Wetherbee/Korevaar - Harsanyi: Hungarian In Paris

A student of Kod�ly in Budapest, the pianist, composer and conductor Tibor Hars�nyi travelled to France in 1923 where he joined an elite group of expatriate composers, including Martin?, Tansman, and Tcherepnin, known as 'l'�cole de Paris'. The music on this recording presents a survey of Hars�nyi's stylistic development, from one of his earliest works, the Sonatina, with its essentially Romantic roots, to his final work, the Viola Sonata, notable for its mixture of sensuousness and earthiness that connects it to the earlier compositions. The Violin Sonata reflects currents of modernism in Paris, including American jazz, as well as the music of his compatriot Bart�k.