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Count Imre Széchényi of Sárvár-Felsvidék moved in the highest echelons of the Austrian diplomatic service, in a career that ran parallel with his musical activities. Széchényis dances, all but three of which were composed in St Petersburg, were popular in his day, and of a quality that saw them placed in concert programmes by his friend Johann Strauss II. Appearing here in their premiere recordings, they reveal a brilliant collection of mazurkas and polkas with a keen sense of humour and deep feeling in their arching musical brush strokes and romantic melodies.
J**E
Five Stars
A really lovely disc and enjoyed by us all.!
J**T
Five Stars
Enjoyable disc Thankyou for prompt delivery
C**D
Fun music that'll give much pleasure at the Vienna New Years Concerts
If you like the Vienna New Years Concerts you'll like this collection of light dance music by a Hungarian contemporary of the Strausses. Pity they don't include much other music than that of the Strausses in their programs because the pieces by Szechenyi will give as much pleasure as the war horses done in the Musikverein. The novelty is Szechenyi combines several dance types in one composition, a waltz, a polka, a galop are combined into a suite of about 8 till 10 minutes. A good idea. So if you happen te like the Strausses, or Lanner, Komzak etc. you'll like this. The only drawback alas is the rather bumpy and bass heavy recording which robs something of the light dance atmosphere that this music needs.
F**N
Pretty boring music
All I can say: pretty mainstream Viennese music , bland and certainly does not match up to any of the Straußes, but nonetheless pleasant enough.
B**S
great cd
absolutely fantastic
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