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István Sárközy

March 15, 2024

This article is about the Hungarian composer. For the Hungarian footballer, see István Sárközi.
The native form of this personal name is Sárközy István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Sárközy (26 November 1920 – 6 July 2002) was a Hungarian classical composer, music critic, editor and academic teacher.[1] His compositions date from the 1940s to 1979, and include works for musical theatre, choral works and songs, orchestral and chamber works, and works for piano. Notable examples include the stage works Liliomfi (1950) and Szelistyei asszonyok (The Women of Szelistye; 1951), the chamber cantata Júlia énekek (Julia Songs; 1956), the overture Az ifjúsághoz (To Youth; 1957), and the Sinfonia concertante for clarinet and strings (1963). He taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1959.

Biography edit

Sárközy was born in the Pesterzsébet suburb of Budapest in 1920. As a youth, he studied the piano with Lula Földessy-Hermann. He trained in composition with the composers Zoltán Kodály, Ferenc Farkas and János Viski at Budapest's Higher Music School (1938–39) and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest (from 1939).[1]

During the Second World War, Sárközy worked in statistics, while starting to compose, and afterwards held posts at the Liszt Academy (1945–47) and the Bartók College (National Conservatory; 1947–50). He reviewed music for the Népszava newspaper (1950–54), advised the Hungarian Recording Company and the National Philharmonic Concert Bureau (1954–57), and served as editor of the music publisher Editio Musica (1957–59), before rejoining the Liszt Academy in 1959. There he spent the rest of his career teaching music theory and composition, while continuing to compose until 1979.[1]

Sárközy won the Erkel Prize for Liliomfi and Szelistyei asszonyok (1952),[1] and a UNESCO prize for his overture To Youth (1957).[2] In 1975, he was accorded the status of "Merited Artist of the Hungarian People's Republic".[1] Some of his work was recorded on the Qualiton label.[2]

He died in Budapest in 2002.[1]

Compositions and style edit

Sárközy was among the second generation of Kodály's pupils, coming to maturity during the war and composing at the height of the Communist régime, when contact with the music of Western Europe was cut off. The purpose of music was then seen as "serving the cultural needs of the masses", and light, accessible works were in vogue.[3] Western musical influences resurfaced only after the uprising of 1956, and Hungarian composers first encountered movements such as serialism in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[2][3] Sárközy was a confidant of the composer Endre Szervánszky,[4] a leading composer of the post-1956 era,[2][3] and György Kurtág dedicated works to him.[5]

Sárközy composed works for musical theatre, choral works and songs, orchestral and chamber works, several foregrounding wind instruments, and works for piano.[1][6] In a 1969 review, the British music critic Stephen Walsh describes his music as differing from that of other Hungarian composers of the time due to "its determination to be agreeable both to ear and to mind", concluding that in Sárközy's best works, at least, "his ideal of euphonious beauty by no means precludes profundity or originality of thought."[2] Walsh draws a comparison with the work of Farkas, another of his teachers, stating that both employ "lightly weighted textures and elegant craftmanship, with a trace of baroque filigree".[2] Bartók is another influence on some of Sárközy's works, and they frequently engage with ideas or structures from pre-20th-century music.[5]

His earliest output was mainly ephemeral songs and arrangements of folk tunes.[1] In 1943 he wrote the orchestral Concerto grosso (revised as Ricordanze I in 1969),[1][5] which Mark Morris describes as "a neo-classical work, distorting Baroque ideas through a grotesquerie of harmonies as if through a distorting lens", with a Bartók-influenced slow movement.[5] In the late 1940s and 1950s, Sárközy composed several staged works, notably Liliomfi (1950) and Szelistyei asszonyok (The Women of Szelistye; 1951).[1] Júlia énekek (Julia Songs; 1956) – a cantata on texts by the 16th-century poet Bálint Balassi, accompanied by flute, harp and harpsichord – is named as the best of his earlier works in Grove's;[1][5] Walsh describes it as "beautiful",[2] and Morris calls it "haunting", drawing attention to the "deliberately archaic tone" and "ecstatic sensual" instrumentation.[5] Other works from the 1950s include the one-movement Sonatina for piano duet (1956), a modal work described by Christopher Fisher and co-authors as "impressive ... sparkling, melodious; unusually effective";[6] and the orchestral overture Az ifjúsághoz (To Youth; 1957), described by Walsh as "thoroughly tuneful and likeable".[1][2]

