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This month is the birthday of Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, music pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher, Zoltán Kodály who was born on December 16, 1882, in Kecskemét, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary. He is known as the creator of the Kodály method of music education.
The Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13, is a choral work for tenor, chorus and orchestra by Zoltán Kodály, composed in 1923. The Psalmus was commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda for a gala performance on 19 November 1923 along with the Dance Suite by Béla Bartók.
Where the Psalmus Hungaricus is reverent, regal and serious, the Dance Suite is full of life, fun, light and joyous. The text is based on the gloss of Psalm 55, "Give ear to my prayer, oh God", by 16th-century poet, preacher, and translator Mihály Vég. libretto's passages of despair and call to God provide opportunities for
the composer to address Hungary's tragic past and disastrous post-Trianon Treaty predicament, when it lost over 70% of its national territory. The music reflects the nation's crisis during and after World War I (the partition of the historical Hungary), and the text draws a parallel between the sorrows of King David and the suffering of the Magyars in Ottoman Hungary. Thus, the Psalmus Hungaricus encompasses two and a half millennia of political distress.
The work opens with a terse orchestral prelude Then the solo tenor follows with the aria, Oh, that I had
wings like a dove. The chorus
responds with a brief, gentle passage, followed by a wordless female choral lamentation, and their cries arfe joined by
the tenor's part to the climactic choral assertion that God shall hear, and afflict them. A dramatic monologue sung by the
tenor ensues, continuing nearly to the movement's finale, when the
chorus erupts into a joyous declaration.
The first performance outside Hungary of the Psalmus Hungaricus took place with Volkmar Andreae conducting in Zürich on June 18, 1926, This marked a turning point in the
international recognition of Kodály as a composer, beyond his renown as
an ethnomusicologist and music educator.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A - Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13
Side 2:
B - Dance Suite
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Credits:
Choir – The London Philharmonic Choir* (tracks: A)
Composed By – Bartók* (tracks: B), Kodály* (tracks: A)
Conductor – Janos Ferencsik*
Design [Album] – Alex Steinweiss
Directed By [Technical Director] – Robert Engler
Engineer [Recording] – Joe Kane (4)
Liner Notes – Paul Affelder
Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra*
Recorded By [Director] – Raoul Poliakin
Tenor Vocals – Raymond Nilsson (tracks: A)
Notes:
This is the first US version for this cat#.
LABELS:
- Silver/turquoise labels with deep groove
- Black and Silver "Everest" & "Stereo" upper arc on either side of the mountain,
- A Certified Stereo-Master Recording
- • T.M. • A Product of Belock Recording Co. • Division of Belock Instrument Corporation
SLEEVE:
- Silver back outer sleeve with dowel rod
- A Certified Stereo-Master Recording
- A Product of Belock Recording Co. • Division of Belock Instrument Corporation
- Printed in U.S.A. *T.M. © 1959 Belock Instrument Corp.
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SDBR 3022 on front of sleeve, spine (dowel rod) and labels
- SDBR-3022 on back of sleeve and spine (dowel rod)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Other (Catalog No. on Label): SDBR 3022
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): SDBR 3022-1 T1 V
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): SDBR 3022-2 T2 V
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): SDBR 3022-1 T1 V
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): SDBR 3022-2 T2 V
Kodály* / Bartók*, Janos Ferencsik*, London Philharmonic Orchestra – Psalmus Hungaricus / Dance Suite
Label: Everest – SDBR 3022, Everest – SDBR-3022
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Silver Back, Dowel Rod
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern, Classical
Label: Everest – SDBR 3022, Everest – SDBR-3022
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Silver Back, Dowel Rod
Country: US
Released: 1959
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern, Classical
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