BELA DRAHOS Béla Drahos was born in Kaposvar in South-West Hungary in 1955 and entered the Gyor Conservatory in 1969, winning first prizes in the 1971 Concertino Prague International Flute Competition and, a year later, the flute competition staged by Hungarian Television.
Study at the Liszt Academy in Budapest led to graduation with distinction in 1978, then to further awards in Prague and, in 1979, at the Bratislava Interpodium. There were also continuing distinctions, including the Hungarian Liszt Prize in 1985, his selection as Hungarian Artist of the Year in 1986 and the award of the Bartok-Pasztory Prize in 1988.
Béla Drahos is the leader and founding member of the Hungarian Radio Wind Quintet and since 1976 has served as Principal Flautist of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. His concert career has included performances throughout Europe and as far afield as New Zealand.
He has more recently embarked on a parallel career as conductor, and in the summer of 1993 was appointed conductor of the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra.
For Naxos, Béla Drahos has produced several discs of the complete cycle of Haydn symphonies, to great critical acclaim. The conductor’s rendering of C.P.E. Bach’s Sonatas for flute and harpsichord was described as “a first-class musical offering” by BBC Music magazine whilst for Classics Today the second of two volumes of Vivaldi’s Flute Concertos with Drahos as soloist “captures the smile that is ever-present in Vivaldi’s music with unerring skill and purity of tone”.
The complete Beethoven symphonies Drahos conducted with the Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia were described as “the Beethoven cycle to have” by BBC Music and “the finest ever digital cycle of the nine symphonies at budget price” by Classic CD. In addition, the recording Béla Drahos conducted of the Beethoven Triple Concerto became a BBC Music Magazine Editor’s Choice.
Besides this enviable output, Béla Drahos appears for Naxos again as director in two volumes of Leopold Hofmann’s flute concertos and as Flute soloist in Vivaldi’s chamber work Il Pastor Fido (Naxos 8.550648) as well as demonstrating his burgeoning versatility by assuming the role of choral conductor in Haydn’s Nelson Mass and Little Organ Mass (Naxos 8.554416).
| Box Set Release |
Catalogue Number |
| 25th Anniversary Boxed Sets - Baroque Masterpieces |
Naxos 8.501061 |
| 25th Anniversary Boxed Sets - Classical Symphonies |
Naxos 8.501060 |
| A to Z Gift Pack |
Naxos 8.554775 |
| Adagio Boxed Set |
Naxos 8.504011 |
| Chill With Collection |
Naxos 8.501046 |
| Classical Moments 1-3 |
Naxos 8.506004 |
| Elegie - Relaxing with the Composers |
Naxos 8.505092 |
| Enjoy the Classics (Best of Naxos 1-4) |
Naxos 8.504003 |
| HAYDN Complete Symphonies |
Naxos 8.503400 |
| HAYDN Symphonies Box 3 |
Naxos 8.505031 |
| Meditation |
Naxos 8.508010 |
| Meditation (Swedish Edition) |
Naxos 8.503163 |
| The Very Best Of |
Naxos 8.502020 |
| BACH, C.P.E.: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Wq. 83-87 (Drahos, Pertis) |
Naxos 8.550513 |
Chamber Music
|
| BEST OF NAXOS 3 |
Naxos 8.550003 |
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
|
| British Antiques Roadshow (Sweden only) |
Naxos 8.555100 |
Concertos, Orchestral
|
| CHILL WITH VIVALDI |
Naxos 8.556779 |
Concertos, Choral - Sacred
|
| Discover Music of the Baroque Era |
Naxos Educational 8.558160-61 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Wind Ensemble/Band Music, Opera
|
| FLUTE MOMENTS |
Naxos 8.557788 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
|
| LONGOS: Daphnis und Chloe (gekurzt) |
Naxos Hoerbucher NHB20052 |
Concertos, Chamber Music, Classic Fiction
|
| PERFECT SPRING WEDDING |
Naxos 8.557976 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
|
| Skona Grona Dagar - Musik fran Barocken (Beautiful Green Days - Baroque Music) |
Naxos 8.570393 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| SKONA GRONA DAGAR (BEAUTIFUL GREEN DAYS) |
Naxos 8.503068 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| UNGER-HAMILTON, C.: Discover Music of the Baroque Era (Unabridged) |
Naxos AudioBooks NA495912 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Non-Fiction, Choral - Sacred, Wind Ensemble/Band Music, Opera
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| VIVALDI (THE VERY BEST OF) |
Naxos 8.552101-02 |
Concertos, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Opera
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| VIVALDI : The Best of Vivaldi |
Naxos 8.551105 |
Concertos
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| VIVALDI FOR MEDITATION |
Naxos 8.570906 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI: Flute Concertos |
Naxos 8.571105 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1 |
Naxos 8.553365 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI: Flute Concertos, Vol. 2 |
Naxos 8.553101 |
Concertos
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| VIVALDI: Pastor Fido (Il), Op. 13, Nos. 1-6 |
