Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1951) Winner
László Lajtha
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László Lajtha
Aliases:
Lajtha László
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-06-30 （Budapest）
- Died
- 1963-02-16 （Budapest） age 70
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Languages
- Hungarian, French
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- 79 Váci Utca, Inner City of Budapest (1923-1963)
Career
- Occupations
- composer, ethnomusicologist, conductor
- Active Years
- 1913-1963
- Affiliations
- Hungarian Radio, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest National Conservatory
- Memberships
- International Commission of Popular Arts and Traditions of the League of Nations, International Folk Music Council, Académie des Beaux-Arts (corresponding member)
- Influenced By
- Vincent d'Indy, Viktor Herzfeld, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály
- Influenced
- János Ferencsik
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Liszt Academy of Music | — | Composition | — | 1910年代初頭 | Hungary |
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Composition
Period:
1910年代初頭
Country:
Hungary
Studied with Viktor Herzfeld. Subsequently studied in Leipzig, Geneva, and Paris as a pupil of Vincent d'Indy.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Coolidge Prize | String Quartet No. 3 | — | Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Kossuth Prize | folk-music research | — | Government of Hungary | 受賞 |
Coolidge Prize
1929
Work:
String Quartet No. 3
Organization:
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation
Result:
受賞
Kossuth Prize
1951
Work:
folk-music research
Organization:
Government of Hungary
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
String Quartet No. 3 Játékország op. 11
1929 String QuartetAward-winning work with the Coolidge Prize.
PlayHungarian folk influences
Symphony No. 4 Le Printemps op. 52
1951 SymphonyDisplays synthesis of French and Hungarian elements with neo-classicism.
SpringNeo-classicism
Symphony No. 7 Autumn / Révolution op. 63
1957 SymphonyLament for the 1956 Hungarian uprising with extreme dissonance.
RevolutionLament
Le Chapeau bleu op. 51
1950 OperaOpera buffa in two acts.
Adaptations
- Film Murder in the Cathedral (1952)
- Film Hortobágy (1934)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- neo-classicismsynthesis of French and Hungarian national elementsextreme dissonance in later works
- Recurring Motifs
- Hungarian folk songTransylvanian motifs
Legacy
One of Hungary's most important composers. Reputation suffered due to suppression under Communist regime for supporting the 1956 uprising, but being re-established in recent years.
In Popular Culture
- Commemorative plaque at his home on Váci Utca in central Budapest.
Trivia
- Father Pál Lajtha owned a leather factory, played violin well and aspired to be a conductor.
- Eldest son László was a renowned cancer researcher (d. 1995), younger son Ábel is a neurologist and brain researcher in the US.
- Served as an artillery officer during World War I.
- Married Róza Hollós in 1919.