Composer: Ferenc Farkas
Performer: Kristóf Baráti, Péter Bársony, Miklós Perényi, Veronika Oross, Miklós Spányi, Eszter Lesták Bedő, Gábor Bretz, Balázs Szokolay
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0386
Release: 2020
Size: 673 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Notturno for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 2
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegretto
3 Sätze for Flute, Cello & Harpsichord
03. No. 1, Preludio
04. No. 2, Feuille d’album
05. No. 3, Rondo
Prélude et chaconne égarée for 2 Violins, Viola d’amore & Cello
06. I. Prelude
07. II. Chaconne égarée
Minuti for Baritone & Cello
08. No. 1, Il passato
09. No. 2, Congedo
10. No. 3, Amen per la Domenica in Albis
11. No. 4, I morti
12. No. 5, Ed è subito sera
13. No. 6, La rondine
14. No. 7, Ecco il segno
Sonata a due for Viola & Cello
15. I. Maestoso ma con slancio
16. II. Andante moderato
17. III. Allegro non troppo
3 Songs for Baritone & Cello
18. No. 1, The Music Flows Like Poured Wine
19. No. 2, Loneliness Lives Along the Way
20. No. 3, The Cold Wind Rushes Up the River Valley
Dialoghi for Flute & Cello
21. I. Moderato cantabile
22. II. Scherzo
23. III. Allegro leggiero
Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano
24. I. Allegro agitato
25. II. Andante moderato
26. III. Allegro leggiero
Toccata Classics continues its exploration of the music of the Hungarian composer Ferenc Farkas (1905–2000) with this second of two releases of his chamber works for cello. As with previous albums in this series, the music here features the characteristics that make Farkas’ music so appealing: catchy tunes, transparent textures, buoyant rhythms and a fondness for Baroque forms and folk-dances. Some of these pieces speak a tougher language that show Farkas to have been in touch with his times, but it is the infectious melodic appeal of most of the music here that carries the day.