Important later works include the Sinfonia concertante for clarinet and strings (1963),[1] one of his two finest works according to Walsh.[2] His Sonata da camera for flute and piano (1964) was less well received. The composer Mark DeVoto criticises the balance between the two instruments; he describes the theme of the Andante as "unbelievably trivial", and states that the accompaniment of the final movement "went out with César Franck".[7] A review in Music & Letters finds influences from Bartók and praises the piece's "idiomatic" composition for the flute and piano, but criticises its "rhythmic monotony", describing it as "virtuously dissonant and unutterably boring".[8] During the 1970s Sárközy composed a comedic oratorio, Ypszilon-háború (1971), a song cycle, Sok gondom közt (Amid my Many Worries; 1972), the Concerto semplice (Ricordanze II) for violin and orchestra (1973), and several chamber pieces, including Ricordanze III for string quartet (1977).[1][5] His final work was the Confessioni for piano and orchestra (1979),[1] described by Morris as "rather brash".[5]

Selected discography edit

  • Overture 'To Youth' (Qualiton; 1963) ((S)LPX-1166)[2][9]
  • Sonata da Camera (Qualiton) ((S)LPX-1246)[2]
  • Julia songs (Réti, tenor; Choir of Hungarian Radio & Television); The Poor One (Erika Sziklay, soprano; Budapest Choir; Hungarian State Orchestra, Karódi, conductor) (Qualiton) (SLPX-11371)[10]
  • Concerto grosso (Orchestra of Hungarian Radio and Television; György Lehel, conductor); Shepherd's Ballad, Three songs on poems by András Metzei (Erika Sziklay, soprano; Loránt Szűcs, piano); Sinfonia concertante (Béla Kovács, clarinet; Hungarian Chamber Orchestra) (Hungaroton; 1974) (SLPX-11667)[11][12]
  • Confessioni, Concerto semplice (Hungaroton; 1984) (SLPX 12515)[13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Maria Eckhardt (2001), "Sárközy, István", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24591
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Stephen Walsh (1969), "An Outsider's View", Tempo (88): 38–47, JSTOR 943376
  3. ^ a b c Janka Szendrei; Dezső Legány; János Kárpáti; Melinda Berlász; Péter Halász; Bálint Sárosi; Irén Kertész Wilkinson (2001), "Hungary (Hung. Magyarország)", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.13562
  4. ^ Danielle Fosler-Lussier (2007), Music Divided: Bartók's Legacy in Cold War Culture, University of California Press, p. 111, ISBN 978-0-520-24965-3
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Mark Morris, "Mark Morris's Guide to Twentieth Century Composers: Hungary", MusicWeb International, retrieved 25 January 2021
  6. ^ a b Christopher Fisher; Cameron McGraw; Katherine Fisher; Greg Anderson; Elizabeth Joy Roe (2016), Piano Duet Repertoire: Music Originally Written for One Piano, Four Hands (2nd ed.), Indiana University Press, p. 443, ISBN 978-0-253-02096-3
  7. ^ Mark DeVoto (1967), "Review: Sonata da camera per flauto e pianoforte by István Sárközy", Notes, 24: 366, doi:10.2307/894720, JSTOR 894720
  8. ^ J. A. C. (1966), "Review: Preludio by Gyula Dávid; Studio by Tibor Sárai; Sonata da Camera by István Sárközy", Music & Letters, 47: 79, JSTOR 732160
  9. ^ Lendvay, Szokolay, Sárai, Sárközy Concertino / Két Ballada / Tavaszi Concerto / Az Ifjúsághoz, Discogs, retrieved 27 January 2021
  10. ^ Kurtz Myers (1971), "Index to Record Reviews: With Symbols Indicating Opinions of Reviewers", Notes, 27 (3): 532, JSTOR 896580
  11. ^ Kurtz Myers (1975), "Index to Record Reviews: With Symbols Indicating Opinions of Reviewers", Notes, 32 (2): 353–354, JSTOR 897089
  12. ^ István Sárközy – Sinfonia Concertante/ Concerto Grosso/ Shepherd's Ballad/ Three Songs, Discogs, retrieved 27 January 2021
  13. ^ István Sárközy – Confessioni / Concerto Semplice, Discogs, retrieved 27 January 2021

