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Harpsichord Recordings

Anonymous: Old Hungarian Dances (arranged by Ferenc Farkas) Anonymous: Old Hungarian Dances - Budapest Wind Ensemble Recorded 15 September 1962. Anonymous: Three 17th and 18th Century Dances (arranged by József Falka) - Ida Tóth Tarjáni, cimbalom Recorded 6 July 1968. C. P. E. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in G major - Lóránt Kovács, flute Recorded 10 June 1978. J. C. Bach: Sonata for Harpsichord (four-hands) in C major - Elżbieta Stefańska, harpsichord Recorded 11 March 1986. J. C. Bach: Sonata for Harpsichord (four-hands) in D major - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 25 November 1982. J. C. Bach: Sonata for Two Harpsichords in G major (Op 15, No. 5 ) - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 18 August 1983. J. C. F. Bach: Sonata for Harpsichord (four-hands) in A major - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 13 May 1980. Bach: Concerto after Telemann in G minor (BWV 985) Recorded 29 April 1967. Bach: Fifteen 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 24 February 1977. Bach: Toccata in D major (BWV 912) Recorded 29 April 1967. Bach: Toccata in E minor (BWV 914) Recorded 15 November 1962. Bach: Partita for Flute and Harpsichord in C minor (BWV 997) - Lóránt Kovács, flute Recorded 10 June 1978. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in B minor (BWV 1014) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 10 June 1980. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in A major (BWV 1015) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 24 March 1982. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in A major (BWV 1015) - Lóránd Fenyves, violin Recorded circa 1988. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E major (BWV 1016 ) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 7 January 1979. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in E major (BWV 1016) - Lóránd Fenyves, violin Recorded circa 1988. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in C minor (BWV 1017) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 24 March 1982. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in F minor (BWV 1018) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 25 October 1982. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G major (BWV 1019a) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 10 June 1980. Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in G minor (BWV 1020) - Zoltán Jeney, flute Recorded 27 August 1960. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in G major (BWV 1021) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 25 October 1982. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor (BWV 1023) - György Pauk, violin Recorded 25 October 1982. Bach: Trio Sonata in C minor from "The Musical Offering" (BWV 1079) - Zoltán Jeney, flute; Dénes Kovács, violin; László Mező, cello Bakfark: Three Fantasias Recorded 15 November 1962. Bakfark: Fantasia or-vien, ca-vien after Jannequin (arr. by Ferenc Brodszky) - Ida Tóth Tarjáni, cimbalom Recorded 6 July 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 4 May 1978. Baur: Sonata for Harp and Harpsichord - Hédi Lubik, harp Recorded 7 July 1975. Blanco: Sonata (Concerto) for Two Harpsichords in G major - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord/ Recorded 18 August 1983. Böhm: Presto Recorded 25 January 1958. M. E. Bossi: Lendület Recorded 3 August 1979. Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in E major (Op. 2, No. 6) - Dénes Kovács, violin; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 27 February 1963. Caldara: Trio Sonata - Dénes Kovács, Leila Rásonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 6 January 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 15 April 1970. Cimarosa: Sonata No. 26 in G minor, Sonata No. 27 in B-flat major Recorded 3 August 1979. Decsényi: Sonatina Recorded 15 April 1970. Decsényi: Divertimento for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra - Hungarian Chamber Orchestra conducted by György Lehel Recorded 20 December 1960. Dittersdorf: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in A major - Vilmos Tátrai, Mihály Szűcs, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 22 January 1963. 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 Recorded circa 1965. Farkas: All'antica (Pastorale - Aria con variazioni - Giga) - János Liebner, baryton Recorded 24 July 1965. Farkas: Concertino for Harpsichord and Strings - Chamber Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra conducted by György Lehel Recorded 25 October 1959. Francaix: L'Insectarium Recorded 29 April 1967. Frescobaldi: Aria detta la Frescobalda Recorded 25 January 1958. Geszler: Búgócsiga (Humming Top) Recorded 3 February 1971. Geszler: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord - Lóránt Kovács, flute Recorded 28 February 1973. Gluck: Trio Sonata in G minor - Dénes Kovács, András Simon, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 27 February 1963. Gluck: Trio Sonata - Dénes Kovács, Leila Rásonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 6 January 1972. Gluck: Trio Sonata in E major - Dénes Kovács, Rita Jelinek, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 17 April 1980. Goebels: Bird-Boogie M. Gould: Boogie-Woogie Etude Recorded 15 March 1966. Handel: Chaconne in G major (HWV 435) Recorded 31 March 1964. Hasse: Tambourine - Zoltán Jeney, flute Recorded 18 December 1967. Haydn: Il maestro e lo scolare (H. XVIIIa: 1) - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 25 November 1982. Haydn: Divertimento in B-flat major - Vilmos Tátrai, violin; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 2 July 1977. Hurlebusch: Sonata in E major Recorded 15 April 1970. Ibert: The Little White Donkey from "Stories" Recorded 15 November 1962. Iliev: Kindervögel (Baby Birds) Recorded 15 April 1970. Kadosa: Sonatina Recorded 15 April 1970. Kirnberger: Polonaise, Menuette, La lutine, Gavotte Krebs: Concerto for Two Solo Harpsichords in A minor - Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord Recorded 13 November 1971. Leffloth: Concerto for Violin and Harpsichord in D major - Dénes Kovács, violin Recorded 17 April 1980. Lorenzetti: Gavotte - Aladár Pege, doublebass Recorded 16 January 1984.

