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The North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Miskolc's new recording of Leó Weiner's symphonic poem Toldi and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's recording of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G Major were awarded the prize.
Diapason critic Pierre-E. Barbier said that the Miskolc orchestra and conductor László Kovács's refined presentation was especially enjoyable, notably in the parts The Poet Muses (Episode I), Tempest (Episode VII) and Moonlight (Episode IX), with busy and eventful episodes evoking Liszt's orchestral tableaux.
It is the first Diapason d'Or for the orchestra, said Kovács. It means all the more because it shows a good reception of Weiner's music, he added.
Budapest Festival Orchestra director Tamás Körner said the BFO had received several Diapason D'Or prizes in the past, but it was always a great honour to be acknowledged by the magazine.
A recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 4 was recently included on a list of the top ten recordings of the composer's symphonies by The New Yorker, Körner said. Conductor Iván Fischer was at the top of the list of interpreters of the composer's works, he added.
Source: Hungarian New Agency (MTI)
