Lajos Lencsés: All’Ungharese – Hungarian Masterpieces for Oboe (CD)

UPC: 4006408108948

Overview

“All’Ungharese” gathers world‑premiere recordings of 20th‑century Hungarian oboe repertoire arranged or performed by Lajos Lencsés. Featuring virtuoso showpieces by Ferenc Farkas, Zoltán Kodály, György Ránki, Jenő Takács, and Frigyes Hidas, with the Budapest Strings and the SWR Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart under Alan Gilbert, this 2001 Capriccio release highlights the rich folk‑inspired melodies and modern harmonies of Hungary’s foremost composers.

Überblick (German Translation)

„All’Ungharese“ versammelt Weltpremieren von ungarischer Oboenliteratur des 20. Jahrhunderts, arrangiert und interpretiert von Lajos Lencsés. Virtuose Werke von Ferenc Farkas, Zoltán Kodály, György Ránki, Jenő Takács und Frigyes Hidas, dargeboten vom Budapest Strings und dem SWR Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart unter Alan Gilbert, zeigen die reichen volksmusikalischen Melodien und modernen Harmonien Ungarns.

Product Features

• Format & Packaging: CD; Jewel case with 12‑page illustrated booklet
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 894 (DDD [54:08])
• Release Date: 2001
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Classical / 20th‑Century Chamber & Orchestral Works
• Recording: Digital recording by Südwestrundfunk Stuttgart (tracks 15–17); Budapest Strings studio sessions
• Duration: Approx. 54 minutes 8 seconds
• Cover Design: sowieso design, Köln; photo by G. Huss

Track Listing

Budapest Strings (arranged or conducted by Lajos Lencsés)

1. Aria (from Aria e Rondo all’ungherese) – —

2. Rondo all’ungherese (Farkas) – —

3. Epigrammák (Epigrams) – Zoltán Kodály orchestration

   1. Lento – 1:37
   2. Unmarked – 1:28
   3. Unmarked – 1:35
   4. Moderato – 1:13
   5. Allegretto – 0:51
   6. Andantino – 1:37
   7. Con moto – 2:01
   8. Unmarked – 2:32
   9. Unmarked – 1:26

Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Conductor: Alan Gilbert)

1. Don Quixote y Dulcinea (Ránki; orch. Lencsés) I. Andantino espressivo e rubato – 3:57 II. Allegretto grazioso e capriccioso – 3:05

2. Meditation for Oboe and Strings (Takács) – 4:22

14–16. Oboe Concerto (Hidas) I. Allegro – 7:53 II. Andante – 7:29 III. Allegro vivo – 4:52

Publishers and Artists

• Label & Publisher: Capriccio (Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany)
• Producer: Delta Music GmbH production
• Recording Engineer: (SWR tracks) – Südwestrundfunk Stuttgart engineers
• Cover Design: sowieso design, Köln
• Photography: G. Huss

• Ensembles & Conductors:

  • Budapest Strings (tracks 1–9), arranged/conducted by Lajos Lencsés
  • SWR Radio‑Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (tracks 12–17), conductor Alan Gilbert
• Soloist: Lajos Lencsés, oboe

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