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Bánfalvi Béla

violin, conductor
Place of Birth
Budapest
Date of Birth
1954
 
Béla Bánfalvi received his diploma from Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest in the class of József Szász in 1977. He was a teacher of Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music, Budapest and Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest.

He worked in the Symphony Orchestra of Hungarian Radio and as the concertmaster of the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra and he was a member of the Béla Bartók Quartet. He has been the concertmaster of the Budapest Strings since 1986.

He has made more than 50 discs as a solo performer and as the concertmaster of the Budapest Strings, for instance he has made the complete concertos of Antonio Vivaldi with the Italian Nuova Era and he has had an exclusive contract with the German Capriccio. He is a founding member of the Budapest Sextet established in 2003. At present he is a professor of the Musical Institute of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pécs.

He was awarded with the Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Prize in 1986 and 2001. He received the Liszt Prize in 1998 and the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in 2006.
 
Year Title Publisher Code Remark
Rodrigo, Joaquín: Concierto de Aranjuez Capriole CA15602
Great Orchestra Classics 7 (Australia) Naxos 8.570042
1988 A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music Naxos 8.503134 3 CDs
1989 Barokk hangverseny
(Baroque Concert) 		Hungaroton SLPD 12995 Own
LP / Reissue on CD: HCD 12995 (1999)
1990 The Instruments Of Classical Music Vol.6-10 Laserlight 15980 5 CDs
1991 Pierne, Gabriel: Flute Sonata - Piano Trio Naxos 8.223189
1991 101 Great Orchestral Classics, Vol.7. Naxos 8.551147
1992 Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overtures - Concertos - Chamber Music Capriccio C49426
1993 Harp Recital - Händel, Dittersdorf, Debussy, Ravel Capriccio C10485
1993 Csajkovszkij, Pjotr Iljics: Souvenir de Florence - Valse-scherzo - Serenade melancolique - Pezzo capriccioso - Romance Capriccio C10441
1993 The Best of Händel Naxos 8.551115
1993 Boëlmann, Léon: Zongorakvartett, Zongoratrió
(Boëlmann, Léon: Piano Quartet, Piano Trio) 		Marco Polo (Naxos) 8.223524 Own
1994 Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concertos Op. 8, Nos. 5-8 and 10-12 Naxos 8.550189
1994 Famous Baroque Concerti Naxos 8.553028
1994 Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concertos Op.8 Nos.5-7, 10 - Concerti Grossi Op.3, Nos.8,11 Capriole CA14099
1994 Largo Naxos 8.550950
1994 Magnificat - Vivaldi / Albinoni / Sammartini / Caldara Hungaroton HCD 31259
1994 Classical Favorites - Vol 1. Naxos 8.550521 3 CDs
1994 Cine Classics Vol.10 Naxos 8.551160
1995 Salieri, Antonio: Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Cello in D major - Concerto for Flute and Oboe in C major - Sinfonia, "La Veneziana" Capriccio C10530
1995 Bach/Vivaldi: Violin Concerti Naxos 8.553231
1995 The Top 100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music Delta 35815 5 CDs
1995 Baroque Masterpieces Naxos 8.553221
1995 Haydn, Joseph: 5 orgonaverseny C-dúrban
(Haydn, Joseph: Organ Concertos in C major) 		Hungaroton HCD 31175
1996 Classic Masterworks - Antonin Dvorak Capriccio C49039
1996 Classic Masterworks - Felix Mendelssohn Capriccio C49040
1996 Classic Masterworks - Antonio Vivaldi Capriccio C49024
1996 Chamber Music Capriccio C49010
1996 Kreisler, Fritz: Violin Music Capriccio C10734
1996 Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concertos RV 180, 242, 253, 362, 552 - Concerto Grosso RV 565 Capriccio C49090
1996 Classic Masterworks - George Friedrich Händel Capriccio C49025
1996 Classic Masterworks - Franz Liszt Capriccio C49037
1996 Classic Masterworks - Franz Schubert Capriccio C49029
1996 Classic Masterworks - Edward Grieg Capriccio C49041
1996 Vivaldi, Antonio: The 4 Seasons - Sinfonias RV112, 132, 149 and 169 Capriccio C49088
1996 20th Century Compositions - Orff, Rahmanyinov, Ravel, Reger, Strauss, Sztravinszkij, Respighi, Prokofjev Capriccio C49007
1997 Spring in Vienna - Strauss II, Johann, Stolz, Kreisler, Suppe Capriccio C49152-1 2 CDs
1997 Adagio 2 Naxos 8.553841
1997 Schubert, Franz: C-dúr vonósötös D. 956, c-moll vonósnégyes (quartettsatz) D 703 Hungaroton CLD 4035
1997 Bach, J. Ch.: Sinfonie Concertanti, Vol. 4 Capriccio C10811
