Jenő Takács

Jenő Takács [ jɛnø tɒka ː ː ʧ ] ( born September 25, 1902 in Victory Village, Sopron County, Kingdom of Hungary, † 14 November 2005 in Eisenstadt ) was an Austrian composer and pianist, teacher and musicologist of Hungarian descent.

Life

Jenő Takács studied until 1926 at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Joseph Marx (composition) and with Paul Weingarten ( piano) and the University of Vienna with Hans Gál ( counterpoint) and Guido Adler ( musicology ). From 1920 he undertook concert tours through Germany, Hungary and Yugoslavia. Around 1926, there was a lively exchange of ideas with Béla Bartók, which lasted until his emigration to the USA in 1940.

From 1927 to 1932 Jenő Takács was a professor of piano at the Conservatory in Cairo, where he was also the Egyptian and Arabic music made ​​it the object of his research. He learned Egon Wellesz, Curt Sachs, Erich Moritz von Hornbostel and Paul Hindemith. In the years 1932-1934 he worked as a professor of piano and composition at the University of Manila in the Philippines. He gave concerts in Japan, China and Hong Kong. After a new professor of piano at the Conservatory of Cairo in 1938, he undertook his first trip to the United States. In 1939 he moved to Sopron in Hungary in order to prevent the misuse of his name and his music by the Nazi cultural authorities. In the years 1942 to 1948 he was director of the Conservatory in Pécs, Hungary. On November 18, 1941, he first met Zoltán Kodály, whom he esteemed as a composer, church musician, musicologist, and teacher. During this time Takács also learned Erno Dohnányi, Rudolf Maros, Sándor Weöres, Gyözö Csorba, Zoltan Jékely, József Soproni, Sándor Szokolay, Darius Milhaud and Yehudi Menuhin know.

1943 married Jenő Takács Eva Pasteiner. 1948/49, he left the Communist- ruled Hungary and settled after stays in Austria, Switzerland and Italy in Grundlsee down. In the years 1949-1952 he completed concert tours through Europe and America, and was a visiting professor at the conservatories in Geneva and Lausanne. Finally, he was appointed professor of piano and composition at the College - Conservatory of Music Cincinnati (CCM). Following his retirement in 1970 he moved again to win the village where he lived until his death. On the occasion of his 100th birthday found more than 300 concerts with his works.

Other awards and honors

Catalog of works (selection)

Instrumental music

Piano Works

  • Humoresque for Piano op 1 (1918 /28)
  • Sonatina for piano, Op 2 (1920 /23)
  • Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op 6 (1922 )
  • Three Bagatelles " Rhapsodietta " for piano, Op 10 (dated 1927)
  • Trio Rhapsody for Piano Trio Opus 11 (1926 )
  • Suite Arabe op 15 for two pianos (1929 )
  • Danse Soudanese for solo instruments (1931 )
  • Berceuse orientale (1931 )
  • Of Foreign Lands and People 20 Pieces for Piano, Op 37
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op 38 (1933 /34)
  • Napolitana, dance scenes for piano, Op 46 (1942 )
  • Little Sonata for Piano, Op 51 (1943 /44)
  • Toccata for Piano, Op 54 (1945 )
  • Partita, Op 55a (1976 )
  • Toccata and Fugue, Op 56 (?) For Piano Left-hand
  • Gingerbread house. Dance scene for piano four-hands and percussion ad lib. op 56 (1952 )
  • Partita for Piano, Op 58 (1954 )
  • All sorts for little fingers, Op 63 (1958 ) 24 Easy Pieces for Piano
  • Me For me / For. Small Pieces for Piano, Op 76 (1963 )
  • Sons et Silences for Piano, Op 78 (1963 /64)
  • Four epitaphs, Op 79 (1964 )
  • Children 's Piece, Op 82 (1966 )
  • Twilight Music - 6 Pieces for Piano, Op 92 ( 1970-1971 )
  • If the frog is going on tour, 6 pieces for piano without opus number ( 1971)
  • Sounds and colors / Sounds and Colours for piano, Op 95 (1973 /74)
  • Le Tombeau de Franz Liszt for piano, Op 100 (1975)
  • Thousand shrill cries, Op 101 (1977)
  • 4x4 pieces for piano, 4 hands, Op 106 (1979 /80)
  • From near and far, 21 Easy Pieces for Piano, Op 111 (1983 )
  • New for you for piano, Op 116
  • MISS Sona -Tina, Op 118 (1986)
  • Musica Biologica " bird voices in the piano music " Edit. for piano (1986 )
  • Concert Etude ( Toccata No. 2) for Piano, Op 120 (1988 )
  • Six Metamorphoses, Op 121 (1989)
  • Three minutes for Piano, Op 123 (1997)
  • Polka for Piano ( 1997)

