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Takács: Orchestral Works / Christ, Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
Capriccio

Takács: Orchestral Works / Christ, Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt

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Composer
Takacs, Jeno
Artist
Karmon, Triendl, Christ
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Apr 01, 2022
Catalog #
C5438
UPC
845221054384

About

His works have accompanied generations of beginner instrumental students on their first foray into contemporary music. But with works like his Concerto for Piano, Strings, and Percussion Jenö Takács clearly placed himself in a line with the great paragons Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Early he started out with the impressionist coloring and the influences of Hungarian folk music. Studying with Joseph Marx added a strict contrapuntal note to it. Getting to know Bártok further increased the Hungarian element (topicality, rhythm, bitonality). Jenö Takács was a humanist, a ‘musical cosmopolitan’, an eyewitness of almost the entire 20th century.

REVIEW:

The Serenade after Ancient Contradances from Graz consists of six cheerful movements for string orchestra, similar in style to Grieg’s Holberg Suite. It is relatively brief (7 minutes), and the tossed-off ending leaves me wanting more of its enjoyable swagger.

Takacs wrote the Concerto for piano, strings, and percussion in 1947 and revised it a few times. The piano part is steely as in Bartok’s concertos, but simpler textures and relatively more conventional harmonies make Takacs more approachable. Although there are many scintillating passages, a lot of the material seems to be waiting for another theme to take the lead—except it never does. The sections never quite build into something sweeping and fulfilling.

The Passacaglia is one of his most serious pieces, though it is not forbidding, even when it pushes up against the boundaries of tonality. The dramatic arc is quite satisfying.

The Three Pieces for string orchestra are cleverly thought-out and should be better known.

The playing in everything is wonderful; Karmon has a lush tone, and Triendl’s piano is fire and steel. The sonics are reverberant, and the string orchestra glows.

-- American Record Guide (Stephen Estep)

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Ouvertüre 01:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Ouvertüre
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  2. 2 II. Serenade 02:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Serenade
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  3. 3 III. Kontratanz 01:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Kontratanz
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  4. 4 IV. Polka 01:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Polka
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  5. 5 V. Menuett 02:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuett
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  6. 6 VI. Dudelsack 02:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Dudelsack
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  7. 7 Rhapsody, Op. 49, "Ungarische Weisen" (Hungarian Tunes) (version for violin and string orchestra) 07:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    Rhapsody, Op. 49, "Ungarische Weisen" (Hungarian Tunes) (version for violin and string orchestra)
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Performer
    Nina Karmon
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  8. 8 I. Andante - Allegro vivace 13:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    13:25
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  9. 9 II. Fantasia 08:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Fantasia
    Duration
    08:59
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  10. 10 III. Finale: Allegro molto vivace, quasi Presto 04:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro molto vivace, quasi Presto
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Performer
    Oliver Triendl
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  11. 11 Passacaglia, Op. 73 13:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Passacaglia, Op. 73
    Duration
    13:21
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  12. 12 Keltische Pastorale (Celtic Pastorale) 01:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    Keltische Pastorale (Celtic Pastorale)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  13. 13 Paprika Jancsi / Merry Andrew (Hanswurst / Tomfool) 01:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    Paprika Jancsi / Merry Andrew (Hanswurst / Tomfool)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ
  14. 14 American Rhapsody 02:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    American Rhapsody
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Jenö Takács
    Ensemble
    Georgische Kammerorchester Ingolstadt
    Conductor
    Evan-Alexis Christ