Emanuel Moór Cello and Double Cello Concertos from Hungaroton

[Sharkkb8]

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/emanuel-moor-cello-concertos/id854690154

For those of the iTunes download persuasion, there also appears to be this recording of the op. 69 double-cello concerto, as well as the single-cello concerto, op. 64.  The webpage lists the download at $16.99, but if one clicks the blue "show in iTunes" button and goes directly to iTunes, the price miraculously becomes $9.99.  In addition to the two concerti, there's a track identified as "Prelude for Cello & Orchestra in E major, op. 123", although (unless I missed it) I don't see that matching up to anything on Alan's previously posted list of compositions.   Downloading even as we speak.   
Gregory

[Mark Thomas]

Thanks Sharkkb8 for the tip about downloading the Hungaroton performances of the Double Concerto, Concerto No.2 and the Prelude. First impressions are that, the lovely Prelude excepted, whilst memorable melody is clearly not Moór's strong suit, in all other respects these are are robust, impressive works, which receive fine, convincing performances. The cello(s) are balanced a little too far forward for concert verisimilitude, but that's pretty standard in concerto recordings and not a point against this one.

I'd certainly be interested in hearing more by Moór, even though I don't expect to be caught whistling anything by him.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Is the Hungaroton recording on i-tunes also available as a CD?

[Alan Howe]

Here's the page at Hungaroton's website:
http://www.hungarotonmusic.com/classical/cselloversenyek-p9786.html
...but I can't find any info as to the CD release (yet!)

[Alan Howe]

CD catalogue no: Hungaroton HCD 32728.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Thank you, Alan. The release date is given (in Hungarian) as January 2014 - so it should be out there! But it doesn't seem to be.

[Alan Howe]

The UK distributor for Hungaroton is Discovery Records, tel. 01380 728000.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Thanks, Alan. Discovery are in the dark about it, but are going to make enquiries and let me know.

[Alan Howe]

Great, Gareth. Thanks! I imagine it's a future release as far as the UK is concerned.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Just got the following reply from Discovery:

Hungaroton forgot to tell us about the Emanuel Moór: Csellóversenyek new release.  It's available now so we hope to have it in stock here within the next two weeks.
Kind regards,
Chris Smyth

Discovery Records Ltd.
Nursteed Road
Devizes  SN10 3DY

[Alan Howe]

Wonderful! Again, many thanks.

[Alan Howe]

MDT are now advertising this CD:
http://www.mdt.co.uk/moor-emanuel-cello-concertos-peter-szabo-ildiko-szabo-hungaroton.html