Vegyeskari művek / Works for Mixed Choir
Kodály started composing choral works in his student years but he only became a primarily choral composer after the success of Psalmus Hungaricus, from the mid-1920s. Our compilation is the first in a set of the Complete Works for Mixed Choir by Zoltán Kodály. The CD contains, with the exception of a short occasional piece, the a cappella compositions of more than three decades. The composer's corrections in the manuscripts and printed scores could be adopted in this recording courtesy of Mrs. Sarolta Kodály.
The Debrecen Kodály Chorus was founded in 1955. Apart from singing works by the composer it was named after, it has always been the choir's endeavour to present masterly 20th-century and contemporary choral music. The premiere of more than a hundred works is associated with its name. In the course of its concerts the choir has appeared in 40 countries.
Péter Erdei is the artistic leader of the Debrecen Kodály Chorus, director-general of the Zoltán Kodály Music Pedagogical Institute, lecturer at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music between 1973 and 2003, choirmaster of the Teachers' Choir of Kecskemét, guest conductor of the Choir of the Hungarian Radio, choirmaster of the World Youth Choir. Honorary doctor of Capital University (USA). His most important distinctions include Liszt-Prize, Katona-Prize, Trefort-Prize, Officer's Cross of the Order of the Hungarian Republic.
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Miserere Este / Evening Túrót eszik a cigány / See the Gypsies Munching Cheese Új esztendõt köszöntõ / A Christmas Carol Köszöntõ / A Birthday Greeting Mátrai képek / Mátra Pictures Öregek / The Aged Akik mindig elkésnek / Too Late Jézus és a kufárok / Jesus and the Traders Horatii Carmen II. 10 Székely keserves / Transylvanian Lament Molnár Anna / Annie Miller Liszt Ferenchez / Ode to Liszt A Magyarokhoz / Song of Faith |
5'43" 4'54" 2'19" 2'08" 1'04" 11'25" 7'16" 3'05" 6'27" 1'30" 4'24" 8'46" 8'20" 1'58" Összidõ / Total time: 69'45" |
Vezényel / Conducted by
Péter Erdei
Magyar 2-9; 11-14 és latin 1, 10 nyelven / Sung in Hungarian 2-9: 11-14 and Latin 1 , 10
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The Peacock (1937) – Endre Ady Our Father (1937) – Dénes P Szedõ Hymn to King Saint Stephen (1938) – from the Bozóky Songbook (for chamber choir) Hymn to King Saint Stephen (1938) Evening Song (1938) – folk texts Greeting on Saint John’s Day (1939) – folk texts Do Not Grieve (1939) –András Szkhárosi Horváth Norwegian Girls (1940) – Sándor Weöres First Communion (1942) –Dénes P. Szedõ The Forgotten Song of Bálint Balassi (1942) – Erzsi Gazdag Cohors generosa (1943) – Old Hungarian students’ greeting Advent Song (1943) – from an 18th-century French Missale Geneva Psalm 121 (1943) Beseeching (1943) – Bálint Balassi Song from Gömör (1943) – folk texts To the Transylvanians (1943) – Sándor Petõfi Battle Song (1943) – Sándor Petõfi The Hungarian Nation (1947) – Sándor Petõfi Lament (1947) – Pál Bodrogh |
3'26" 0'50" 5'33" 4'51" 3'23" 1'19" 6'11" 2'59" 4'36" 5'41" 1'05" 4'17" 3'51" 4'13" 2'34" 4'42" 2'56" 6'45" 3'50" Összidõ / Total time: 73'49" |