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Michael Francis - Ernst von Dohnányi: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Pastorale - Import CD
Michael Francis - Ernst von Dohnányi: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Pastorale - Import CD
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Classical Music
September 3, 2026
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Catalog No.: C5502
JAN/ISBN: 4589538833732
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Michael Francis
Description:
Ernő Dohnányi was a Hungarian composer who lived roughly during the same period as Bartók, but—as suggested by his use of the German name Ernst von Dohnányi—he considered himself a successor to the German Romantic tradition epitomized by Brahms. During his lifetime, he enjoyed international renown as a pianist and, as an educator, mentored Annie Fischer, Géza Anda, and Georg Solti, among others. The conductor Christoph von Dohnányi is his grandson. Although the actual composition of his Symphony No. 2 took place during World War II, the concept is said to date back some 15 years earlier. The first movement, marked “Allegro con brio, ma energico e appassionato,” is highly energetic; in contrast, the Adagio exudes an idyllic and sentimental atmosphere; and a lighthearted scherzo movement that at times evokes American music, culminating in a grand final movement—a set of variations based on a Bach chorale, complete with an introduction and coda—making it a major work with a playing time of about 50 minutes. The “Hungarian Pastoral,” an orchestral arrangement of a piano piece, is rich in folk elements, yet its sophisticated orchestration demonstrates the composer’s skill. You may find yourself comparing it to Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances. Michael Francis and the Rhineland-Palatinate State Philharmonic, whose recordings of Mahler’s interpretations of Beethoven’s works have garnered acclaim, deliver a performance here that is both incisive and weighty. Naxos Japan
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