Ferenc Farkas - Chamber Music, Vol. 1 (Miklós Perényi; etc.)

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Composer: Ferenc Farkas

• Alla danza ungherese No. 2
• All'antica
• Ballade
• Folksong Sonatina
• Sonata for violoncello solo
• Arioso
• Quattro pezzi
• Gyümölcskosár (Fruit Basket)

Miklós Perényi, cello

Dénes Várjon, piano

Lúcia Megyesi-Schwartz, mezzo-soprano

Kristóf Baráti, violin

Lajos Rozmán, clarinet

Date: 2016

Label: Toccata

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Ferenc Farkas (15 December 1905 – 10 October 2000) was a Hungarian composer and music educator. Born in Nagykanizsa, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest under Leó Weiner and Albert Siklós, and later refining his craft in Rome with Ottorino Respighi. His compositions, over 700 works, span all genres: opera, ballet, musicals and operettas, orchestral music, concertos, chamber music and sacred music. As an educator, Farkas was one the most influential in the second half of the century. Among his students were György Kurtág, György Ligeti, László Kalmár and Miklós Kocsár.

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Miklós Perényi (born 5 January 1948) is a Hungarian cellist. He studied with Miklós Zsámboki, a student of David Popper. In 1963 he became a prizewinner at the Pablo Casals Cello Competition in Budapest, after which Casals invited him to his masterclasses in Puerto Rico in 1965 and 1966. Since then, Perényi has performed around the world with the best orchestras. One of his closest chamber partners is the pianist András Schiff. Beyond performing, Perényi also holds a professorship at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. His recordings can be found on Hungaroton, Quint, Decca, Metropolitan Video and ECM.

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