SACD, Kodály (composer)
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The major discovery here is Hans Sitt's Op. 39 Albumblatter, six Schumannesque miniatures that Zimmermann nurtures and caresses with a bewitching range of tonal colours, further enhanced by... — More…
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, Chamber Choice
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Special offer. Kodály: Te Deum & Psalmus Hungaricus & Bartók: Cantata Profana & Transylvanian Dances
Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Foster, a distinguished champion of Romanian music (Enescu in particular), draws a fierce performance [of the Cantata Profana] from his choral and orchestral forces, and the tenor Ioan Hotea... — More…
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There is much stunning choral singing on this disc, beautifully blended tonally, precisely calibrated dynamically, and shaped with the measured skilfulness of a bespoke tailor. — More…
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Liza & Dmitry Ferschtman: Duos for Violin & Cello
Liza Ferschtman (violin) & Dmitry Ferschtman (cello)
Pungent performances of three fine duos by seasoned veterans: the Kodaly is a little formal, but the Ravel is visceral. The Schulhoff is at once haunting and raw. — More…
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 15, Incidental Music to Hamlet & Kodály: Háry János Suite
Alex Udvary (cimbalom)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Arthur Fiedler
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Salon de Budapest
Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin), Pavel Kašpar (piano), Brigitta Simon (soprano)
As an Austrian, Irnberger is to the manner born in these works. He knows how to make his violin moan, sob, and soar like any prímás worthy of that designation, although he still plays these... — More…
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Special offer. Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jakub Hrůša
Hrůša takes a decidedly serious view of the Bartók, giving a finely judged account of its slow introduction, and in the ‘Elegy’ third movement eliciting some superbly atmospheric playing from... — More…
