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Kodaly - Hary Janos / Bartok - Duke Bluebeard’s Castle | Australian Eloquence ELQ4806814

Kodaly - Hary Janos / Bartok - Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

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Label: Australian Eloquence

Cat No: ELQ4806814

Barcode: 0028948068142

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 10th December 2012

Contents

Artists

Peter Ustinov (narrator)
Gyorgy Melis (baritone)
Erzsebet Komlossy (contralto)
Margit Laszlo (soprano)
Olga Szonyi (mezzo soprano)
Laszlo Palocz (bass-baritone)
Zsolt Bende (baritone)
Walter Berry (bass-baritone)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Istvan Kertesz

Works

Bartok, Bela

Bluebeard's Castle, op.11 Sz48

Kodaly, Zoltan

Hary Janos, op.15

Artists

Peter Ustinov (narrator)
Gyorgy Melis (baritone)
Erzsebet Komlossy (contralto)
Margit Laszlo (soprano)
Olga Szonyi (mezzo soprano)
Laszlo Palocz (bass-baritone)
Zsolt Bende (baritone)
Walter Berry (bass-baritone)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Istvan Kertesz

About

István Kertész’s recordings on Decca are legendary and many of them are now on CD on Eloquence – some for the first time. This generous 2CD set offers a unique coupling of two ‘fairy tale’ pieces by Hungarian composers: Kodály’s Hary Janos (a ‘singspiel’), a light-hearted tale of the imaginary adventures of the Hungarian general (with Peter Ustinov, no less, as the hilarious actor/narrator), and Bartók’s one-act operatic thriller, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.

The extensive notes in the booklet include a conversation between producer Erik Smith with Kertész and Christa Ludwig, who sings the part of Judith in the Bartók. The recordings were some of Decca’s best and even today sound absolutely spectacular.

the Edinburgh Festival Chorus and the Wandsworth schoolboys deserve special commendation for their valour […] something of a virtuoso performance in its own right which Ustinov obviously enjoyed hugely […] technically the whole thing is a tour de force – and that includes particularly vivid orchestral sound; partly it is the sheer superlative panache of the orchestral playing under Kertesz’ - Gramophone [Háry János]

this issue of Bartók's early opera must count as one of Decca's great operatic recordings, to be treasured by all who appreciate this marvellous score. Rival versions, past and present, are left at the post’ - Gramophone [Bartók]

sets new standards … the Decca remastering reaches demonstration quality’ - Penguin Guide [Bartók] ***

Contents:
Kodaly - Háry János
Peter Ustinov, narrator
György Melis, baritone • Erzsébet Komlóssy, contralto • Márgit László, soprano • Olga Szönyi, mezzo soprano • László Palócz, bass-baritone • Zsolt Bende, baritone • Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir • Edinburgh Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra / István Kertész
 
Bartok - Bluebeard’s Castle, BB62 (Op.11)    
Walter Berry, bass-baritone • Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Orchestra / István Kertész

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