Composer: Imre Széchényi
Performer: György Lázár, István Kassai
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574506
Release: 2023
Size: 268 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Wiesbaden-Polka
02. Herbst-Polka
03. La Brigantine Polka-Mazurka
04. Bliktri-Polka
05. Datscha-Polka
06. Valdine Polka-Mazurka
07. Zither-Polka
08. Velloni-Polka
09. La Marguerite Mazurka
10. Leopoldinen-Polka
11. Tommy-Polka
12. Polka-Mazurka in A Minor
13. Serenade in A Minor
14. La Tulipe Mazurka
15. La Neige (Schnee) Polka
16. Les Vagues Polka-Mazurka
17. Une polka prétentieuse
18. Felicetta-Polka
19. L’Éventail Polka-Mazurka
20. Georginen-Polka
21. Pretchistinka-Polka
22. Le Caprice-Polka
Imre Szechenyi was a distinguished diplomat who rose to become the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Berlin, retaining the friendship and admiration of a gallery of leading figures of the age: Liszt, Johann Strauss II, Suppe, Waldteufel, Bismarck, and many others. He was also a pianist and composer, and his diplomatic career ran parallel to his musical life. Szechenyi’s metier was the dance, and his series of polkas, mazurkas and serenades – infectiously engaging and ardently lyrical – were popular pieces in their day but are now little known. orchestrations of many of these dances were made by the composer (Naxos 8.573807) but five that were never scored for orchestra are included here.