Rózsavölgyi Márk
Composer
Place of Birth
Balassagyarmat
Date of Birth
1789
1789 (or 1787?) Balassagyarmat - January 23 1848 Pest
He is descendant of the composer and violin artist family of merchants, the Rosenthals. He finished his early-started violin studies in Prague, where temporarily he made a living from writing.
In 1808 he got to Pest, where he worked as first violinist at the Hungarian theatrical company. In 1813 he moved to Baja and settled down until the fire of 1819, when he moved to Pécs. Later he was violinist of the theater orchestra of Temesvár. Between 1821 and 1833 he lived in Baja again, but meanwhile he toured all over Hungary.
His compositions became popular and were in many collected editions (e.g. Hungarian Tunes from Veszprém County). In 1833 he moved to Pest, but he continued his concert tours. In 1837 he contracted to the Hungarian Theater of Pest (predecessor of the National Theater).
Until his death he maintained a cordial friendship with Petőfi, who wrote an appreciative article on Rózsavölgyi’s performance style for the Hungarian Fashion Magazine in 1844.
He was one of the last representatives of high class verbunkos (recruiting music), also the first Hungarian composer of csárdás.
Major works:
Four Hungarian Tunes for One or Two Violins (Pest), National Tunes for Piano Forte (3rd issue, Pest, 1833-1834), Sounds of Remembrance in Hungarian National Tunes (1836), Daybreak Hungarian Tune (1842), Jolly Caprice (csardas, 1846), Charlotte-Csardas (1846), The Treasure Hunters of Visegrád (comic opera), incidental music to the drama „Elijah’s Cap” (1827).
He is descendant of the composer and violin artist family of merchants, the Rosenthals. He finished his early-started violin studies in Prague, where temporarily he made a living from writing.
In 1808 he got to Pest, where he worked as first violinist at the Hungarian theatrical company. In 1813 he moved to Baja and settled down until the fire of 1819, when he moved to Pécs. Later he was violinist of the theater orchestra of Temesvár. Between 1821 and 1833 he lived in Baja again, but meanwhile he toured all over Hungary.
His compositions became popular and were in many collected editions (e.g. Hungarian Tunes from Veszprém County). In 1833 he moved to Pest, but he continued his concert tours. In 1837 he contracted to the Hungarian Theater of Pest (predecessor of the National Theater).
Until his death he maintained a cordial friendship with Petőfi, who wrote an appreciative article on Rózsavölgyi’s performance style for the Hungarian Fashion Magazine in 1844.
He was one of the last representatives of high class verbunkos (recruiting music), also the first Hungarian composer of csárdás.
Major works:
Four Hungarian Tunes for One or Two Violins (Pest), National Tunes for Piano Forte (3rd issue, Pest, 1833-1834), Sounds of Remembrance in Hungarian National Tunes (1836), Daybreak Hungarian Tune (1842), Jolly Caprice (csardas, 1846), Charlotte-Csardas (1846), The Treasure Hunters of Visegrád (comic opera), incidental music to the drama „Elijah’s Cap” (1827).
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |
Magyar - Régi magyar táncok a XVIII.-XIX. századból
(Magyar - Early Hungarian Dances from the 18th-19th centuries) |
Hungaroton | SLPD 12885 | LP / Reissue on CD: HCD 12885 (1996) |
| 1994 | Hungarian Orchestra Music | Capriccio | C10528 | |
| 1995 |
A magyar nemzet öröme - Zene a XVIII-XIX. századból
(Joy of the Hungarian Nation - Music from the 18th-19th centuries) |
Hungaroton | HCD 31459 | |
| 1996 |
Magyar - Régi magyar táncok a XVIII-XIX. századból
(Magyar - Early Hungarian Dances from the 18-19th centuries) |
Hungaroton | HCD 12885 | Reissue of Hungaroton SLPD 12885 (1987) |
| 2001 |
50 éves a Hungaroton - Vonósművészek (1951-2001)
(Fifty Years of Hungaroton - String Players) |
Hungaroton | HCD 32091-3 | 3 CDs |
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| First Hungarian Round Dance | String orchestra | 1842 |
| Hear! Hear! - Csárdás | String orchestra | 1847 |
| Stirring Tune - Csárdás | String orchestra | 1846 |