Composer: Béla Bartók, Zoltan Kodály
Performer: Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra: Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187071
Release: 2023
Size: 2.3 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Kodály: Te Deum of Buda Castle
01. I. Te Deum laudamus
02. II. Pleni sunt coeli et terra
03. III. Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus
04. IV. Te per orbem terrarum
05. V. Tu Rex gloriae Christe
06. VI. Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes
07. VII. Te ergo quaesumus
08. VIII. Et rege eos
09. IX. In te Domine speravi
10. X. In aeternum
Kodály: Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13
11. I. Mikoron Dávid nagy búsultában
12. II. Te azért lelkem
13. III. Igaz vagy Uram
Bartók: Danses of Transylvania BB 102b
14. I. Allegretto
15. II. Moderato
16. III. Allegro vivace
Bartók: Cantata Profana, Sz. 94
Part I
17. No. 1, Cel unchea batranu
18. No. 2, Prin codri umblara, hei hei
19. No. 3, Pana si-au d’aflatu
Part II
20. No. 1, E-hei, si drag taicutul loru
21. No. 2, Taicusoru loru din grai si-o stragatu
Part III
22. No. 1, Cel unches batranu
The Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra and conductor Lawrence Foster present choral-orchestral works by Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. They join forces with a remarkable group of soloists – including Luiza Fatyol, Roxana Constantinescu, Marius Vlad, Ioan Hotea and Bogdan Baciu – as well as the Junior VIP children’s choir. The album opens with Kodály’s Budavári Te Deum and Psalmus Hungaricus, followed by Bartók’s Transylvanian Dances and culminating in the composer’s Cantata Profana. The latter work, based on ancient myth, was originally conceived in Romanian, but the piece is usually performed in a Hungarian version. This recording reinstates the Romanian original version, retouched by choir conductor Cornel Groza. In general, this recording by Romanian ensembles of works by Hungarian composers linked to Romanian sources can be seen as an exploration of Romania and Hungary’s shared roots, and of the bicultural nature of Transylvania in particular.