Composer(s): Zádor, Eugene
Arranger(s): Smolij, Mariusz
Conductor(s): Smolij, Mariusz
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Concerto
Catalogue No: 8.574448
Barcode: 747313444878
Release Date: 08/2024

ZÁDOR, E.: Piano Quintet (arr. for piano and strings) / Accordion Concerto (Pintér, Rózsa, Górecka, Baran, MÁV Symphony, Budapest, Smolij)

Devoted to music that celebrated the human spirit, Eugene Zádor took pleasure in composing for unusual ensembles. One such example of what he called ‘underprivileged’ instruments was the accordion and his delightful concerto for the instrument is tonal but coloured by a communicative, contemporary vocabulary. As befits the man who was Miklós Rózsa’s exclusive film-score orchestrator, Zádor finds glorious sonority and colour in the Suite for Brass Instruments. The evocative smaller pieces have been arranged by Mariusz Smolij as has the characterful and wide-ranging Piano Quintet of 1933 that won the Hungarian National State Prize.

Tracklist

Zádor, Eugene
Baran, Klaudiusz (accordion)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
1I. Allegro moderato04:38
Baran, Klaudiusz (accordion)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
2II. Moderato05:25
Baran, Klaudiusz (accordion)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
3III. Rondo alla zingaresca05:28
Baran, Klaudiusz (accordion)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Zádor, Eugene
Smolij, Mariusz - Arranger
Rózsa, Richárd (cello)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
4Románc (Romance) (arr. M. Smolij for cello and string orchestra)03:54
Rózsa, Richárd (cello)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Zádor, Eugene
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, brass section (Ensemble)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
5I. Allegro moderato - Vivo05:36
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, brass section (Ensemble)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
6II. Andante04:41
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, brass section (Ensemble)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
7III. Allegro - Molto vivo02:58
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, brass section (Ensemble)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Zádor, Eugene
Smolij, Mariusz - Arranger
Pintér, Dávid (violin)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
8Berceuse (arr. M. Smolij for violin and string orchestra)03:05
Pintér, Dávid (violin)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Pintér, Dávid (violin)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
9Hungarian Fantasy (arr. M. Smolij for violin and string orchestra)12:29
Pintér, Dávid (violin)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
Górecka, Anna (piano)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
10I. Allegro con spirito07:15
Górecka, Anna (piano)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
11II. Tempo moderato06:57
Górecka, Anna (piano)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
12III. Vivace07:52
Górecka, Anna (piano)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)
13IV. Allegro molto02:53
Górecka, Anna (piano)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, string section (Orchestra)
Smolij, Mariusz (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:13:11