Organ Works

  • From an old Hungarian note Büchel (arr. for organ ) ( 1941)
  • Six Metamorphoses for Organ, Op 121 (1989)

Other solo pieces, duos and chamber music

  • Trio Rhapsody for Violin, Cello and Piano op.11 (dated 1926)
  • Goumbrie for Violin and Piano, Op 20 (1931 )
  • Joseph Haydn: "Echo " (1932 )
  • Little Music for 2 soprano and tenor recorder, Op 30 (?)
  • Rhapsodie ( Hungarian wise ) for violin and piano, Op 49 (1941 )
  • Eight Little Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op 50 (1949 /50)
  • Divertimento for Flute or Violin and Guitar op 61 and 61 a ( 1954-1977 )
  • Meditation and dance for guitar, Op 64 (1955 /80)
  • Sonata Concertante for Violin and Piano, Op 65 (1956 )
  • Sonata for Oboe Missoulana op or Bassoon and Piano 66 (1958 )
  • Meditation and dance for oboe or bassoon, string orchestra and harp ad lib. Op 66a (1958 )
  • Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Op breve 67 (1958 )
  • A little dinner music. Divertimento for Wind Quintet, Op 74 (1961/1962)
  • Dialogues for Violin and Guitar, Op 77 (1963 )
  • Capricciosa Sonata for Tuba and Piano, Op 81 (1965 )
  • Essays in Sound for Clarinet and Piano, Op 84 (1967 )
  • The Songs of Silence, ballet in an image for clarinet, piano and percussion, Op 85 (1967 )
  • Homage to Pan. Two Pieces for 4 Clarinets in B, Op 87 (1968 )
  • Two Fantastics op for Alto Saxophone and Piano 88 (1969 )
  • Fantastic I for Clarinet in A and Piano (from: Two Fantastics ) Op 88a ( 1969-1974 )
  • Late thoughts for Violin and Guitar, Op 90 (1969 )
  • Musica Reservata for double bass and piano, Op 91 (1969 )
  • Serenade after Altgrazer Contra dances for wind quintet, Op 83a (1973 )
  • Diary fragments for two pianos and percussion, Op 93 (1972 )
  • Monologue for cello, Op 94 (1973 /74)
  • Octet, Op 96 (1974 /75)
  • Clarinet Studio. Twelve Pieces for clarinet and piano, Op 97 ( 1976)
  • Trumpet Studio I. 16 pieces for 2-3 trumpets in C or the B, Op 98 (1976 /77)
  • Trumpet Studio II Twelve Pieces for Trumpet and Piano, Op 99 (1975 /76)
  • Five Bagatelles for ten wind instruments, Op 102 (1977)
  • Tiberika, 8 Duos for 2 Violins, Op 103 (1977 )
  • Quodlibet for double bassoon or bassoon and piano op 104 (1978)
  • Very slight (and not so little ) pieces for soprano or alto recorder ( flute ) and guitar, Op 105 (1979 )
  • Variations on a Theme by Paisiello for Flute and Violin, Op 107 (1980)
  • Dialogues by birdsong for solo flute without opus number (1981 /82)
  • Changing Moods / Changing moods for flute, trombone ( bassoon) and piano, Op 110 (1982 /83)
  • Drifting Leaves ( Scattered ), for flute, viola and guitar, Op 113 (1983 )
  • Music for Winds and Piano, Op six 114 (1984)
  • Old Hungarian Hofballmusik for Double Bass and Piano, Op 115 (1984 /85)
  • Spring music for flute ( alto recorder), cello and guitar without opus number ( 1985)
  • Homage to Henry Purcell for brass quintet without opus number ( 1994)
  • Sonata for Trombone and Piano op.59

