Composer: Grażyna Bacewicz, Rezsö Sugár, Endre Szervánszky, Mieczysław Weinberg
Orchestra: Erdõdy Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Zsolt Szefcsik
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Catalogue: DUX1802
Release: 2022
Size: 1.33 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Szervánszky: Serenade for Strings
01. I. Intrada. Allegro, ma non troppo
02. II. Quasi minuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio. Meno mosso, quasi allegretto
03. III. Arioso. Larghetto
04. IV. Finale. Presto
Weinberg: Concertino for Violin & String Orchestra, Op. 42
05. I. Allegretto cantabile
06. II. Lento. Cadenza – Adagio
07. III. Allegro moderato poco rubato
Sugár: Divertimento for String Orchestra
08. I. Andante, calmo
09. II. Moderato, dolente
10. III. Vivace, robusto
11. IV. Larghetto, cantando
12. V. Vivace, risoluto
Bacewicz: Concerto for String Orchestra
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Andante
15. III. Vivo
The main idea behind this recording was to focus on the presentation of pieces composed by Hungarian and Polish artists in one particular year: 1948. We wanted to show here compositions of two major artists from each of those countries (Mieczysław Weinberg, Rezso Sugar, Grazyna Bacewicz, Endre Szervanszky). Both Hungarian pieces featured on the album naturally continue the “Hungarian sound”, characteristic of the interwar period, shaped by the output of Zoltán Kodály. Cast in four movements, the Serenade for String Orchestra by Endre Szervánszky (1911–1977) is an example of one of the outstanding compositions symptomatic of the generation of the master’s successors. Let us quote the words of an excellent music critic, Marianne Pándi: “This work combines all the qualities of the Hungarian music of that period: it is melodic, understandable, Hungarian in style, and rhythmic. It is a source of first-class entertainment”