Naxos 8.550648 |
Chamber Music |
| 20 KLASSISKA FAVORITER (20 Classical Favorites) |
Naxos 8.570566 |
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
|
| A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (3rd Expanded Edition, 2009) |
Naxos Educational 8.558212-13 |
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular, Opera
|
| Adagio 2 |
Naxos 8.578062-63 |
Concertos, Orchestral
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| ANGLAR (Angels) |
Naxos 8.503096 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| BEETHOVEN (Eternal) |
Naxos 8.572131 |
Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
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| BEETHOVEN (THE BEST OF) |
Naxos 8.556651 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Instrumental
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| BEETHOVEN (THE VERY BEST OF) |
Naxos 8.552105-06 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
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| BEETHOVEN FOR MEDITATION |
Naxos 8.570905 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
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| BEETHOVEN FOR MEDITATION (Swedish Edition) |
Naxos 8.557751 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
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| BEETHOVEN, L. van: Literarische Begegnungen |
Naxos Hoerbucher NHB20322 |
Orchestral, Classic Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction
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| BEETHOVEN, L. van: Naxos Beethoven Album (The) |
Naxos 8.578109 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
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| BEETHOVEN, L. van: Overtures |
Naxos 8.571113 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8 (Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Drahos) |
Naxos 8.553475 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 (Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Drahos) |
Naxos 8.554061 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 9, "Choral" (Papian, Donose, M. Fink, Otelli, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Drahos) |
Naxos 8.553478 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN: Adagio |
Naxos 8.552240 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
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| BEETHOVEN: Overtures, Vol. 2 |
Naxos 8.553431 |
Ballet, Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 |
Naxos 8.553474 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 |
Naxos 8.553476 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7 |
Naxos 8.553477 |
Orchestral
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| BEETHOVEN: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 / Piano Concerto in D Major, Op. 61a |
Naxos 8.554288 |
Concertos
|
| BRENTANO, C.: Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schonen Annerl (Die) (leicht gekurzt) |
Naxos Hoerbucher NHB10082 |
Orchestral, Classic Fiction
|
| CHILL WITH BEETHOVEN |
Naxos 8.556790 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
|
| CHILL WITH VIVALDI |
Naxos 8.556779 |
Concertos, Choral - Sacred
|
| CINEMA CLASSICS 2005 |
Naxos 8.556814 |
Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Opera
|
| CLASSICAL MOMENTS 1: Classical Music to Wake Up to |
Naxos 8.555357 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
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| CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES - SUSPENSE |
Naxos 8.556810 |
Orchestral, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Wind Ensemble/Band Music, Opera
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| CREDO - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
Naxos 8.556708 |
Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| DISCOVER CHORAL MUSIC |
Naxos Educational 8.558198-99 |
Orchestral, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
|
| Discover Music of the Classical Era |
Naxos Educational 8.558180-81 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
|
| Discover Music of the Romantic Era |
Naxos Educational 8.558155-56 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Opera
|
| DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto |
Naxos Educational 8.554486-87 |
Concertos, Orchestral
|
| DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (1998 edition) |
Naxos Educational 8.554337-38 |
Orchestral
|
| DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (2008 edition) |
Naxos Educational 8.558208-09 |
Orchestral
|
| EXPLOSIVE CLASSICS |
Naxos 8.554581 |
Ballet, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
|
| Family Symphony |
Naxos 8.557479DX |
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
|
| Fantasia |
Naxos 8.551166 |
Ballet, Orchestral, Vocal, Instrumental, Opera
|
| FLUTE MOMENTS |
Naxos 8.557788 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
|
| GREAT BAROQUE MASTERPIECES (10-CD Box Set) |
