![Ernő Sebestyén – J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 (2015/2021) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/01/17/lIg7OKq.md.jpg)
Ernő Sebestyén – J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 (2015/2021) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]
With time passing by, one is beginning to grasp the weight and significance of Bach’s music. And most certainly, it is more telling to the man of the 20th century than to anybody ever before. This Baroque musicians makes the most modern composer of our own times. Eternal and hypermodern at the same time, or to put it differently: it is him whom we need most.’ Quote from Pilinszky János’s About Bach and God
![Dávid Báll – Grosses Konzertsolo (2022) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/01/09/rfhfwsazqmp5a_600.md.jpg)
Dávid Báll – Grosses Konzertsolo (2022) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]
Few experiences transformed my performances like my relationship with Zoltán Kocsis. The opportunity to play together encouraged me to more fully execute technical skills, and his immeasurable knowledge of music provided inspiration for a lifetime. His unique genius and charisma unleashed energies I never knew. Often considered Zoltan Kocsis’ legendary pieces, this publication includes the Liszt works. Another notable reason to include the Liszt works was our decade long collaboration beginning with the Réminiscences de Norma. Kocsis’ live recordings of the Grosses Konzertsolo, S.176. and Réminiscences de Norma stand out among interpretations of the works to date, and among all recordings of piano literature ever made. Kocsis demonstrates impressive technical confidence, almost perfection, with unique drifting and captivating musicality may have been the preserve of Ferenc Liszt. The purpose of this publication is to pay tribute to a great man of our time who became a role model for his contemporaries and many generations that followed, through his genius, character, unrelenting perfectionism, and his obsession. I am not trying to surpass the perfection or standard of excellence that has appeared in almost all of Kocsis’ interpretations.
![Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra – Born for Passion (2021) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2022/09/15/xpqixb9ex73xb_600.md.jpg)
Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra – Born for Passion (2021) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]
This album is a collection of musical expressions of passion, pieces by Hungarian composers from the 19th century to the present day. Franz Liszt was actually an Austrian-German cosmopolitan, but in his art and deeds he clearly declared himself Hungarian. Les Préludes is casting the struggles of life and, in a Faustian sense, the conflicts of creative work into music. Ferenc Lehár’s life work is unquestionably connected to the peculiarly Austro-Hungarian musical genre of operetta. While the operettas and dances of the 19th century express and serve a real or desired feeling of life, the peculiarity of Lehár’s art is the clear connection it shows to the nostalgia that is typical of the 20th century. Ernő Dohnányi’s musical thought is typical of late Romanticism, preserving the tools of German Romanticism, at the same time delicately and seamlessly integrating folk music into his art. Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály is an excellent example of how folk music and the current musical thought could connect to each other in the 20th century and how the works born of this interaction bear comparison with any Romantic symphonic poem. The 1st movement (Symphony No.1) of Levente Gyöngyösi depicts a happy love with all of its conflicts, fears, smaller and greater distresses and of course with the outbursts of joy.
![Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra – Sound of Movies (2021) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2022/09/15/1qpkGeo.md.jpg)
Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra – Sound of Movies (2021) [FLAC 24 bit, 192 kHz]
“For us „serious” musicians, the recognition that film music indeed claims a place in regular classical concert life was immensely important. Most of all because the best movie soundtracks are definitely rooted in the genre of Romantic symphonic poem. The compositions of the most significant masters of Hollywood in our days, like Ennio Morricone, John Williams both in their musical contents and elaboration are absolutely comparable to the compositions of Wagner’s and Richard Strauss’s period. Though BDO boasts a long list of monumental productions, we never lost sight of the main benefit of film music – its educative potentials. I clearly remember a concert some years ago where I selected orchestral parts from Wagner’s Ring cycle alongside with some of John Williams’ highlights. The audience mostly sitting there to hear music from some blockbusters where struck with the power of revelation. It is this spirit that I selected the compositions of this album.”