Ferenc Erkel
Born: 7th November 1810, Gyula, Hungary
Died: 15th June 1893, Budapest, Hungary
Nationality: Hungarian
Ferenc Erkel was a Hungarian composer, conductor and pianist. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary. He also composed the music of "Himnusz", the national anthem of Hungary, which was adopted in 1844. He died in Budapest.
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Jonas Kaufmann's Magische Töne
10th Apr 2026
The superstar tenor sounds in mint condition on this fascinating exploration of operetta by Hungarian-born composers including Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Léhar and Paul Abraham, supported by wonderfully idiomatic playing from the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra under Dirk Kaftan.
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- Ah Rebeges! (from Hunyadi László) (1)
- Ah, szememben mamor (from Hunyadi László) (1)
- Albumleaf in A minor - To Julia Bauholzer (1)
- Albumleaf in D minor - Mit Verschiebung (1)
- Bánk Bán (5)
- Bánk Bán: highlights (1)
- Bánk Bán! Te itt? (from Bánk Bán) (2)
- Csárdás & Palotás (1)
- Duo brillant in the form of a fantasy on Hungarian airs (1)
- En, Brankovics Gyorgy, Szerbia fejedelme (from Brankovics Gyorgy) (1)
- En, Dozsa Gyorgy, most hitet teszek (from Dozsa Gyorgy) (1)
- Enyem a harc, ez az en nagy harcom (from Brankovics Gyorgy) (1)
- Erinnerung an H. W. Ernst: Introducion (Elegie) and Capriccio (1)
- Hol van feher homlokod (from Bánk Bán) (2)
- Hunyadi László (4)
- Hunyadi László Overture (1)
- Hunyadi László: Funeral March (1)
- Hunyadi László: highlights (1)
- Introduction and Variations on the Theme of Endre Bartay's Opera 'Csel' (1)
- Isten, áldd meg a magyart (God bless the Hungarians) (3)
- Ketsegbe ne merd vonni joslatom (from Dozsa Gyorgy) (1)
- Kilenc ora, kilenc ora, credj, honved, nyugovora (from Nevtelen hosok) (1)
- King Stephen (István király) (1)
- Kozegl a szornyu veg (from Bátori Mária) (1)
- Mily boldogság, hogy mellettem vagy végre, édes Máriám (from Hunyadi László) (2)
- Mint szamuzott, ki vandoro! (from Bánk Bán) (2)
- Nagy eg…Ah, mily vadul (from Hunyadi Laszlo) (2)
- Nagyar! Bánk, jo napot (from Bánk Bán) (1)
- Olj meg engem, Bánk (from Bánk Bán) (3)
- Original Ungarischer - Sostenuto & Allegro vivace (1)
- Potpourri sur des motifs de l'Opera 'Brankovics' (1)
- Regi dal, regi dal, regi dicsosegrol (from Dozsa Gyorgy) (1)
- Souvenir for Franz Liszt - Rakoczy March (1)
- Van végre egy pár nyugodt pillanat!...Ó, szállj hozzám, ég angyala! (from Hunyadi László) (1)
Recent Best Sellers: Erkel
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Magische Töne
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Dirk Kaftan
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Shortlist, Voice & Ensemble
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The Complete National Anthems | 2019 Edition
Košice Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner
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Classical Hidden Gems, Vol. 1
Jacob Groth, The Danish Filmharmonics, Eugenio Della Chiara, Brett Deubner, Philip Dukes (viola), Sophia Rahman, Orazio Maione, Janos Gurban, Jutta Bokor, Zoltán Nyári, Zsuzsanna Bazsinka, Kazmer Sarkany, Tamás Daróczi, Jolan Santa, Ildiko Szakacs, Tamas Szule, Ferenc Valter, Ákos Ambrus, Sandor Kecskes, Janos Fatrai, Domotor Pinter, King Stephen Opera Choir, MÁV Symphony Orchestr, László Deák, Concerto Málaga, Gil de Gálvez, Tanya Ekanayaka, Arturo Cardelus, Tis-Shin Cindy Wu, Michael Kaufman, Lina Bahn, Pedro Aguiar (guitar), Amy Porter, Rodolfo Leone, Akiya Fukushima, Anna Serova, Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento and Roberto Molinelli, Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon, Silas Wollston (organ), Tengyue Zhang, Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano), Tianwa Yang (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Mikael Ayrapetyan, Arabella Quartet, Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Radio Choir, Glinka Choral College Boys' Choir, St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Strings, Michel Piquemal Vocal Ensemble, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Colonne, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia, Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento, Navarre Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan, Quarteto de Matosinhos, Dmitry Yablonsky, Sigvards Klava, Vladimir Lande, Linus Lerner, Valéria Csányi, Michel Piquemal, Jorma Panula, Donald Armstrong, Pierre Dervaux, Kenneth Kiesler, JoAnn Falletta, John Storgårds, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Takuo Yuasa, Roberto Molinelli, Ernest Martínez Izquierdo, David Curtis
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Hungarian Classical Masterpieces
Han Chen (piano), Joseph Banowetz, Claudi Arimany, Michel Wagemans, Eldar Nebolsin, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, cello section, Fülöp Ránki, Janos Gurban, Jutta Bokor, Zoltán Nyári, Zsuzsanna Bazsinka, Kazmer Sarkany, Tamás Daróczi, Jolan Santa, Ildiko Szakacs, Tamas Szule, Ferenc Valter, Ákos Ambrus, Sandor Kecskes, Janos Fatrai, Domotor Pinter, King Stephen Opera Choir, MÁV Symphony Orchestr, László Deák, Jenö Jandó (piano), Adam Holzman, Ferenc Szecsôdi (violin), Gabriel Schwabe (cello), Patrick Gallois (flute), Kazunori Seo, Michael Ludwig, Philip Thomson, Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Michael Roider (tenor), Mojca Erdmann (soprano), Marko Kathol, Karl-Michael Ebner, Hellmuth Klumpp, Heinz Holecek, Yvonne Kalman, Marian Vach, György Lázár, István Kassai (piano), Zsolt Fejérvári, Goran Filipec (piano), Boris Giltburg (piano), Birgit Ramsl, Gottlieb Wallisch (piano), Chloë Hanslip (violin), Marat Bisengaliev (violin), John Lenehan (piano), Johannes Møller, Laura Fraticelli, Dmytro Choni, Balázs Szokolay (piano), Ashley Wass (piano), Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Jubilate Girls Choir, Tippett Quartet, Pécs Symphony Orchestra, Offenburg String Trio, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Florida State University Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, Marin Alsop, Oliver von Dohnányi, Mariusz Smolij, Valéria Csányi, Richard Bonynge, Nicolás Pasquet, Andrew Mogrelia, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Alexander Jimenez
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