Getting A Little Hungary?

A sampler of unusual repertoire from one of Eastern Europe’s major musical centers.

Program Broadcast dates:

• March 30, 1998

Music played in the program

FRANZ LISZT: Nun danket alle Gott –Zsuzsa Elekes (1983 Rieger-Kloss/St. Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary) Hungaroton CD-12749

ANONYMOUS: 16th Century Hungarian Dances –Istvan Ella & Janos Sebestyen (1757 Nacchini & 1785 Callido/Basilica Lateranense di Maria SS. Della Misericordia, Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Italy) Hungaroton CD-31464

BELA BARTOK: 6 Rumanian Folk Dances –Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (1966 Rieger/Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany) Koch-Schwann CD-11050

IMRE SULYOK: Te Deum –Christopher Young (1992 Buzard/St. Matthew RCC, Champaign, IL) Pro Organo CD 7081

GYÖRGY SELMECZI: Kyrie, from Missa Tertia –Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble; György Selmeczi, organ; Hungaroton CD-31711

J.S. BACH (arranged by Kodaly): Chorale-prelude Ach, was ist doch unser Leben –Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; Herbert Tachezi (1991 Mander/St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England, UK) Teldec CD-77308

GYÖRGY LIGETI: 3 Pieces for Mechanical Organ: Invention; Hungarian Rock; Capriccio Number 1; Sony Classical CD-62310

PIKETHY: Toccata, Opus 101 –Herman van Vliet (1845 Naber/Sint Joriskerk, Amersfoort, The Netherlands) Festivo FECD-128

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY: 3 Epigrams –Hans Fagius (1964 Grönlunds/Engelbrekt Church, Stockholm, Sweden) BIS-CD-199

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY: Laudes Organi –Virginia Pro Musica Chorus, Donald McCullough, conductor; J. Thomas Mitts (1993 Walker/First Presbyterian, Norfolk, VA) Pipedreams Archive recording

–Netherlands Chamber Choir, Uwe Gronostay, conductor; Edgar Krapp (1939 Sauer/St. Peter Cathedral, Bremen, Germany) Globe CD-5115