Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Lawrence Foster - Kodály - Bartók (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra and conductor Lawrence Foster present choral-orchestral works by Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. They join forces with a remarkable group of soloists – including Luiza Fatyol, Roxana Constantinescu, Marius Vlad, Ioan Hotea and Bogdan Baciu – as well as the Junior VIP children’s choir. The album opens with Kodály’s Budavári Te Deum and Psalmus Hungaricus, followed by Bartók’s Transylvanian Dances and culminating in the composer’s Cantata Profana. The latter work, based on ancient myth, was originally conceived in Romanian, but the piece is usually performed in a Hungarian version. This recording reinstates the Romanian original version, retouched by choir conductor Cornel Groza. In general, this recording by Romanian ensembles of works by Hungarian composers linked to Romanian sources can be seen as an exploration of Romania and Hungary’s shared roots, and of the bicultural nature of Transylvania in particular.

Lawrence Foster has a vast Pentatone discography, including several orchestral and complete opera recordings. The Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra so far featured on two Pentatone recordings under the baton of Foster: Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West (2021) and Melody Moore’s solo recital Remembering Tebaldi (2023). Roxana Constantinescu featured on Pentatone recordings of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Puccini’s Il tabarro (both 2020), while Marius Vlad appeared on the above-mentioned La Fanciulla del West recording.

Luiza Fatyol, soprano
Roxana Constantinescu, mezzo-soprano
Marius Vlad, tenor
Ioan Hotea, tenor
Bogdan Baciu, baritone
Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra
Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir
Lawrence Foster, conductor

Tracklist:
01. Budavári Te Deum: I. Te Deum laudamus
02. Budavári Te Deum: II. Pleni sunt coeli et terra
03. Budavári Te Deum: III. Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus
04. Budavári Te Deum: IV. Te per orbem terrarum
05. Budavári Te Deum: V. Tu Rex gloriae Christe
06. Budavári Te Deum: VI. Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes
07. Budavári Te Deum: VII. Te ergo quaesumus
08. Budavári Te Deum: VIII. Et rege eos
09. Budavári Te Deum: IX. In te Domine speravi
10. Budavári Te Deum: X. In aeternum
11. Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13: I. Mikoron Dávid nagy búsultában
12. Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13: II. Te azért lelkem
13. Psalmus hungaricus, Op. 13: III. Igaz vagy Uram
14. Transylvanian Dances, Sz. 96: I. Allegretto
15. Transylvanian Dances, Sz. 96: II. Moderato
16. Transylvanian Dances, Sz. 96: III. Allegro vivace
17. Cantata Profana, Sz. 94, Part I: No. 1, Cel unchea batranu
18. Cantata Profana, Sz. 94, Part I: No. 2, Prin codri umblara, hei hei
19. Cantata Profana, Sz. 94, Part I: No. 3, Pana si-au d'aflatu
20. Cantata Profana, Sz. 94, Part II: No. 1, E-hei, si drag taicutul loru
21. Cantata Profana, Sz. 94, Part II: No. 2, Taicusoru loru din grai si-o stragatu
22. Cantata Profana, Sz. 94, Part III: No. 1, Cel unches batranu


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