Weiner, Leó: Scherzo Op. 1 - First Edition

To date, the accepted knowledge has been that the first completed surviving composition with an opus number by Leó Weiner was the Serenade, Op. 3 (1906).

In 2024, however, an enigmatic manuscript by Weiner came to light that is most probably a piano reduction for four hands of the Op. 1, which was believed to have been destroyed.

Published for the first time 120 years after it was written, the drifting and sparklingly witty Scherzo gives an insight into the youthful workshop of Leó Weiner, whose career began with a meteoric rise.

Choral Works of Bartók and Kodály in New Edition

The complete choral works of two important Hungarian composers of the twentieth century, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, are now available in an expanded and carefully corrected edition.

The new edition includes several works or versions of works that have not appeared in print before.

The publications have been edited based on standardized editorial principles, with clearly legible musical graphics, and informative prefaces and afterwords.
 

Works for Cimbalom by Hungarian Composers

The modern cimbalom – equipped with pedals – was first presented in 1874 in Budapest. The first milestone in the 20th century history of this instrument, alongside Zoltán Kodály's works, was the meeting between Igor Stravinsky and Aladár Rácz.

Ever since, the cimbalom has enjoyed a special attention in Hungarian and international contemporary music, and its repertoire has been significantly expanded by virtue of a close professional collaboration between generations of composers and cimbalom players.