Eugene Zádor composed several concertos for what he called 'underprivileged' instruments, including trombone, cimbalom, double bass, and accordion.
Performer Biography
László Hadady, the oboist, has been the solo oboist in Pierre Boulez's chamber orchestra, the Ensemble Intercontemporain, since 1980 and has worked with many contemporary composers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eugene Zádor summarized his musical style as being 'exactly between La Traviata and Lulu,' aiming for accessibility to a wide contemporary audience.
Performer Biography
Mariusz Smolij, the conductor on this album, has led over a hundred orchestras on four continents and is a founding member of the Penderecki String Quartet.
Historical Context
The Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, featured on this recording, was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways.
Composer Biography
Eugene Zádor, a Hungarian composer, emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and worked in Hollywood as an orchestrator, primarily for Miklós Rózsa.
Compositional Technique
In his Studies for Orchestra, Eugene Zádor intentionally used the extreme high and low registers of instruments like the flute and contrabassoon, stating that if they weren't usable, they wouldn't be there.
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