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Weiner: Divertimentos Nos. 1 & 2 / Csanyi, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV
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Weiner: Divertimentos Nos. 1 & 2 / Csanyi, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV

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Composer
WEINER, LEO
Artist
Csanyi
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 24, 2020
Catalog #
8574125
UPC
747313412570

About

Leó Weiner, a contemporary of Bartók and Kodály, was a profoundly important teacher in Budapest whose own music developed from a more traditional Romantic model – exemplified by the songful Románc, Op. 29 – to an absorption of his native Hungarian folk music during the 1930s. The two Divertimentos for strings, vibrantly orchestrated sequences of dances, are among the best-known works of this period. The later Hungarian Nursery Rhymes and Folk Songs draw on some archaic and very popular native melodies. Volumes 1 and 2 can be heard on 8.573491 and 8.573847. This is Volume 3 of Valéria Csányi’s ongoing series of the complete orchestral works by Weiner, with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV. Vol. 1 includes the complete ballet C song or and Tünde (8.573491)in which Gramophone wrote that ‘Csányi shapes the score as if she really loves it’, while Fanfare stated that ‘this disc represents a charming discovery.’

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REVIEW:

This is the fourth disc in Naxos’ survey of the orchestral music of Leó Weiner—each performed by the same artists as here. All of these CDs have been impressively and idiomatically performed and the repertoire is valuable in expanding the knowledge of Weiner’s work outside his native Hungary. For those discovering his music for the first time, this disc might be the best introduction to his work of the series so far.

In terms of both musical content and simple length, the Pastorale, Fantasy and Fugue Op.23 is the most substantial work on this disc. The use of folk-inspired melodic and rhythmic shapes is unmistakable but none of these are explicitly folk-derived although the fugal finale does draw on a traditional Hungarian bagpipe song. This is certainly a work that deserves to be more widely known and played outside of its native Hungary.

This well recorded, confidently played programme cements the attractive music of Leo Weiner as being well-worth performing. With the exception of the Op.23, this is essentially quite light but very enjoyable music that benefits from sympathetic and idiomatic performances. István Kassai’s English-only liner is very helpful highlighting information about both the music and this relatively unfamiliar composer.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Romanze (Romance), Op. 29 07:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Romanze (Romance), Op. 29
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Performer
    Ditta Rohmann, Melinda Felletár
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  2. 2 I. Lakodalmas (Hungarian Wedding Dance) 03:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Lakodalmas (Hungarian Wedding Dance)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  3. 3 II. Tréfálkozás (Teasing) 04:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Tréfálkozás (Teasing)
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  4. 4 III. Panaszos ének (Lament) 01:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Panaszos ének (Lament)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  5. 5 IV. Kanász-nóta (Swineherd's Song) 04:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Kanász-nóta (Swineherd's Song)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  6. 6 Pastorale 08:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Pastorale
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  7. 7 Phantaisie 07:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    Phantaisie
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  8. 8 Fugue 06:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  9. 9 No. 1. Szomorú fűzfának harminchárom ága (Thirty-three Branches of a Weeping Willow) 01:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Szomorú fűzfának harminchárom ága (Thirty-three Branches of a Weeping Willow)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  10. 10 No. 2. Szőlőhegyen keresztül (Through the Vineyard) 00:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Szőlőhegyen keresztül (Through the Vineyard)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  11. 11 No. 3. Tavaszi szél (Spring Breeze) 01:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Tavaszi szél (Spring Breeze)
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  12. 12 No. 4. Lányom, lányom, gyöngyvirágom (Oh My Daughter, My Sweet Lily) 00:33
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4. Lányom, lányom, gyöngyvirágom (Oh My Daughter, My Sweet Lily)
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  13. 13 No. 5. Gyergyói verbunk (Recruiting Dance from Gyergyó) 01:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 5. Gyergyói verbunk (Recruiting Dance from Gyergyó)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  14. 14 No. 6. Mért küldött a kisasszony (What Has the Girl Sent Me) 00:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 6. Mért küldött a kisasszony (What Has the Girl Sent Me)
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  15. 15 No. 7. Mély a Tiszának a széle (The River Tisza is Deep at the Edge) 01:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 7. Mély a Tiszának a széle (The River Tisza is Deep at the Edge)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  16. 16 No. 8. Áll előttem egy virágszál (Before Me Stands a Flower) 00:57
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 8. Áll előttem egy virágszál (Before Me Stands a Flower)
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  17. 17 No. 9. Eger felé (On the Way to Eger) 01:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 9. Eger felé (On the Way to Eger)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    MAV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  18. 18 I. Jó alapos csárdás (Full-Bodied Csárdás) 02:08
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Jó alapos csárdás (Full-Bodied Csárdás)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  19. 19 II. Rókatánc (Fox Dance) 02:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Rókatánc (Fox Dance)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  20. 20 III. Marosszéki keringős (Ronde of Marosszék) 01:39
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Marosszéki keringős (Ronde of Marosszék)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  21. 21 IV. Verbunkos (Hungarian Recruiting Dance) 02:30
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Verbunkos (Hungarian Recruiting Dance)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi
  22. 22 V. Csűrdöngölő (Transylvanian Barn Dance) 02:38
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Csűrdöngölő (Transylvanian Barn Dance)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Budapest, string section MÁV Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Valéria Csányi