Naxos 8.501061 |
Concertos, Orchestral
|
| GREAT CLASSICAL SYMPHONIES (10-CD Box Set) |
Naxos 8.501060 |
Orchestral
|
| GRILLPARZER, F.: Kloster bei Sendomir (Das) |
Naxos Hoerbucher NHB10172 |
Orchestral, Classic Fiction
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| HAYDN, J.: Symphonies Nos. 95, 103 and 104 (Drahos, Wordsworth) |
Naxos 8.572965 |
Orchestral
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| HAYDN, J.: Symphonies Nos. 96, 98 and 102 (Wordsworth, Drahos) |
Naxos 8.572966 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Nelson Mass / Little Organ Mass |
Naxos 8.554416 |
Choral - Sacred
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 11 (Nos. 53, 86, 87) |
Naxos 8.550768 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 12 (Nos. 69, 89, 91) |
Naxos 8.550769 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 13 (Nos. 64, 84, 90) |
Naxos 8.550770 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 14 (Nos. 97, 98) |
Naxos 8.550780 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 15 (Nos. 72, 93, 95) |
Naxos 8.550797 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 21 (Nos. 66, 67, 68) |
Naxos 8.554406 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 23 (Nos. 27, 28, 31) |
Naxos 8.554405 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 25 (Nos. 70, 71, 73) |
Naxos 8.555708 |
Orchestral
|
| HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 27 (Nos. 50, 51, 52) |
Naxos 8.555324 |
Orchestral
|
| HOFMANN, L.: Oboe Concertos / Concertos for Oboe and Harpsichord (Schilli, Jando) |
Naxos 8.553979 |
Concertos
|
| HOFMANN: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1 |
Naxos 8.554747 |
Concertos
|
| HOFMANN: Flute Concertos, Vol. 2 |
Naxos 8.554748 |
Concertos
|
| INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL NZ 2001 |
Naxos 8.555883 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
|
| JESUS CHRIST IN MUSIC |
Naxos 8.557161 |
Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred
|
| KYRIE - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
Naxos 8.556707 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
|
| LOVE AND PEACE |
Naxos 8.557362DX |
Orchestral, Vocal, Film and TV Music, Choral - Sacred
|
| MAGIC OF THE FLUTE (THE) |
Naxos 8.571089 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music
|
| MCCLEERY, D.: Discover Music of the Romantic Era (Unabridged) |
Naxos AudioBooks NA495212 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Non-Fiction, Opera
|
| MEDITATION |
Naxos 8.571075 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
|
| MEDITATION - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming |
Naxos 8.556614 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
|
| Music for Kids CD 8: Music from Planet Earth |
Naxos Educational 8.558021 |
Orchestral, Chamber Music, World, Music Education
|
| MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - VIENNA: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC) |
Naxos 2.110502 |
Classical Concert
|
| My First Beethoven Album |
Naxos 8.578206 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
|
| My First Classical Music Album |
Naxos 8.578203 |
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Film and TV Music, Instrumental, Opera
|
| Naxos-Artaria Editions Sampler |
Naxos 8.520103 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
|
| PANDA CLASSICS - Issue No. 4: Toon Time |
Naxos 8.578011-12 |
Ballet, Orchestral, Vocal, Instrumental, Opera
|
| PERFECT SPRING WEDDING |
Naxos 8.557976 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
|
| RHAPSODY - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming |
Naxos 8.556617 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
|
| Skona Grona Dagar - Musik fran Barocken (Beautiful Green Days - Baroque Music) |
Naxos 8.570393 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
|
| Ten Years Of Success |
Naxos 8.554103 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
|
| VIVALDI (THE VERY BEST OF) |
Naxos 8.552101-02 |
Concertos, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Opera
|
| VIVALDI FOR MEDITATION |
Naxos 8.570906 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 1 |
Naxos 8.555937 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 2 |
Naxos 8.555938 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 3 |
Naxos 8.557556 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 4 |
Naxos 8.557829 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 5 |
Naxos 8.570798 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI, A.: Concertos, RV 93, 356, 406, 428, 454, 406 and 502 (Favourite Concertos) (Pazdera, Zsapka, Valek, Schilli, Wallfisch, Benkocs) |
Naxos 8.572972 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI: Flute Concertos |
Naxos 8.571105 |
Concertos
|
| VIVALDI: Flute Concertos, Vol. 1 |
Naxos 8.553365 |
Concertos
|
| Voices of Angels |
Naxos 8.503071 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Opera |
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