Ferenc Farkas: Piano Works, Vol. 1

Featuring

Stefano Cascioli
Ferenc Farkas

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Composer Biography

Ferenc Farkas, a Hungarian composer, had a significant impact on European music through his students, who included György Ligeti and György Kurtág.

Performer Biography

Stefano Cascioli, the pianist on this album, holds degrees in piano, violin, and composition, and has also studied orchestral conducting.

Album & Artwork

The cover art for this album features a detail from Gino Severini's painting 'La leçon de musique' (1928-1929), chosen because Farkas was inspired by Severini's art.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Farkas's time in Rome with Respighi helped him develop his own neoclassical style, moving away from the influence of Bartók and Kodály.

Composer Biography

Farkas studied in Rome from 1929 to 1931 under Ottorino Respighi, an Italian composer known for his tone poems, at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia.

Compositional Technique

The piano piece 3x33 (1991) by Farkas is characterized by symbolism, with each of its three movements consisting of exactly 33 bars.

Compositional Technique

Farkas's piano cycle Hybrides (1957) uses a unique 'tonal dodecaphony' where twelve-tone technique is combined with traditional composing, creating perceptible melodies within classical dance forms.