton Classic 31540-41, CD2 Tr 9
Summer Evening - revised version
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati (conductor)
Decca 443007-2 and 008-2, CD2 Tr 3
Chi d'amor sente (Four Italian Madrigals)
Gyor Girls' Choir
Miklos Szabo (conductor)
Hungaroton SLPPD 12948, Tr 9
Concerto for Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 9811, Tr 2
Fancy
Gyor Girls Choir
Miklos Szabo (conductor)
Hungaroton SLPPD 12948, Tr 5
Ode to Music
BBC Singers
Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
BBC recording - not commercially available.
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Kodály Zoltán
Meditation on a Theme by Claude Debussy
Performers: Adam Fellegi (piano)
- Hungaroton Classic 31540-41,.
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Kodály Zoltán
Summer Evening - revised version
Performer: Philharmonia Hungarica, Antal Dorati (conductor)
- Decca 443007-2 and 008-2,.
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Kodály Zoltán
Chi d'amor sente (Four Italian Madrigals)
Performers: Gyor Girls' Choir, Miklos Szabo (conductor)
- Hungaroton SLPPD 12948,.
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Kodály Zoltán
Concerto for Orchestra
Performers: BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
- Chandos CHAN 9811,.
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Kodály Zoltán
Fancy
Performers: Gyor Girls Choir, Miklos Szabo (conductor)
- Hungaroton SLPPD 12948,.
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Kodály Zoltán
Ode to Music
Performers: BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
- BBC recording - not commercially available.
Broadcast
- Wed 29 Jul 200912:00BBC Radio 3
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