Music from Hungary

Four string quartets (one plus cimbalom) by as many Hungarian contemporary music composers released on Hungaroton in 1975.

Five classic computer music works realized at the Elektronisches Studio der Technischen Universität Berlin in 1983/84 by two Hungarian and one Argentinian composers, released by Hungaroton in 1985. With insert.

Contrasting serialist and structuralist compositions for brass quintett by the Swedish and Hungarian composers, played by the Stockholms Blåsarkvintett and released in Caprice in 1981. With insert.

Three breath-takingly beautiful compositions from the early 1970's released on Decca's "Headline" contemporary music series in 1976. With insert.

1979 recording of Ligeti's only opera composed in 1977, released on Wergo in 1980 and never re-issued either on vinyl or CD. With insert.

1979 recording of Ligeti's only opera composed in 1977, released on Wergo in 1980 and never re-issued either on vinyl or CD. With insert.

Four brilliant compositions from the 1960's for chamber ensembles (and singers) performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez, released on DGG in 1983.

Two verions of the 1962 out-there symphonic poem for 100 metronomes, recorded in 1985 and released by the tiny label Edition Michael Frauenlob Bauer in 1989. Very rare.

Avant-garde pieces for two pianos composed between 1956 and 1976, performed by Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky and released on DGG in 1980. Promotional copy, with insert.

Avant-garde pieces for two pianos composed between 1956 and 1976, performed by Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky and released on DGG in 1980. With insert.

Three string quartets composed in the 1960's and unsurpassedly performed by the Lasalle Quartett, released on DGG's famed "Avantgarde" contemporary/electronic music series in 1970.

Gábor Szabó's groundbreaking 1966 album Spellbinder, originally released on Impulse! Records, is set for a premium all-analog reissue on March 13, 2026, as part of the acclaimed Verve Vault Series. This quintet recording, captured at Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob Thiele, introduced the Hungarian guitarist to a wider American audience through its hypnotic fusion of modal jazz, Eastern European folk influences, and 1960s pop textures. Featuring all-star collaborator…

**2025 Stock** Ebalunga!!! is coming back with a new long-awaited reissue of LP by the famous Hungarian guitarist, originally released in 1969.  Gabor Szabo exploded onto the American jazz scene in the early sixties. His unusual approach and unique sound brought something startling and new to jazz. With Chico Hamilton, Charles Lloyd and Gary McFarland, Szabo offered something few in jazz had ever heard before: guitarist as enchanter and conjurer and musician as storyteller and mesmerist. Once Sz…

With Jazz Raga, Gábor Szabó fused modal jazz, Indian raga, and 1960s psychedelic currents into a single visionary statement. Recorded in 1966 at Van Gelder Studio, it remains a landmark of cross‑cultural improvisation—sitar‑tinged grooves meeting the freedom and pulse of spiritual jazz.

Two hours of sublime music, stunning sound, and timeless packaging – a true gift for fans of Szabó and those who cherish deep, living jazz traditions.

2025 stock  In 1985 György Ligeti created six piano studies. The exceptionally new of these studies is the possibility of having one player generate the vision of several different simultaneous tempo layers. The extremely high level of difficulty of these studies demands the pianist's utmost virtuosity. With Volker Banfield, Ligeti found the right pianist for his studies. The fourth study, 'Fanfares', is dedicated to Banfield. Olivier Messiaen's 'Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus', too, makes hug…

2025 stock "Musica Ricercata" of 1951-53 is a collection of 11 piano pieces which even with their traditional character went beyond what was considered appropriate for performance in Hungary in the early 1950s. The tenth piece, e.g., was considered too "decadent" because of the abundance of minor seconds. The short "Capriccios" and "Invention", written in 1947-48, reveal convincingly the emergence of Ligeti's musical identity. "Monument · Selbstportrait · Bewegung" (three pieces for two pianos) …

2009 release ** "Japan-for-U.S. CD reissue of Varèse Sarabande LP configuration (VX 81060), featuring contemporary, avant-garde classical performances, recorded live at Tokyo's Nissei Theatre in 1966 by the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa and Hiroshi Wakasugi, featuring performances of the works of nineteen separate composers, of which four were selected for this particular release. The packaging features an eight-page booklet with liner notes "based upon notes by Kun…

*2023 stock* "Consciously more percussive -- and more commercial -- Szabo's newly formed sextet was clearly up to the challenges of combining rock with jazz. More an instrumental-pop confection, Magical Connection doesn't quite live up to its promise. But even as Szabo covers pop hits by Carpenters, Buffalo Springfield and John Sebastian, he often plays with great wit and solos with energetic dexterity." - AllMusic

Recording live on a rainy night at Brussels in October 2017 “Pray For Your Prey” will capture your attention with it’s s striking power. An eclectic mixture of noise, experimental, free jazz and improvised music blended exemplary together creating a volcanic atmosphere.