Five of the best Zoltán Kodály recordings

We choose the greatest examples of the fascinating Hungarian composer’s work on disc

Freya Parr

Published: March 6, 2019 at 6:00 am

Háry János Suite; Dances of Marossék; Dances of Galanta, etc. Budapest Festival Orchestra/Iván Fischer Philips 462 824-2

Symphony; Psalmus Hungaricus etc. Ernst Haefliger; St Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Ferenc Fricsay Deutsche Grammophon 445 410-2

Summer Evening; Hungarian Rondo etc. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 447 109-2

String Quartets, etc. Kontra Quartet BIS-CD-564

Sonata for Solo Cello, etc. Jean-Guihen Queyras Harmonia Mundi HMC 901735

Did you know? Kodály was behind the pioneering music teaching methodology known as the Kodály Method – find out more here.

Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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