György Vashegyi
Appearance
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György Vashegyi (born 13 April 1970 in Budapest) is a Hungarian harpsichordist and conductor. He founded the Purcell Choir in 1990 for a performance of Dido and Aeneas.[1] From November 2017 he was elected president of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA, Magyar Művészeti Akadémia ), founded in 1992.[2]
Selected recordings
[edit]- 2003: Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Messe à 8 voix et 8 violons et flûtes H.3, Domine salvum fac regem H.283, Motet pour les trépassés H.311, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Hungaroton classic
- 2004: Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Messe des morts H.10, Salve Regina à trois choeurs H.24, Psaulmus Davidis H.207, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Hungaroton classic
- 2014: Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Messe pour Mr Mauroy H.10, Domine salvum fac regem H.299, 5 Repons H.126, H.129, H.130, H.131, H.134, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Hungaroton classic
- 2019: Charles-Hubert Gervais – Hypermnestre, Katherine Watson (Hypermnestre), Mathias Vidal (Lyncée), Thomas Dolié (Danaüs), Philippe-Nicolas Martin (Arcas, ombre de Gélanor, le Nil), Chantal Santon-Jeffery (NaÏade, bergère, Coryphée), Juliette Mars (Isis, matelote), Manuel Munez Camelino (Grand Prêtre, Coryphée), Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by Giörgy Vashegyi. 2 CD Glossa. Diapason d'Or
- 2022: Charles-Hubert Gervais – Grand motets – Exaudi Deus, O filii et filiae, Judica me Deus, Uquequo Domine, Te Deum, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi. CD Glossa. Diapason d'Or
- 2023: Luigi Cherubini – Les Abencérages, Anaïs Constans, Edgaras Montvidas, Thomas Dolié, Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, György Vashegyi; 2 CDs, Bru Zane BZ1050[3]
- 2023: Jean Marie Leclair - Scylla et Glaucus, Judith van Wanroij (Scylla), Cyrille Dubois (Glaucus), Véronique Gens (Circé), Purcell Choir, Oregon Orchestra, conducted by György Vashegyi (3 CDs GLOSSA 2023)
References
[edit]- ^ David Wyn Jones, Haydn ISBN 1351564064 2017 "... that György Vashegyi in the last seven years performed in Eszterháza forty-two early symphonies, many concertos, furthermore with his Purcell Choir all of the early masses, the Stabat Mater, etc.; that in a nearby church (Fertőszentmiklós) ..."[page needed]
- ^ "György Vashegyi is the new President of MMA", press release, 13 October 2017, mma.hu
- ^ Clive Paget (13 February 2023). "Review: Cherubini: Les Abencérages". Limelight. Retrieved 9 March 2023.