1998 Cinema Classics Vol. 10 Naxos 8.556630
1998 The Centre Vol 2. Naxos 8.554903-04DX 2 CDs
1999 Discover the Classics 3: The Concerto Naxos 8.554486-87 2 CDs
1999 Voices of Angels Naxos 8.503071
1999 Classical Music from TV Advert Naxos 8.554589
1999 Albinoni, Thomaso: Concerti a 5 - Op.5 Nos.1-12 Capriccio C10709
1999 Barokk hangverseny
(A Baroque Concert) 		Hungaroton HCD 12995 Own
Reissue of Hungaroton SLPD 12995 (1989)
1999 Anglar
(Angels) 		Naxos 8.503096
1999 300 Év Tánczene
(300 Years Dance Music) 		Hungaroton HRC 1045 Echo Collection
2000 Sweet Dreams - Baby's First Classics Laserlight 24458 Further contributor: Evelyne Dubourg, Deborah Sipkai, Eckart Haupt, Peter Wohlert, Herbert Kegel...
2000 Barber, Samuel: Capricorn Concerto - Serenade Op.1 - Foote, Arthur: Air and Gavotte - Suite in E major Capriccio C10505
2000 Classical Masters Delta 40003
2001 Christmas Festive Concert Capriccio C49310 3 CDs
2002 Svenska Folkets Onskekonsert Naxos 8.557192
2002 Midnight Lounge - Chill Out Classics and Meditation Capriccio C49326
2002 Sven Goran Erikssons - Klassiska Favoriter Naxos 8.503135 3 CDs
2003 Enkelin Aanin
(Angel's Voices) 		Naxos 8.503147
2003 Gyászzenék
(Funeral Music) 		Hungaroton HCD 32260
2004 Classic Moods - Bach, Gounod, Beethoven, Schubert, Wieniawski, Dvorak, Bruch, Grieg Capriccio C18413
2004 Mozart Era - Meister der Mozart-Zeit Capriccio C67100-02 3 CDs
2004 Sunset Classics Capriccio C67107-08
2004 Classic Moods - Chopin Capriccio C18415
2004 Classic Moods - Boccherini, Händel, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Fibich, Csajkovszkij, Grieg, Dvorak Capriccio C18405
2004 Classic Moods - Bach, Vivaldi, Buffardin, Dowland, Albinoni, Händel, Purcell, Pescetti Capriccio C18409
2004 Classic Moods Capriccio C18414
2004 Listen, Learn and Grow with Bach Naxos 8.557579-80 2 CDs
2004 Frühjahrsparade
(Spring Parade) 		Capriccio C49364
2004 Famous Austrian Composers - Strauss, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Haydn, Albrechtsberger Capriccio C49370 5 CDs
2004 Classic Moods - Puccini, Schubert, Wagner, Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky Capriccio C18404
2004 Classic Moods - Mendelssohn, Debussy, Schumann, Puccini, Bizet, Grieg Capriccio C18408
2004 Grieg, Edvard: From Holberg's Time - Sibelius, Jean: Karelia Suite, Finlandia, Valse triste, Suite champetre Naxos C51171
2004 Classic Moods - Humperdinck, Fauré, Brahms, Schumann, Puccini, Grieg, Schubert, Rheinberger Capriccio C18411
2005 Adagio - The Ultimate Collection Naxos 8.570015-16
2005 The Very Best of Bach Naxos 8.552103-04 2 CDs
2005 Albinoni, Thomaso: Concertos Opp.5, 7 and 9 Capriccio C67126-29 4 CDs
2005 Organ Music - Praetorius, Hofhaimer, Hassler, Gabrieli, Bull, Scheidt, Kotter, Scheidemann, Buxtehude Capriccio C49444 5 CDs
2005 Art & Music: Cezanne - Music of His Time Naxos 8.558179
2006 Dohnányi Ernő, Mosonyi Mihály: Vonós szextettek
(Dohnányi Ernő, Mosonyi Mihály: String Sextets) 		Hungaroton HCD 32300
2006 Haydn, Joseph: Symphonies, Concertos, String Quartets, The Creation (Masterpieces) Capriccio C49520
2007 Naxos Selection: Highlights Naxos 8.571000
2007 Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Harp Concerto in A major Capriccio C71121
2007 Albinoni - Mozart - Bach: Famous Adagios Naxos 8.571077
2007 Baroque Favorites Naxos 8.571096
2007 Bach, Johann Sebastian - Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concertos Capriccio 8.571001
2008 The Genius of Bach Naxos 8.570384 2 CDs
2008 Välbefinnande - Musik för Kropp och Själ
(Wellness - Music for Body and Soul) 		Naxos 8.572149
2008 101 Classics - The Best Loved Classical Melodies Naxos 8.508004
2009 Bach, Johann Christian: Symphonie concertanti Capriccio C7005
2009 Vaughan Williams, Ralph: 10 Blake Songs - Oboe Concerto in A minor - Household Music - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Capriccio C5035
2010 A Musica Journey - Venice: City of Water and Light Naxos 2.110238 DVD
2010 Christmas Meditation Capriccio C7073 5 CDs
2011 Salieri, Antonio: Sinfonia "La Veneziana" - Concertos Capriccio C5087
2012 Great Baroque Masterpieces - 10-CD Box Set Naxos 8.501061 10 CDs
2012 Kreisler, Fritz: Violin Music Capriccio C5120
2012 Välbefinnande - Klassisk musik for kropp och sjal
(Wellbeing - Classical Music for Body and Soul) 		Naxos 8.578220
2012 Baroque Favourites Naxos 8.578209
2012 Vivaldi, Antonio: The 4 Seasons - Violin Concertos RV180, 253 and 362 Naxos 8.572971
2014 The Sea in Music Naxos 8.578269-70 2 CDs