Listening Guide
With Lew Smoley
The Works
Lehar
Hungarian Fantasy
Bartok
Kossuth
Kodaly
Psalmus Hungaricus
1st movement
2nd movement
3rd movement
4th movement
Kalman
Gypsy Princess Waltz
Lajtha
3rd String Quartet
Andante
Allegro
Commodo
Poco Lento
Vivo
Weiner
Suite of Hungarian Dances
Zador
Hungarian Capriccio
Kadosa
Symphony No. 4
Seiber
Fantasie Concertante
Farkas
Old Hungarian Dances
Intrada
Slow Dance
Shoulder Blade Dance
Dance of the Prince of Transylvania
Dance of Lazar Apor
Chorea
Leaping Dance
Sturring Tune (Csardas)
Rozsa
Theme Variations and Finale
Theme
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation 3
Variation 4
Variation 5
Variation 6
Variation 7
Variation 8
Finale
Goldmark
Overture: In The Spring
Lang
The Death of a Faun
Tardos
Upon The Cities Outskirts
Szervansky
Concerto: Movements 1 and 2
David
Symphony No. 4
Mihaly
Apokryphs
Marcos
Music Di Ballo
Sarai
Symphony No. 2
Hello Lew,
I had to take a moment to say that your podcast is everything I ever wished I could find in a classical music station: commercial-free, informative (but not pedantic) commentary, and best of all, excellent music. The series on Hungary has been especially enjoyable. As a music major in the seventies, we were always told that the only important Hungarian composers were Liszt, Bartók and Kodály. The only Bartok we ever heard was the Concerto for Orchestra (so all the serialists could complain that he “sold out”), and we never heard any Kodály. I am in awe at the depth and variety of the Hungarian musical world – its melodic invention and all those shimmering orchestrations. That Psalmus Hungaricus was rapturous! Tell me: in your opinion, do the Hungarians have a greater gift for music than other cultures, or does it just seem that way because of the excellent examples you showcased?
It did not escape my notice that some of your source recordings are on vinyl. How available are these recordings for purchase?