Kardos, István
Kardos, István
Kardos, István, Hungarian conductor and composer; b. Debrecen, June 6, 1891; d. Budapest, Dec. 22, 1975. He studied composition with Herzfeld at the Budapest Academy of Music, then was a theater conductor in Hungary, Germany, and Switzerland (1917–46). From 1948 to 1959 he taught at the Budapest Academy of Music.
Works
orch.:Dance (1918); 4 syms. (1919, 1958, 1967, 1968); Hungarian Scherzo (1936); Violin Concertino (1947); Janus (1950); 2 piano concertos (1956, 1963); Double Bass Concertino (1959); Double Concerto for Viola, Double Bass, and Orch. (1964); Alliage for Violin and Chamber Orch. (1966); Intrada (1968); Visitation (1969). chamber: 6 string quartets (1917, 1925, 1951, 1960, 1967, 1971); Viola Sonata (1942); Double Bass Sonata (1949); Flute Sonata (1957); Wind Quintet (1959); String Trio (1960); Bipartitum for Bassoon and Piano (1963); Sonata for Solo Clarinet (1965); Poem and Burlesque for Double Bass and Piano (1969); 2 sextets for Clarinet, String Quartet, and Piano (1971); Grotesque for Octave Flute, Cello, and Double Bass (1971); Notturno for Horn, Flute, Violin, and Harp (1971). Piano: Sonata (1916); Dickens Suite (1957); Toccata (1960); Variations and Fugue (1969). vocal:Âprilisi hajnal (Dawn in April), cantata (1950); songs.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire