Hungarian National Day

A concert of Bartók, Kurtág and Stravinsky from the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Budapest is the centrepiece of the programme. Celebrating St Stephen's Day in Hungary, the rest of the night has a focus on Hungarian composers and performers. Jonathan Swain presents.

12:31 AM
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Romanian folk dances, Sz.56
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Gergely Vajda (conductor)

12:37 AM
György Kurtág (b.1926)
Colindă-Baladă
Georgi Sztojanov (tenor), Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest, Máté Szabó Sipos (choirmaster), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Gergely Vajda (conductor)

12:55 AM
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Village Scenes, Sz.78
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest, Máté Szabó Sipos (choirmaster), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Gergely Vajda (conductor)

01:07 AM
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Ebony Concerto, for clarinet and jazz ensemble
Mihály Borbély (clarinet), Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Gergely Vajda (conductor)

01:18 AM
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Divertimento, Sz.113
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Budapest, Gergely Vajda (conductor)

01:44 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178
Lukas Geniušas (piano)

02:15 AM
Mihály Mosonyi (1815-1870)
Unnepi zene
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Adam Medveczky (conductor)

02:25 AM
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922)
Csardas (orig. for violin and piano) arr. unknown for brass ensemble
Hungarian Brass Ensemble

02:31 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No 17 in G major, K.453
Dezső Ránki (piano), Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Janos Rolla (leader)

03:00 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet in G major, Op 18 No 2
Bartók String Quartet

03:24 AM
Károly Goldmark (1830-1915)
An die Georgina, Op 46 No 2
Katalin Szõkefalvi-Nagy (soprano), Klára Körmendy (piano)

03:28 AM
Viktor Vaszy (1903-1979)
Comedy Overture
Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Viktor Vaszy (conductor)

03:34 AM
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Jubilate Domino, omnis terra for alto, viola da gamba and continuo, BuxWV.64
Zoltán Gavodi (counter tenor), Sándor Sászvárosi (viola da gamba), Zsuzsanna Nagy (harpsichord), Sonora Hungarica Consort

03:45 AM
Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
Passacaglia for flute solo, Op 48 No 1
Lóránt Kovács (flute)

03:55 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H.7e.1
Gyõrgy Geiger (trumpet), Hungarian Radio Orchestra, András Ligeti (conductor)

04:09 AM
Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521)
Chanson: Ma bouche rit
Banchieri Singers, Dénes Szabó (conductor)

04:14 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Voyevoda - Symphonic Ballad, Op 78
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tamás Vásáry (conductor)

04:26 AM
Richard Heuberger (1850-1914)
Midnight Bells from 'Der Opernball'
Barnabas Kelemen (violin), Zóltan Kocsis (piano)

04:31 AM
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Hymn to King Stephen
Hungarian Radio Chorus, Péter Erdei (conductor)

04:36 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Waltz in A minor, Op 34 No 2
Zóltan Kocsis (piano)

04:42 AM
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Orpheus - symphonic poem S.98 for orchestra
Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik (conductor)

04:53 AM
Franz Doppler (1821-1883)
L'oiseau des bois (Bird in the woods) - idyll for flute and 4 horns, Op 21
János Balint (flute), Jenö Keveházi (horn), Peter Fuzes (horn), Sandor Endrodi (horn), Tibor Maruzsa (horn)

04:59 AM
Pongrác Kacsóh (1873-1923)
Janos Vitez - excerpts
Magda Kalmár (soprano), János Berkes (tenor), Lajos Miller (baritone), Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, János Kerekes (conductor)

05:12 AM
László Lajtha (1892-1963)
Symphony No 4, Op 52, 'Spring'
Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik (conductor)

05:37 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata for flute/recorder and keyboard in E flat major, BWV.1031
Imre Lachegyi (recorder), Zsuzsanna Nagy (harpsichord)

05:49 AM
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Dolly - Suite for piano duet, Op 56
Erzsébet Tusa (piano), István Lantos (piano)

06:03 AM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in B flat major, Op 71 No 1 (Hob III:69)
Tátrai Quartet

06:26 AM
Philippe Verdelot (1475-1552)
Dormend Un'Giorno
Banchieri Singers, Dénes Szabó (conductor)