Composer of the Week - Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967) - International Acclaim

Donald Macleod explores how, despite intense criticism in his native Hungary, Zoltan Kodaly began to receive an increasingly favourable reception abroad, thanks in part to the attention of conductors such as Arturo Toscanini and Willem Mengelberg. He also considers Kodaly's relationship with Britain. Meditation on a Theme by Claude Debussy Adam Fellegi (piano) Hungaroton Classic 31540-41, CD2 Tr 9 Summer Evening - revised version Philharmonia Hungarica Antal Dorati (conductor) Decca 443007-2 and 008-2, CD2 Tr 3 Chi d'amor sente (Four Italian Madrigals) Gyor Girls' Choir Miklos Szabo (conductor) Hungaroton SLPPD 12948, Tr 9 Concerto for Orchestra BBC Philharmonic Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) Chandos CHAN 9811, Tr 2 Fancy Gyor Girls Choir Miklos Szabo (conductor) Hungaroton SLPPD 12948, Tr 5 Ode to Music BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) BBC recording - not commercially available.