5902547018027

Szervanszky, Weinberg, Suage, Bacewicz: 1948

Erody Chamber Orchestra

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Format: CD

Cat No: DUX1802

Release Date:  01 July 2022

Label:  DUX Recording Producers

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5902547018027

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    This CD presents the achievements of four outstanding Polish and Hungarian composers: Endre Szervanszky, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Rezso Sugar and Grazyna Bacewicz.

    The leitmotif of the recording is 1948, when all the presented compositions were created. It is not a random date in the history of both Poland and Hungary. In that year the official narrative concerning art and culture underwent a change in both countries, as a result of which the composers were forced to adhere to the instructions of the regime's propaganda. The album opens with the Serenade for String Orchestra by Endre Szervanszky (1911–1977). This is one of the last works from that period kept in the characteristic idiom of Hungarian composers of the interwar period, especially Zoltán Kodály.

    The next piece is the Concertino for violin and strings, Op. 42 composed by Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919–1996), a Polish composer of Jewish origin. His concerto, following the trend of Neo-Romantic emotionality, is characterized by an extremely melodious and lyrical sound.

    It is the Divertimento by Rezso Sugar (1919–1988) that alludes to Kodaly's style – a five-movement composition with lyrical and at the same time serious, sometimes sad overtones and provided with interesting formal solutions.

    The album ends with the Concerto for String Orchestra by Grazyna Bacewicz (1909–1969), kept in the Neoclassical style, which already then distinguished the young Polish composer with its modernity and formal discipline.

    "Szefcsik copes with the demanding solo part well, and with real musical understanding. […] A fascinating and highly enjoyable compilation then; all four of these pieces are well worth hearing, and the playing of the Erdödy orchestra is of a high standard." - MusicWeb International

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Endre Szervanszky - Serenade for string orchestra - Intrada
      • 2. Endre Szervanszky - Serenade for string orchestra - Quasi minuetto
      • 3. Endre Szervanszky - Serenade for string orchestra - Arioso
      • 4. Endre Szervanszky - Serenade for string orchestra - Finale
      • 5. Mieczyslaw Wajnberg - Concertino for violin and string orchestra, Op. 42 - Allegretto cantabile
      • 6. Mieczyslaw Wajnberg - Concertino for violin and string orchestra, Op. 42 - Lento. Cadenza – Adagio
      • 7. Mieczyslaw Wajnberg - Concertino for violin and string orchestra, Op. 42 - Allegro moderato poco rubato
      • 8. Rezso Sugar - Divertimento for string orchestra - Andante, calmo
      • 9. Rezso Sugar - Divertimento for string orchestra - Moderato. dolente
      • 10. Rezso Sugar - Divertimento for string orchestra - Vivace, robusto
      • 11. Rezso Sugar - Divertimento for string orchestra - Larghetto. cantando
      • 12. Rezso Sugar - Divertimento for string orchestra - Vivace, risoluto
      • 13. Grazyna Bacewicz - Concerto for string orchestra - Allegro
      • 14. Grazyna Bacewicz - Concerto for string orchestra - Andante
      • 15. Grazyna Bacewicz - Concerto for string orchestra - Vivo