Charles Wetherbee & David Korevaar - Tibor Harsányi: A Hungarian in Paris (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonatina: I. Moderato
02. Violin Sonatina: II. Scherzo
03. Violin Sonatina: III. Allegro giusto
04. Violin Sonata: I. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Violin Sonata: II. Lento
06. Violin Sonata: III. Vivace
07. 3 Pièces de danse: No. 1, Mouvement de tango
08. 3 Pièces de danse: No. 2, Mouvement de Boston. Lent
09. 3 Pièces de danse: No. 3, Mouvement de foxtrot
10. Viola Sonata: I. Allegro cantabile
11. Viola Sonata: II. Adagio
12. Viola Sonata: III. Allegro giocoso con vivo


A student of Kodaly in Budapest, the pianist, composer and conductor Tibor Harsanyi travelled to France in 1923 where he joined an elite group of expatriate composers, including Martinů, Tansman, and Tcherepnin, known as ‘l’ecole de Paris’. The music on this recording presents a survey of Harsanyi’s stylistic development, from one of his earliest works, the Sonatina, with its essentially Romantic roots, to his final work, the Viola Sonata, notable for its mixture of sensuousness and earthiness that connects it to the earlier compositions. The Violin Sonata reflects currents of modernism in Paris, including American jazz, as well as the music of his compatriot Bartók.

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