The friendship between MÃ¡tyÃ¡s Seiber and Antal DorÃ¡ti dates back to their youth, when they were the two youngest students in ZoltÃ¡n KodÃ¡ly's composition class in Budapest in the 1920s. DorÃ¡ti was one year younger than Seiber and held him in high esteem from the beginning. In the memoirs, Igy lÃ¡ttuk KodÃ¡lyt ['Thus We Saw KodÃ¡ly'], he writes the following: "The two 'best' were MÃ¡tyÃ¡s Seiber and Lajos BÃ¡rdos. Matyi [MÃ¡tyÃ¡s] wrote a great string quartet at the time, which has survived. One of our tasks was to write variations on a Handel theme. In response to one of Seiber's slow-tempo variations, Mr KodÃ¡ly said: 'That's nice'. In our eyes - at least in my eyes - that was the canonization of Matyi."

Tracklist:

Sinfonietta For String Orchestra: I. Maestoso - Allegro Moderato
Sinfonietta For String Orchestra: II. Lento
Sinfonietta For String Orchestra: III. Rondo. Allegro
Besardo Suite No. 2: I. Intrada
Besardo Suite No. 2: II. Guillemette - Chorea Rustica
Besardo Suite No. 2: III. Gaillarda Dolorata
Besardo Suite No. 2: IV. Branle Commun
Besardo Suite No. 2: V. Madrigale
Besardo Suite No. 2: VI. Courante De Guerre - Canaries
Fantasia Concertante
Violin Sonata: I. Appassionato E Rapsodico
Violin Sonata: II. Grazioso, Danzata
Violin Sonata: III. Lento E Rubato
Concert Piece

UPC: 881488210439
Label: Profil - G Haenssler
Release Date: 11.5.21
Format: CD

Seiber / Torok - Orchestral Works (CD)