Antal Doráti – Brahms: 16 Hungarian Dances, Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Antal Doráti (1957/2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Antal Doráti – Brahms: 16 Hungarian Dances, Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Antal Doráti (1957/2024)
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The Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1879. They vary from about a minute to five minutes in length. They are among Brahms’s most popular works and were the most profitable for him. Each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano four hands (piano duet: two players using one piano) and later arranged the first ten dances for solo piano.

The Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn (German: Variationen über ein Thema von Jos. Haydn), now also called the Saint Anthony Variations, is a work in the form of a theme and variations, composed by Johannes Brahms in the summer of 1873 at Tutzing in Bavaria. It consists of a theme in B♭ major based on a “Chorale St Antoni”, eight variations, and a finale. The work was published in two versions: for two pianos, written first but designated Op. 56b; and for orchestra, designated Op. 56a.

The orchestral version is better known and much more often heard than the two-piano version. It is often said to be the first independent set of variations for orchestra in the history of music, although there is at least one earlier piece in the same form, Antonio Salieri’s Twenty-six Variations on ‘La folia di Spagna’ written in 1815. The main theme was used in the 23 minute title track from the 1974 LP Hamburger Concerto by Dutch rock group Focus.

Brahms’s orchestral variations are scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns (2 in E♭, 2 in B♭), 2 trumpets, timpani, triangle, and the normal string section of first and second violins, violas, cellos and double basses. The piece usually takes about 18 minutes to perform.

The first performance of the orchestral version was given on 2 November 1873 by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Brahms’s baton.

Tracklist:
1-1. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, Book I, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegro molto (Orch. Brahms) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (02:36)
1-2. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor, Book I, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegro non assai (Orch. Hallén) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (02:44)
1-3. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F Major, Book I, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegretto (Orch. Brahms) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (02:09)
1-4. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F-sharp minor, Book I, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Poco sostenuto (Orch. Hallén) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (04:29)
1-5. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor, Book I, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegro (Orch. Schmeling) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (02:07)
1-6. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D-flat Major, Book II, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Vivace (Orch. Parlow) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (02:44)
1-7. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A Major, Book II, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegretto (Orch. Hallén) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (01:54)
1-8. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F Major, Book II, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Presto (Orch. Brahms) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (01:43)
1-9. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 11 In D minor, Book III, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Poco andante (Orch. Parlow) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (03:24)
1-10. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 12 in D minor, Book III, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Presto (Orch. Parlow) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (02:07)
1-11. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 15 in B-flat Major, Book III, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegretto grazioso (Orch. Parlow) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (02:45)
1-12. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor, Book IV, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Andantino (Orch. Dvořák) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (02:31)
1-13. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D Major, Book IV, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Molto vivace (Orch. Dvořák) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (01:21)
1-14. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor, Book IV, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Allegretto (Orch. Dvořák) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (01:58)
1-15. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 20 in E minor, Book IV, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Poco allegretto (Orch. Dvořák) (2024 Remastered, London 1965) (02:17)
1-16. Antal Doráti – Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor, Book IV, WoO 1 (Orchestra): Vivace (Orch. Dvořák) (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (01:30)
1-17. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Theme. Andante (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (02:09)
1-18. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation I. Poco più animato (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (01:16)
1-19. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation II. Più vivace (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (00:54)
1-20. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation III. Con moto (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (01:23)
1-21. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation IV. Andante con moto (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (02:04)
1-22. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation V. Vivace (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (00:56)
1-23. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation VI. Vivace (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (01:00)
1-24. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation VII. Grazioso (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (03:25)
1-25. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Variation VIII. Presto non troppo (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (00:59)
1-26. Antal Doráti – Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B-flat Major, Op. 56 “St. Antoni Chorale”: Finale. Andante (2024 Remastered, London 1957) (03:34)

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