Mihály Mosonyi (aka Michael Brand)

[Alan Howe]

I have just one CD of music by Mosonyi - the PC and 1st Symphony on Marco Polo. Listening to the symphony today I found it to be thoroughly Beethovenian in style, but with a superbly dramatic slow movement that looked as much forwards as backwards. Does anyone else know this work - or, for that matter, anything else by Mosonyi?

[Jonathan]

Hi Alan,
I had the Marco Polo disc of some of the piano music - I think it included the Hungarian Children's World (it appears to be deleted). However, I listened to it at the time and found if thoroughly boring and so I sold it (for an Alkan piano music CD, if I remember correctly).  I haven't sought to replace it yet! 

However, seeing as my taste has evolved since then, I would probably like it now so shall keep an ear open for the works you suggest.

[Alan Howe]

Yes - I doubt whether I'd be interested in a CD of piano bits and pieces by Mosonyi either. Does anyone know any of his choral music?