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This article is about the Hungarian composer For the Hungarian footballer see Istvan Sarkozi The native form of this personal name is Sarkozy Istvan This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Istvan Sarkozy 26 November 1920 6 July 2002 was a Hungarian classical composer music critic editor and academic teacher 1 His compositions date from the 1940s to 1979 and include works for musical theatre choral works and songs orchestral and chamber works and works for piano Notable examples include the stage works Liliomfi 1950 and Szelistyei asszonyok The Women of Szelistye 1951 the chamber cantata Julia enekek Julia Songs 1956 the overture Az ifjusaghoz To Youth 1957 and the Sinfonia concertante for clarinet and strings 1963 He taught at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music from 1959 Contents 1 Biography 2 Compositions and style 3 Selected discography 4 ReferencesBiography editSarkozy was born in the Pesterzsebet suburb of Budapest in 1920 As a youth he studied the piano with Lula Foldessy Hermann He trained in composition with the composers Zoltan Kodaly Ferenc Farkas and Janos Viski at Budapest s Higher Music School 1938 39 and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music Budapest from 1939 1 During the Second World War Sarkozy worked in statistics while starting to compose and afterwards held posts at the Liszt Academy 1945 47 and the Bartok College National Conservatory 1947 50 He reviewed music for the Nepszava newspaper 1950 54 advised the Hungarian Recording Company and the National Philharmonic Concert Bureau 1954 57 and served as editor of the music publisher Editio Musica 1957 59 before rejoining the Liszt Academy in 1959 There he spent the rest of his career teaching music theory and composition while continuing to compose until 1979 1 Sarkozy won the Erkel Prize for Liliomfi and Szelistyei asszonyok 1952 1 and a UNESCO prize for his overture To Youth 1957 2 In 1975 he was accorded the status of Merited Artist of the Hungarian People s Republic 1 Some of his work was recorded on the Qualiton label 2 He died in Budapest in 2002 1 Compositions and style editSarkozy was among the second generation of Kodaly s pupils coming to maturity during the war and composing at the height of the Communist regime when contact with the music of Western Europe was cut off The purpose of music was then seen as serving the cultural needs of the masses and light accessible works were in vogue 3 Western musical influences resurfaced only after the uprising of 1956 and Hungarian composers first encountered movements such as serialism in the late 1950s and early 1960s 2 3 Sarkozy was a confidant of the composer Endre Szervanszky 4 a leading composer of the post 1956 era 2 3 and Gyorgy Kurtag dedicated works to him 5 Sarkozy composed works for musical theatre choral works and songs orchestral and chamber works several foregrounding wind instruments and works for piano 1 6 In a 1969 review the British music critic Stephen Walsh describes his music as differing from that of other Hungarian composers of the time due to its determination to be agreeable both to ear and to mind concluding that in Sarkozy s best works at least his ideal of euphonious beauty by no means precludes profundity or originality of thought 2 Walsh draws a comparison with the work of Farkas another of his teachers stating that both employ lightly weighted textures and elegant craftmanship with a trace of baroque filigree 2 Bartok is another influence on some of Sarkozy s works and they frequently engage with ideas or structures from pre 20th century music 5 His earliest output was mainly ephemeral songs and arrangements of folk tunes 1 In 1943 he wrote the orchestral Concerto grosso revised as Ricordanze I in 1969 1 5 which Mark Morris describes as a neo classical work distorting Baroque ideas through a grotesquerie of harmonies as if through a distorting lens with a Bartok influenced slow movement 5 In the late 1940s and 1950s Sarkozy composed several staged works notably Liliomfi 1950 and Szelistyei asszonyok The Women of Szelistye 1951 1 Julia enekek Julia Songs 1956 a cantata on texts by the 16th