Composer of the Week - Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967) - The Final Years

Donald Macleod explores Kodaly's life in Hungary under communist rule following the Second World War - years in which the composer finally achieved the status of a cultural statesman in his own country. Children's Dances (No 1) Adam Fellegi (piano) Hungaroton Classic 31540-41, CD2 Tr 10 Hymn of Zrinyi Benjamin Luxon (baritone) Brighton Festival Chorus Laszlo Heltay (conductor) Decca Ovation 421 810-2, CD2 Tr 8 Symphony in C Philharmonia Hungarica Antal Dorati (conductor) Decca 443 006-2, Trs 4-6 King Laszlo's Men Children's Choir Miraculum Laszlo Durenyik Private recording - not commercially available.