Ernö Dohnányi, born in 1877, was considered the most significant Hungarian musical figure of the early 20th century.
Composer Biography
Brahms admired Ernö Dohnányi's Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1, which Dohnányi completed at age eighteen, and helped him secure a publisher.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Zoltán Kodály, though only five years younger than Ernö Dohnányi, took a different compositional path, incorporating a strong folk element based on his ethnomusicological research with Béla Bartók.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, across several dates in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Composer Biography
Ernö Dohnányi studied piano with István Thoman, a pupil of Liszt, and composition with Hans Koessler at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest.
Composer Biography
Béla Bartók wrote in 1920 that 'Musical life in Budapest today may be summed up in one name - Dohnányi,' highlighting Ernö Dohnányi's immense influence.
Critical Reception
Wilhelm Altmann incorrectly described Zoltán Kodály's Second Quartet as 'atonal,' but Béla Bartók clarified that Kodály's work demonstrated the tonal principle had not lost its relevance.
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