Kodály, Bartók & Ligeti Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian

• Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Dances from Galánta for Orchestra:
• 1 Kodály: Dances from Galánta for Orchestra: I. Lento - maestoso 05:29
• 2 Kodály: Dances from Galánta for Orchestra: II. Allegretto moderato 02:55
• 3 Kodály: Dances from Galánta for Orchestra: III. Allegro con moto, grazioso 01:39
• 4 Kodály: Dances from Galánta for Orchestra: IV. Allegro 02:59
• 5 Kodály: Dances from Galánta for Orchestra: V. Allegro vivace 03:52
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Deux Portraits, Sz.37:
• 6 Bartók: Deux Portraits, Sz.37: I. Une Idéale - Andante sostenuto 10:07
• 7 Bartók: Deux Portraits, Sz.37: II. One Grotesque - Presto 02:30
• Zoltán Kodály: Háry János Suite:
• 8 Kodály: Háry János Suite: I. Prelude - The fairy tale begins. Con moto 03:09
• 9 Kodály: Háry János Suite: II. Viennese musical clock. Allegretto 02:11
• 10 Kodály: Háry János Suite: III. Song. Andante, poco rubato 05:48
• 11 Kodály: Háry János Suite: IV. The battle and defeat of Napoleon. Alla Marcia 03:55
• 12 Kodály: Háry János Suite: V. Intermezzo. Andante maestoso, ma con fuoco 05:13
• 13 Kodály: Háry János Suite: VI. Entrance of the emperor. Alla Marcia 03:10
• Béla Bartók: First Rhapsodie for Violin and Orchestra, Sz.87:
• 14 Bartók: First Rhapsodie for Violin and Orchestra, Sz.87: I. Moderato 04:51
• 15 Bartók: First Rhapsodie for Violin and Orchestra, Sz.87: II. Allegretto moderato 05:35
• Zoltán Kodály: Concert Românesc:
• 16 Ligeti: Concert Românesc: I. Andantino 02:25
• 17 Ligeti: Concert Românesc: II. Allegro vivace 01:26
• 18 Ligeti: Concert Românesc: III. Adagio ma non troppo 03:19
• 19 Ligeti: Concert Românesc: IV. Molto vivace-Presto 06:08
• Total Runtime 01:16:41

Info for Kodály, Bartók & Ligeti

Folk, Gypsy and Hungarian influences are very evident in these exuberant compositions. Appropriately, Lawrence Foster was decorated by the Romanian President for services to Romanian Music in 2003. This is a live performance by the Gulbenkian Orchestra.

"As a leading interpreter of the music of Enescu, it's hardly surprising that Lawrence Foster should feel such a strong empathy with the Ligeti, and he delivers a committed performance with the well-drilled Gulbenkian Orchestra...In the Kodaly, Foster once again secures very neat playing from his Portugese orchestra." (BBC Music Magazine)

"An appealing Eastern-flavoured musical salad this...Lawrence Foster directs warm, attentively phrased performances, often rich in detail...Hary Janos is given a spirited, extrovert performance with an impressive show of vividly recorded percussion and plenty of tenderness in the "Song"." (Gramophone Magazine)

"The work's various solos are tastefully given, with admirable precision, but it is more in the élan of the tutti at full speed that the orchestra impresses...All in all, this is a most persuasive compilation, both for its excellent playing and for its intelligent and unusual programming." (International Record Review)

Mihaela Costea, violin
Esther Georgie, clarinet
Cyril Dupuy, cimbalom
Jonathan Luxton, natural horns
Kenneth Best, natural horns
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor

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