Orchestra music

  • Suite for Chamber Orchestra, Op Philippine 35 (1935 )
  • Of Foreign Lands and People, Op 37, Edit Suite for Orch.
  • Tarantella for Piano and Orchestra, Op 39 (1937 )
  • Nilusi Legenda ( Egyptian love legend ), Ballet (1938 /39)
  • Deux Movements Symphoniques pour Orchestre et Thérémine op 41 (1938 )
  • Old Hungarian Dances Suite for Strings, Op 42 ( dated 1946 ) ( the work most often performed, his magnum opus )
  • Antiqua Hungarica Op 47 (1941 )
  • Rural Baroque ( Soproni Barokk Muzsika ), an orchestral suite after a old Hungarian music book, Op 48 (1941 )
  • Rhapsodie (Hungarian wise ) for Violin and String Orchestra, Op 49a (1941 )
  • Miniatures for Orchestra, Op 53 (1943 /44)
  • Partita for guitar or harpsichord and orchestra, Op 55 (1949 /50)
  • Folk dances from Burgenland for orchestra, Op 57 (1952 )
  • Op Concerto for piano, string orchestra and percussion 60 (1947 )
  • Overtura semiseria Op 69 for orchestra (?)
  • Passacaglia for String Orchestra, Op 73 (1960 )
  • Eisenstadt Divertimento, Orchestral Suite, Op 75 (1961 /62)
  • Serenade op after Altgrazer contra dances for orchestra 83 (1966 ) arr. for wind orchestra, wind quintet and four pianos
  • Sinfonia breve for orchestra, Op 108 (1981)
  • Postcard greetings, 7 pieces for string orchestra without opus number ( 1987)
  • Pannonian rhapsody for orchestra, Op 109 (1988)
  • Suite for Strings Purcelliana without opus number (? )
  • American Rhapsody. Four pieces - four countries. Four Easy Pieces for String Quartet ( Orchestra ) without opus number ( 1993)
  • Jennersdorfer music. Eight Easy Pieces for String (youth) orchestra without opus number ( 1993)

Concert Band

  • Old Hungarian Dances Suite for Strings, Op 42 arr of Armin Suppan for Wind Band ( - symphonie ) ( 1988)
  • Pannonian Rhapsody for large wind band arr by Armin Suppan, Op 109 (1988)

Vocal music

  • Five Croatian Peasant Songs from Burgenland op for medium voice and piano 36 (1934 )
  • Five Fragments of Jade op 40
  • Song of the creation. Cantata for mixed choir and orchestra after a poem by Sándor Weöres op 44 (1943 /44)
  • Psalms No. 4, 23, 41, 50, 62, 71, 115 for choir ( 1966)
  • Toccata Mistica op for four-part choir and organ 86 (1968 )
  • Shepherd's Song from Burgenland / Christmas Song from Austria for mixed choir a cappella without opus number ( 1965)
  • Essays on the Madrigal op 70
  • Evening song op 80 b ( 1987)
  • Harvest Song, Op 89/3 for choir
  • The summer fell apart, Six Songs for medium voice op 101 (1977)
  • Hymn for choir a cappella (1978 )
  • Miss Tina Sona - op after children's songs for piano 118 (1985)
  • The boatman in the Moon, incidental music (1944-1985)
  • Szelid Domb ( Gentle Hills), choirs, Op 117 (1985 )

Appreciation

In memory of Jeno Takacs, Land Burgenland founded the Jenő Takács - Composition Prize, the Wilhelm Spuller, 2009 Gerhard Krammer and 2010 Tibor Nemeth. 2008 was awarded.

In Sopron 2008, the Takács Jeno Alapítvány ( Jeno Takacs Foundation) was launched, which is to through diverse activities preserve the memory of Éva and Jeno Takacs. First President of the Foundation based on the Austrian musicologist Christian Heindl. Since 2010, the Foundation organized jointly with the Institute Oberschützen the university of arts biennial event, the International Jeno Takács Piano Competition for young performers.

Sources and References

  • Wolfgang Suppan: Jenő Takács. Documents, analyzes, comments. Burgenland research, Issue 66 Burgenländisches National Archives, Eisenstadt 1977
  • Jeno Takacs: Memories of Béla Bartók. Doblinger, Vienna 1982
  • Jenő Takács: memories, adventures, meeting .. Theses from Burgenland, Issue 86 Burgenland State Museum, Eisenstadt 1990
  • Werner Schulze: Jeno Takacs. The creative years 1975-1991. Burgenland Heimatblätter, Burgenland Provincial Archives, Eisenstadt 1992
  • Christian Heindl (ed.): Jeno Takacs. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary. Doblinger, Vienna 2002
  • Éva Radics: Cinfalvától Cinfalváig. Jenő Takács elete és munkássága. Masszi Kiadó, Budapest, 2002 (in Hungarian )
  • Éva Radics: Takács, Jenő. Volume 1: Life and Work. 2011 / Volume 2: incipit catalog raisonné. West German publishing house for university publications, Saarbrücken ( German )
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