Miklős Rőzsa: Violin Concerto, Theme, Variations & Finale; Hungarian Nocturne; The Vintner’s Daughter (suite)

amuletts — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:48:59 +0000

“This Concerto is probably Rozsa’s most celebrated concert work: its impassioned romanticism remains wonderfully enthralling … Theme, Variations & Finale was inspired by a wistful melody and helped to make Rozsa’s international reputation … Rozsa’s rhapsodic intensity and dramatic shading would soon lead to a remarkable career in Hollywood … Vintner’s Daughter, a picturesque set of variations, again shows the composer’s melodic appeal and he uses the orchestral palette as seductively as in his film music … Critics’ Choice for 1993” (Gramophone)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op.24*[30:40]

[1] I. Allegro non troppo ma passionato 13:09

[2] II. Lento cantabile 8:46

[3] III. Allegro vivace 8:44

Theme, Variations & Finale, Op.13A (1933/43)[19:07]

[4] Theme, Variations 1-3 4:27

[5] Variation 4 3:55

[6] Variations 5-6 4:06

[7] Variations 7-8 3:11

[8] Finale 3:27

[9] Hungarian Nocturne, Op.28 (1964) 9:35

The Vintner’s Daughter, Op.23A (1953-55)[16:50]

(Twelve Variations on a French Folksong)

[10] Theme, Variations 1-4 4:03 [11] Variations 5-6 2:50

[12] Variations 7-8 2:06 [13] Variations 9-10 3:08

[14] Variations 11-12 4:41

Bernard Herrmann Symphony No.1; Suite: Devil & Daniel Webster; Concerto Macabre; For the Fallen

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:48:56 +0000

“Like Korngold, Herrmann was a consummate movie composer: his only Symphony -inventive, soundly constructed, always eventful and excitingly scored – successfully taps a harmonically tangy, neoromantic vein reminiscent of Barber at his best … The Devil & Daniel Webster (Suite) was assembled shortly after the film’s score won its Oscar … Herrmann treats several New England folk-tunes to his own special brand of orchestral wizardry. The score is both a gentle, sepia-tinted portrait of rustic Americana and a wickedly endearing account of Mr Scratch’s devilish interventions … the 1943 berceuse For the Fallen, is a brief, but poignant lament for the soldiers killed in action … James Sedares and the NZSO are on top form throughout this valuable addition to Koch’s concert works by acclaimed film composers” (Gramophone)

Symphony No.1 [36:00]

[1] Maestoso – Allegro 13.52

[2] Scherzo 5.56

[3] Andante sostenuto 8.42

[4] Rondo – Finale 7.29

[5] Concerto Macabre for piano & orchestra 10:55

from the film “Hangover Square”

Sara Davis Buechner (piano)

[6] For the Fallen – a Berceuse 6.51

Suite: The Devil and Daniel Webster [20:04]

[7] Mr Scratch 5.29

[8] Ballad of Springfield Mountain 4.36

[9] Sleighride 1.58

[10] The Miser’s Waltz 5.22

[11] Swing Your Partners 2.37

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – Alto CD

Miklős Rőzsa: Violin Concerto, Theme, Variations & Finale; Hungarian Nocturne; The Vintner’s Daughter (suite)

Bernard Herrmann Symphony No.1; Suite: Devil & Daniel Webster; Concerto Macabre; For the Fallen