IDAGIO | Rozsa: Three Hungarian Sketches - Hungarian Nocturne 747313228577

Featuring

Mariusz Smolij
Mark Kosower
MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar
Miklós Rózsa

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Performer Biography

Mark Kosower, the cellist on this recording, was appointed Principal Cello of the Cleveland Orchestra by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst in 2010.

Composition History

Miklós Rózsa composed Notturno ungherese, Op. 28, as a commission from the Edward B. Benjamin Tranquil Music Project, which encouraged composers to create music that 'charms and soothes'.

Composer Biography

Miklós Rózsa, the composer, had a journey from Budapest to Hollywood, via Leipzig, Paris, and London, which he chronicled in his autobiography, Double Life.

Composition History

The Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 3, was Miklós Rózsa's first published orchestral work, written at the end of his studies at the Leipzig Conservatory in 1929.

Recording & Production

The Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 3, is a world première recording on this album.

Compositional Technique

The Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra is tightly structured in an arch form (ABCBDA-Coda), a form often used by Bartók, and features motives that are never repeated in the exact same way.

Historical Context

Miklós Rózsa's Overture to a Symphony Concert, Op. 26a, was influenced by the tragic events of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, which he admitted a year after its creation.