The conductor Frederick Stock commissioned new works from renowned composers like Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, Alfredo Casella, Reinhold Glière, and William Walton, in addition to Kodály, for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 1941 festive year.
Composition History
Kodály entrusted the score of his Concerto for Orchestra to Béla Bartók, who was immigrating to the United States, after Kodály's own trip was thwarted by the outbreak of war.
Composer Biography
Kodály abandoned creative work for several months after his wife Emma's death in 1958, but a new commission from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra helped him conclude his Symphony.
Composition History
Kodály's Summer Evening was originally his diploma work, premiered in 1906, and later reworked in 1930 at the request of Arturo Toscanini.
Composition History
Zoltán Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1939 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Compositional Technique
Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra uniquely draws from Baroque concerto grosso stylistic elements, including the alternation of concertino groups and tutti, and strict counterpoint.
Composition History
The idea for Kodály's Symphony originated with Arturo Toscanini, and the work was dedicated to his memory.
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