century poet Balint Balassi accompanied by flute harp and harpsichord is named as the best of his earlier works in Grove s 1 5 Walsh describes it as beautiful 2 and Morris calls it haunting drawing attention to the deliberately archaic tone and ecstatic sensual instrumentation 5 Other works from the 1950s include the one movement Sonatina for piano duet 1956 a modal work described by Christopher Fisher and co authors as impressive sparkling melodious unusually effective 6 and the orchestral overture Az ifjusaghoz To Youth 1957 described by Walsh as thoroughly tuneful and likeable 1 2 Important later works include the Sinfonia concertante for clarinet and strings 1963 1 one of his two finest works according to Walsh 2 His Sonata da camera for flute and piano 1964 was less well received The composer Mark DeVoto criticises the balance between the two instruments he describes the theme of the Andante as unbelievably trivial and states that the accompaniment of the final movement went out with Cesar Franck 7 A review in Music amp Letters finds influences from Bartok and praises the piece s idiomatic composition for the flute and piano but criticises its rhythmic monotony describing it as virtuously dissonant and unutterably boring 8 During the 1970s Sarkozy composed a comedic oratorio Ypszilon haboru 1971 a song cycle Sok gondom kozt Amid my Many Worries 1972 the Concerto semplice Ricordanze II for violin and orchestra 1973 and several chamber pieces including Ricordanze III for string quartet 1977 1 5 His final work was the Confessioni for piano and orchestra 1979 1 described by Morris as rather brash 5 Selected discography editOverture To Youth Qualiton 1963 S LPX 1166 2 9 Sonata da Camera Qualiton S LPX 1246 2 Julia songs Reti tenor Choir of Hungarian Radio amp Television The Poor One Erika Sziklay soprano Budapest Choir Hungarian State Orchestra Karodi conductor Qualiton SLPX 11371 10 Concerto grosso Orchestra of Hungarian Radio and Television Gyorgy Lehel conductor Shepherd s Ballad Three songs on poems by Andras Metzei Erika Sziklay soprano Lorant Szucs piano Sinfonia concertante Bela Kovacs clarinet Hungarian Chamber Orchestra Hungaroton 1974 SLPX 11667 11 12 Confessioni Concerto semplice Hungaroton 1984 SLPX 12515 13 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Maria Eckhardt 2001 Sarkozy Istvan Grove Music Online Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 24591 a b c d e f g h i j k Stephen Walsh 1969 An Outsider s View Tempo 88 38 47 JSTOR 943376 a b c Janka Szendrei Dezso Legany Janos Karpati Melinda Berlasz Peter Halasz Balint Sarosi Iren Kertesz Wilkinson 2001 Hungary Hung Magyarorszag Grove Music Online Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 13562 Danielle Fosler Lussier 2007 Music Divided Bartok s Legacy in Cold War Culture University of California Press p 111 ISBN 978 0 520 24965 3 a b c d e f g h Mark Morris Mark Morris s Guide to Twentieth Century Composers Hungary MusicWeb International retrieved 25 January 2021 a b Christopher Fisher Cameron McGraw Katherine Fisher Greg Anderson Elizabeth Joy Roe 2016 Piano Duet Repertoire Music Originally Written for One Piano Four Hands 2nd ed Indiana University Press p 443 ISBN 978 0 253 02096 3 Mark DeVoto 1967 Review Sonata da camera per flauto e pianoforte by Istvan Sarkozy Notes 24 366 doi 10 2307 894720 JSTOR 894720 J A C 1966 Review Preludio by Gyula David Studio by Tibor Sarai Sonata da Camera by Istvan Sarkozy Music amp Letters 47 79 JSTOR 732160 Lendvay Szokolay Sarai Sarkozy Concertino Ket Ballada Tavaszi Concerto Az Ifjusaghoz Discogs retrieved 27 January 2021 Kurtz Myers 1971 Index to Record Reviews With Symbols Indicating Opinions of Reviewers Notes 27 3 532 JSTOR 896580 Kurtz Myers 1975 Index to Record Reviews With Symbols Indicating Opinions of Reviewers Notes 32 2 353 354 JSTOR 897089 Istvan Sarkozy Sinfonia Concertante Concerto Grosso Shepherd s Ballad Three Songs Discogs retrieved 27 January 2021 Istvan Sarkozy Confessioni Concerto Semplice Discogs retrieved 27 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Istvan Sarkozy amp oldid 1177476558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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