Zador / Budapest Symphony Orchestra Mav / Smolij Variations On A Hungarian Folksong & Festival CD

Hungarian composer Eugene Zdor, a friend of B?la Bart?k, won renown in Vienna before having to leave for America in 1939 where he eventually became Mikl?s R?zsa's exclusive orchestrator in Hollywood. His music is often redolent of his native soil as depicted in the Variations on a Hungarian Folksong which, at times, approaches an almost Straussian opulence. Written in Vienna in 1936, the Dance Symphony is a sunny homage to the composer's adopted home. The Festival Overture is a much later work of almost cinematic brilliance. This is Volume 3 of the ongoing Naxos series of Zdor's orchestral works.

1. Festival Overture 2. Theme 3. Var. 1: Bagatelle 4. Var. 2: Burleske 5. Var. 3: Scherzo 6. Var. 4: Serenade 7. Var. 5: Scherzetto 8. Var. 6: Tempo Di Foxtrot 9. Var. 7: Capriccio 10. Var. 8: Alla Zingaresca - Quasi Csardas 11. Var. 9: Phantasie 12. Var. 10: Fugato - Stretta 13. Allegro Moderato 14. Andante Cantabile 15. Allegro 16. Andantino, Rondo - Molto Vivo