János Sebestyén and Aladár Pege recording Lorenzetti at Hungarian Radio, 1984.

Lully: Gavotte - Zoltán Jeney, flute Recorded 18 December 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 21 May 1962. Martini: Gavotte in F major Recorded 25 January 1958. Martinů: Dance Recorded 15 November 1962. Monza: Sonata in C major, Sonata in G major - Márta Fabián, cimbalom Recorded July 1987. Mozart: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings after J. C. Bach in D major (KV 107, No. 1) - Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 12 May 1973. Mozart: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings after J. C. Bach in G major (KV 107, No. 2) - Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 12 May 1973. Mozart: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings after J. C. Bach in E-flat major (KV 107, No. 3) - Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 12 May 1973. Paradies: Sonata No. 6 in A major Recorded 3 August 1979. Pasquini: Sonata for Two Harpsichords in G minor - Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord Recorded 13 November 1971. Pasquini: Sonata for Two Harpsichords in F major - Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord Recorded 13 November 1971. Patachich: Sonatina Recorded 15 April 1970. Petrassi: Two Small Pieces Recorded 3 August 1979. Petrovics: Four Masked Self-Portraits Recorded 25 November 1960. Pfeiffer: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in G major - Vilmos Tátrai, István Várkonyi, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 2 July 1977. Poulenc: Concert Champêtre for Harpsichord and Orchestra - Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tamás Bolberitz Recorded 20 November 1976. Quantz: Adagio - Zoltán Jeney, flute Recorded 27 August 1960. Ránki: Don Quijote y Dulcinea - Péter Pongrácz, oboe Recorded 22 June 1964. Rózsa: Bagatelles (Op. 12, Nos. I, II, IV, V, VI) Recorded 15 April 1970. Rózsa: Kaleidoscope Suite Recorded 31 March 1964. Ruzitska: Búcsúzó és friss magyar (arr. by Jozsef Falka) - Ida Tóth Tarjáni, cimbalom Recorded 6 July 1968. Scarlatti: Sonata in G minor (K. 4), Sonata in G major (K. 63), Sonata in C major (K. 200) Recorded 25 January 1958. Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in A major (Op. 87, No. 7) Recorded 3 August 1979. Soler: Concerto No. 1 for Two Solo Harpsichords in C major - Elżbieta Stefańska, harpsichord Recorded 11 March 1986. Soler: Concerto No. 4 for Two Solo Harpsichords in F major - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 13 May 1980. Soler: Fandango Recorded 7 July 1975. Stölzel: Trio Sonata in F minor - Dénes Kovács, Rita Jelinek, violins; Ede Banda, cello Recorded 17 April 1980. Szokolay: Sonatina (Op. 10) Recorded 15 April 1970. Takács: Toccata Telemann: Suite in B-flat major Recorded 13 July 1966. Vivaldi: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in C Major from "Il Pastor Fido" (Op. 13, No. 1) - Zoltán Jeney, flute Recorded 18 December 1967. Vivaldi: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in G minor - Zoltán Jeney, flute Recorded 21 July 1958. Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor - Vilmos Tátrai, István Kern, violins; Chamber Orchestra of the Hungarian State Orchestra Recorded 8 January 1958. Wesley: Duet in C major - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 22 August 1984. Zipoli: Aria and Gavotta Recorded 25 January 1958. Zucchinetti: Concerto for Two Solo Harpsichords in B-flat major - Ecaterina Botár, harpsichord Recorded 13 May 1980.

 

Organ Recordings

Alain: Duexième Fantaisie, Litanies Arányi: Adagio and Allegro Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541) Recorded 15 July 1958. M. E. Bossi: Scherzo in G minor (Op. 49, No. 2) Recorded 5 August 1957. Britten: Wedding Anthem (Op. 46) - Mária Lipták, soprano; Mihály Ambrus, tenor; Choir of the Hungarian Radio and Television conducted by Cecilia Vajda Recorded 21 April 1964. Cernohorsky: Toccata in C major Recorded 5 August 1957. Debussy: Pour un tombeau sans nom from "Epigraphes antiques" (No. 2) Debussy: La cathedrale engloutie from "Préludes" (Book One, No. 10) Recorded 31 October 1960. Fauré: Après un rêve (Op. 7, No. 1) Recorded 31 October 1960. Fauré: Sicilienne Hammerschlag: Alla marcia, Praeambulum quasi improvisazione Major: Esti harangszó (Evening Bells) Recorded 5 August 1957. Martin: Passacaglia Recorded 21 September 1964. Mozart: Adagio and Allegro (KV 594) Recorded 15 July 1958. Peeters: Flemish Rhapsody (Op. 37) Recorded 5 August 1957. Reger: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H (Op. 46) Recorded 5 August 1957. Reger: Toccata in D minor (Op. 59) Recorded 5 August 1957.

 

Piano Recordings

Koussevitzky: Sad Song (Op. 2) - Aladár Pege, doublebass Recorded 16 January 1984. Pege: Song - Aladár Pege, doublebass Recorded 16 January 1984.

 

Celeste Recordings

Kodály: Vejnemöjnen muzsikál (Vejnemöjnen makes music) - Pál Lörinc, harp; Irma Bódi, György Czigány, piano; Choir of the Hungarian Radio and Television conducted by Zoltán Vásárhelyi Recorded 28 March 1958.

LP and CD Discography Further information on János Sebestyén's recordings and career can be found on the pages About This Site and A Short History of Harpsichord Playing in Hungary.

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