Miklós Rózsa - The Vintner's Daughter / Hungarian Serenade / Little Suite / North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances / Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song (2021) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Miklós Rózsa, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
- Title: The Vintner's Daughter / Hungarian Serenade / Little Suite / North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances / Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song
- Year Of Release: 2000
- Label: Citadel - Mafy
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 1:01:54
- Total Size: 269.; 583 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
How nice to hear some non-film music by one of the great pioneer composers of original scores. These are excellent performances, played with considerable spirit and élan and splendidly refurbished, that can stand up against any competitive recordings.
Rózsa's Hungarian Serenade was originally composed in 1931 but it is the composer's 1946 revision that is heard here. In style, the work is a charming balance between an 18th century divertimento and a modern suite graced by delightful melodies and rhythms inspired by, but not actually quoting from, native Hungarian music. It gives the impression of having been scored for a huge orchestra but it is a tribute to Rózsa's skill that this impression is created by the adroit use of rich polyphony and a winning transparency using only a modest-sized ensemble. Its premiere was attended by Richard Strauss who led the applause and helped the budding composer on his way. The parry and thrust of the heroic swagger of the Marcia opening movement would grace any Hollywood swashbuckler, and there is also much engaging humour. The following Serenata is sweetly melancholic and nostalgic with those very typical Rózsa sinuous twisting figures. The Scherzo is cheerful, quicksilver and puckish with a sentimental seam - again this would make admirable film music. The Notturno is a starlit pastoral scene while the high-stepping Danza brings the work to a brilliant exuberant conclusion.
The Vintner's Daughter is another light-hearted, melodic work. Rózsa originally conceived it for piano in 1952, then orchestrated it in 1955. When Eugene Ormandy saw the sketches he requested the right to premiere the work with the Philadelphia Orchestra the next year. The work is a set of 12 variations on an old French folksong which tells the tale of a Vintner's beautiful daughter who dreams of three gallant knights falling in love with her. Immediately, one recognises the stylistic influence of Róza's compatriot Kódaly (in fact his Háry Janós is more or less quoted). The influence of Debussy and Ravel is also apparent. The work is a brilliant tour-de-force and an object lesson in orchestration; its vivid colour and excitement achieved with a standard orchestra not stiffened by batteries of exotic percussion. The work also sounds very French and is further tribute to Róza's uncanny skill in evoking period and place.
Rózsa's North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances is his 1950s orchestration of his Little Suite composed (together with his Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song) in the 1920s for piano and violin. So here we have the opportunity of hearing both versions of this vibrant music that combines warmly nostalgic music with swiftly-paced, strongly-rhythmic material. Each has its strengths but Róza's thrilling orchestrations serve the stirring tunes very well. Finally, the other the virtuoso piece for violin and piano, the vibrant gypsy rhythms of Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song are also superby realised by Grant and Herbst.
Ian Lace
Tracklist:
01. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 1. Marcia (04:12)
02. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 2. Serenata (05:42)
03. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 3. Scherzo (03:52)
04. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 4. Notturno (04:17)
05. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 5. Danza (03:30)
06. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - The Vintner's Daughter, Op. 23: 12 Variations (14:23)
07. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances, Op. 5 (Arr. for Violin and Orchaestra) (08:09)
08. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song, Op. 4 (09:06)
09. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Little Suite, Op. 5 (Arr. for Violin and Piano) (08:40)
Download:
2000 The Vintner's Daughter Hungarian Serenade Little Suite North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song FLAC 16-44.1.rar - 269.3 MB
2000 The Vintner's Daughter Hungarian Serenade Little Suite North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song FLAC 24-44.1.rar - 583.6 MB
Rózsa's Hungarian Serenade was originally composed in 1931 but it is the composer's 1946 revision that is heard here. In style, the work is a charming balance between an 18th century divertimento and a modern suite graced by delightful melodies and rhythms inspired by, but not actually quoting from, native Hungarian music. It gives the impression of having been scored for a huge orchestra but it is a tribute to Rózsa's skill that this impression is created by the adroit use of rich polyphony and a winning transparency using only a modest-sized ensemble. Its premiere was attended by Richard Strauss who led the applause and helped the budding composer on his way. The parry and thrust of the heroic swagger of the Marcia opening movement would grace any Hollywood swashbuckler, and there is also much engaging humour. The following Serenata is sweetly melancholic and nostalgic with those very typical Rózsa sinuous twisting figures. The Scherzo is cheerful, quicksilver and puckish with a sentimental seam - again this would make admirable film music. The Notturno is a starlit pastoral scene while the high-stepping Danza brings the work to a brilliant exuberant conclusion.
The Vintner's Daughter is another light-hearted, melodic work. Rózsa originally conceived it for piano in 1952, then orchestrated it in 1955. When Eugene Ormandy saw the sketches he requested the right to premiere the work with the Philadelphia Orchestra the next year. The work is a set of 12 variations on an old French folksong which tells the tale of a Vintner's beautiful daughter who dreams of three gallant knights falling in love with her. Immediately, one recognises the stylistic influence of Róza's compatriot Kódaly (in fact his Háry Janós is more or less quoted). The influence of Debussy and Ravel is also apparent. The work is a brilliant tour-de-force and an object lesson in orchestration; its vivid colour and excitement achieved with a standard orchestra not stiffened by batteries of exotic percussion. The work also sounds very French and is further tribute to Róza's uncanny skill in evoking period and place.
Rózsa's North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances is his 1950s orchestration of his Little Suite composed (together with his Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song) in the 1920s for piano and violin. So here we have the opportunity of hearing both versions of this vibrant music that combines warmly nostalgic music with swiftly-paced, strongly-rhythmic material. Each has its strengths but Róza's thrilling orchestrations serve the stirring tunes very well. Finally, the other the virtuoso piece for violin and piano, the vibrant gypsy rhythms of Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song are also superby realised by Grant and Herbst.
Ian Lace
Tracklist:
01. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 1. Marcia (04:12)
02. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 2. Serenata (05:42)
03. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 3. Scherzo (03:52)
04. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 4. Notturno (04:17)
05. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25: 5. Danza (03:30)
06. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - The Vintner's Daughter, Op. 23: 12 Variations (14:23)
07. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances, Op. 5 (Arr. for Violin and Orchaestra) (08:09)
08. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song, Op. 4 (09:06)
09. Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra - Little Suite, Op. 5 (Arr. for Violin and Piano) (08:40)
Download:
2000 The Vintner's Daughter Hungarian Serenade Little Suite North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song FLAC 16-44.1.rar - 269.3 MB
2000 The Vintner's Daughter Hungarian Serenade Little Suite North Hungarian Peasant Songs And Dances Variations On A Hungarian Peasant Song FLAC 24-44.1.rar - 583.6 MB
Year 2021 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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