Presents
Zoltan Kodály
Intermezzo for Violin, Viola & Cello
Zoltan Kodály (1882-1967) and Bela Bartok are widely
regarded as the two most important Hungarian composers of the 20th century. Kodály
was born in town of
Kecskemét and from his father, a keen amateur
musician, learned to play the
violin as a child. In 1900, he entered
the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest where he studied composition with Hans
Koessler. After graduating,
he began a serious study of Hungarian
folk melodies and around 1905 started visiting
remote villages and collecting folk songs. Folk melody plays an important part
in his music. Kodály later went to Paris where he studied with Charles Widor and
was greatly impressed by the music of Debussy and the French impressionists. He composed in
most genres, and while he did not write a great deal of chamber music, what he
wrote is invariably engaging.
The Intermezzo for String Trio dates from around 1905, about the time time he began his travels to collect folk melody. It abounds with the sounds of real Hungarian folk tunes rather than the ersatz Gypsy music which Austrian and German composers such as Brahms popularized. The one movement Intermezzo is in the character of a relaxed serenade.
Parts: $9.95
Parts & Score: $12.95
