RADIO RECORDINGS

János Sebestyén stands before "his past"
in his office at the Hungarian Radio, October 2001.

This list consists of studio recordings made by the Hungarian Radio.
Recording dates are provided when known.

Magyar Rádió

Harpsichord Recordings Anonymous: Old Hungarian Dances (arr. by Ferenc Farkas) Anonymous: Old Hungarian Dances /Budapest Wind Ensemble/ Recorded September 15, 1962 Anonymous: Three 17th and 18th Century Dances (arr. by Jozsef Falka) /Ida Tóth Tarjáni, cimbalom/ Recorded July 6, 1968. C. P. E. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in G major /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ C. P. E. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in G major /Lóránt Kovács, flute/ Recorded June 10, 1978. J. C. Bach: Sonata for Harpsichord (four-hands) in C major /Elżbieta Stefańska, harpsichord/ Recorded March 11, 1986. J. C. Bach: Sonata for Harpsichord (four-hands) in D major /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded November 25, 1982. J. C. Bach: Sonata for Two Harpsichords in G major (Op 15, No. 5 ) /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded August 18, 1983. J. C. F. Bach: Sonata for Harpsichord (four-hands) in A major /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded May 13, 1980. J. S. Bach: Concerto after Telemann (?) in G minor (BWV 985) Recorded April 29, 1967. J. S. Bach: Fifteen Two-Part Inventions [No. 1 in C major (BWV 772), No. 2 in C minor (BWV 773), No. 3 in D major (BWV 774), No. 4 in D minor (BWV 775), No. 5 in E-flat major (BWV 776), No. 6 in E major (BWV 777), No. 7 in E minor (BWV 778), No. 8 in F major (BWV 779), No. 9 in F minor (BWV 780), No. 10 in G major (BWV 781), No. 11 in G minor (BWV 782), No. 12 in A major (BWV 783), No. 13 in A minor (BWV 784), No. 14 in B-flat major (BWV 785), No. 15 in B minor (BWV 786)] Recorded February 24, 1977. J. S. Bach: Toccata in D major (BWV 912) Recorded April 29, 1967. J. S. Bach: Toccata in E minor (BWV 914) Recorded November 15, 1962. J. S. Bach: Partita for Flute and Harpsichord in C minor (BWV 997) /Lóránt Kovács, flute/ Recorded June 10, 1978. J. S. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in G minor (BWV 1020) /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Recorded August 27, 1960. J. S. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B minor (BWV 1030) /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ J. S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 3 in E major (BWV 1016 ) /György Pauk, violin/ Recorded January 7, 1979. J. S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 1 in B minor (BWV 1014), Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 6 in G major (BWV 1019a) /György Pauk, violin/ Recorded June 10, 1980. J. S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 2 in A major (BWV 1015), Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 4 in C minor (BWV 1017) /György Pauk, violin/ Recorded March 24, 1982. J. S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 5 in F minor (BWV 1018), Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G major (BWV 1021), Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor (BWV 1023) /György Pauk, violin/ Recorded October 25, 1982. J. S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 2 in A major (BWV 1015), Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 3 in E major (BWV 1016) /Lóránd Fenyves, violin/ Recorded circa 1988. J. S. Bach: "Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) /Zoltán Jeney, flute; Dénes Kovács, violin; László Mező, cello/ Bakfark: Three Fantasias Recorded November 15, 1962. Bakfark: Fantasia or-vien, ca-vien after Jannequin (arr. by Ferenc Brodszky) /Ida Tóth Tarjáni, cimbalom/ Recorded July 6, 1968. Ballo: Sonata for Harp and Harpsichord /Hédi Lubik, harp/ Bartók: Five Pieces from "Mikrokosmos" Bartók: Eleven Pieces for Two Harpsichords from "Mikrokosmos" [Nos. 69, 113, 123, 127, 135, 138, 140, 142, 145, 149, 150] /Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord/ Recorded May 4, 1978. Baur: Sonata for Harp and Harpsichord /Hédi Lubik, harp/ Recorded July 7, 1975. Blanco: Sonata (Concerto) for Two Harpsichords in G major /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded August 18, 1983. Böhm: Presto Recorded January 25, 1958. M. E. Bossi: Lendület Recorded August 3, 1979. Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in E major (Op. 2, No. 6) /Dénes Kovács, violin; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded February 27, 1963. Caldara: Trio Sonata /Dénes Kovács, Leila Rásonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded January 6, 1972. Chiesa: Sonata in G major /Márta Fabián, cimbalom/ Recorded July 1987. Cimarosa: Sonata in C minor Cimarosa: Sonata No. 23 in A minor, Sonata No. 8 in C major Recorded April 15, 1970. Cimarosa: Sonata No. 26 in G minor, Sonata No. 27 in B-flat major Recorded August 3, 1979. Decsényi: Sonatina Recorded April 15, 1970. Decsényi: Divertimento for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra /Hungarian Chamber Orchestra conducted by György Lehel/ Recorded December 20, 1960. Dittersdorf: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in A major /Vilmos Tátrai, Mihály Szűcs, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded January 22, 1963. De Falla: Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello /János Szebenyi, flute; Mihály Eisenbacher, oboe; Béla Kovács, clarinet; Péter Hidy, violin; János Liebner, cello/ Farkas: All'antica (Pastorale - Aria con variazioni - Giga) /János Liebner, baryton/ Recorded July 24, 1965. Farkas: Concertino for Harpsichord and Strings /Chamber Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra conducted by György Lehel/ Recorded October 25, 1959. Francaix: L'Insectarium Recorded April 29, 1967. Frescobaldi: Aria detta la Frescobalda Recorded January 25, 1958. Geszler: Búgócsiga (Spinning Top) Recorded February 3, 1971. Geszler: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord /Lóránt Kovács, flute/ Recorded February 28, 1973. Gluck: Trio Sonata in G minor /Dénes Kovács, Andras Simon, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded February 27, 1963. Gluck: Trio Sonata /Dénes Kovács, Leila Rásonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded January 6, 1972. Gluck: Trio Sonata in E major /Dénes Kovács, Rita Jelinek, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded April 17, 1980. Goebels: Bird-Boogie M. Gould: Boogie-Woogie Etude Recorded March 15, 1966. Handel: Chaconne in G major (HWV 435) Recorded March 31, 1964. Handel: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in E minor /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Handel: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in G minor (Op. 1, No. 2) /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Handel: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in A minor (Op. 1, No. 4) /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Hasse: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in B minor /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Hasse: Tambourine /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Recorded December 18, 1967. Haydn: Il maestro e lo scolare (H. XVIIIa: 1) /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded November 25, 1982. Haydn: Divertimento in B-flat major /Vilmos Tátrai, violin; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded July 2, 1977. Hurlebusch: Sonata in E major Recorded April 15, 1970. Ibert: The Little White Donkey from "Stories" Recorded November 15, 1962. Iliev: Kindervögel (Baby Birds) Recorded April 15, 1970. Kadosa: Sonatina Recorded April 15, 1970. Kirnberger: Polonaise, Menuette, La lutine, Gavotte Krebs: Concerto for Two Solo Harpsichords in A minor /Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord/ Recorded November 13, 1971. Leffloth: Concerto for Violin and Harpsichord in D major /Dénes Kovács, violin/ Recorded April 17, 1980. Loeillet: Trio Sonata /Zoltán Jeney, flute; other musicians not known/ Lorenzetti: Gavotte /Aladár Pege, doublebass/ Recorded January 16, 1984. Lully: Gavotte /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Recorded December 18, 1967. R. Maros: Five Bagatelles (Preludio - Siciliano - Scherzo - Aria - Rondo) Martin: Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra /Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra conducted by György Lehel/ Recorded May 21, 1962. Martini: Gavotte in F major Recorded January 25, 1958. Martinu: Dance Recorded November 15, 1962. Monza: Sonata in C major, Sonata in G major /Márta Fabián, cimbalom/ Recorded July 1987. Mozart: Three Concertos after J. C. Bach for Harpsichord and Strings [No. 1 in D major (K. 107/1), No. 2 in G major (K. 107/2), No. 3 in E-flat major (K. 107/3) /Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded May 12, 1973. Paradies: Sonata No. 6 in A major Recorded August 3, 1979. Pasquini: Sonata for Two Harpsichords in G minor, Sonata for Two Harpsichords in F major /Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord/ Recorded November 13, 1971. Patachich: Sonatina Recorded April 15, 1970. Petrassi: Two Small Pieces Recorded August 3, 1979. Petrovics: Four Self-Portraits in Masks Recorded November 25, 1960. Pfeiffer: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in G major /Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded July 2, 1977. Poulenc: Concert Champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra /Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tamás Bolberitz/ Recorded November 20, 1976. D. Purcell: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in F major /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Quantz: Adagio /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Recorded August 27, 1960. Rameau: Tambourine /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Ránki: Don Quijote ès Dulcinea /Péter Pongrácz, oboe/ Recorded June 22, 1964. Rózsa: Bagatelles (Op. 12, No. 1-2, 4-6) Recorded April 15, 1970. Rózsa: Kaleidoscope Suite Recorded March 31, 1964. Ruzitska: Búcsúzó és friss magyar (arr. by Jozsef Falka) /Ida Tóth Tarjáni, cimbalom/ Recorded July 6, 1968. Scarlatti: Sonata in G minor (K. 4), Sonata in G major (K. 63), Sonata in C major (K. 200) Recorded January 25, 1958. Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in A major (Op. 87, No. 7) Recorded August 3, 1979. Soler: Concerto No. 1 for Two Solo Harpsichords in C major /Elżbieta Stefańska, harpsichord/ Recorded March 11, 1986. Soler: Concerto No. 4 for Two Solo Harpsichords in F major /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded May 13, 1980. Soler: Fandango Recorded July 7, 1975. Stölzel: Trio Sonata in F minor /Dénes Kovács, Rita Jelinek, violins; Ede Banda, cello/ Recorded April 17, 1980. Szokolay: Sonatina Recorded April 15, 1970. Takács: Toccata Telemann: Suite in B-flat major Recorded July 13, 1966. Telemann: Trio Sonata in F minor /Zoltán Jeney, flute; other musicians not known/ Vivaldi: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in C Major from "Il Pastor Fido" (Op. 13, No. 1) /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Recorded December 18, 1967. Vivaldi: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in G minor /Zoltán Jeney, flute/ Recorded July 21, 1958. Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in G minor /Zoltán Jeney, flute; other musicians not known/ Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor /Vilmos Tátrai, István Kern, violins; Chamber Orchestra of the Hungarian State Orchestra/ Recorded January 8, 1958. S. Wesley: Duet in C major /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded August 22, 1984. Zipoli: Aria and Gavotta Recorded January 25, 1958. Zucchinetti: Concerto for Two Solo Harpsichords in B-flat major /Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded May 13, 1980.   Organ Recordings Alain: Duexième Fantaisie, Litanies Arányi: Adagio and Allegro Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541) Recorded July 15, 1958. M. E. Bossi: Scherzo in G minor (Op. 49, No. 2) Recorded August 5, 1957. Britten: Wedding Anthem (Op. 46) /Mária Lipták, soprano; Mihály Ambrus, tenor; Choir of the Hungarian Radio and Television conducted by Cecilia Vajda/ Recorded April 21, 1964. Cernohorsky: Toccata in C major Recorded August 5, 1957. Debussy: Pour un tombeau sans nom from "Epigraphes antiques" (No. 2) Debussy: La cathedrale engloutie from "Préludes" (Book One, No. 10) Recorded October 31, 1960. Fauré: Après un rêve (Op. 7, No. 1) Recorded October 31, 1960. Fauré: Sicilienne Hammerschlag: Alla marcia, Praeambulum quasi improvisazione Major: Esti harangszó (Evening Bells) Recorded August 5, 1957. Martin: Passacaglia Recorded September 21, 1964. Mozart: Adagio and Allegro (K. 594) Recorded July 15, 1958. Peeters: Flemish Rhapsody (Op. 37) Recorded August 5, 1957. Reger: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H (Op. 46), Toccata in D minor (Op. 59) Recorded August 5, 1957.   Piano Recordings Koussevitzky: Sad Song (op. 2) /Aladár Pege, doublebass/ Recorded January 16, 1984. Pege: Song /Aladár Pege, doublebass/ Recorded January 16, 1984.   Celeste Recordings Kodály: Vejnemöjnen muzsikal (Vejnemöjnen makes music) /Pál Lörinc, harp; Irma Bódi, György Czigány, piano; Choir of the Hungarian Radio and Television conducted by Zoltán Vásárhelyi/ Recorded April 21, 1964.

Addendum

The following works were recorded November 22, 1971 in Italy for RAI. Anonymous: Sonata (18th century Hungarian) Anonymous: Old Hungarian Dances (arr. by Ferenc Farkas) Csermak: Partita The following works were recorded July 19, 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden for Sveriges Radio. Cimarosa: Sonata No. 27 in B-flat major, Sonata No. 26 in G minor, Sonata No. 1 in C minor Paradies: Sonata No. 6 in A major Lidholm: Intermezzo, Fuga and Aria con variazioni from Piano Sonata (1947) R. Maros: Five Bagatelles (Preludio - Siciliano - Scherzo - Aria - Rondo) Goebels: Bird-Boogie Bartók: Andante tranquillo from "For Children" (Vol. 1, No. 31), Evening in the Country from "Ten Easy Pieces" (No. 5), Swine Herd's Dance from "For Children" (Vol. 1, No. 40), Bagpipe from "Mikrokosmos" (No. 138) Poldini: Gavotte