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Biography

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, a professional Hungarian orchestra, was founded in 1977 by graduates of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Initially a septet, the ensemble evolved into a sixteen-person string orchestra and won first prize at the International Chamber Orchestra Competition in Belgrade in 1982. Since 1983, they have performed regularly in Hungary's most important concert halls. They founded the International Haydn Festival in Fertőd in 1995 and have collaborated with soloists like Peter Frankl and Johanna Beisteiner. The orchestra has recorded numerous albums for labels including Hungaroton and Naxos Records.
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  2.   Adagio (From Concerto A Cinque, Op. IX No.2) featuring Budapest Strings
  3.   Harp Concerto in B Flat Major featuring Andrea Vigh
  4.   Sonata for Strings in E-Flat Major, "Al Santo Sepolcro", RV 130: II. Allegro ma poco
  5.   Happy Ocean Birdsongs & The Four Seasons - Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro by Budapest Strings
  6.   Adagio (E Staccato)
  7.   Moment Musical No. 3
  8.   Scenes of Childhood, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei featuring Budapest Strings
  9.   Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349~Allegro by Budapest Strings
  10.   Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350~Riguadon by Budapest Strings
  11.   Violin Concerto in C Major, Op. 8: No. 6, "Il Piacere": II. Largo (e cantabile) featuring Bela Banfalvi
  12.   Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351~Overture by Budapest Strings
  13.   Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande - Andante by Budapest Strings
  14.   Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351~Menuet 2 by Budapest Strings
  15.   Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351~Menuet 1 by Budapest Strings
  16.   Solomon~Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Budapest Strings
  17.   Forest of Happy Songbirds & String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5 G. 275: III. Minuet by Budapest Strings
  18.   Ode on St Cecilia Day
  19.   Birds in the Breeze & Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen by Budapest Strings
  20.   The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto No. 3 in F Major, Op. 8, RV 293 "Autumn": III. Allegro by Budapest Strings
  21.   Flute Concerto in F Major, Op. 10: No. 1, RV 433, "La tempesta di mare": III. Presto by Budapest Strings
  22.   Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro featuring Budapest Strings
  23.   Dreaming Birdsongs & Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei by Budapest Strings
  24.   Violin Concerto in B-Flat, Op. 8: No. 10 "La Caccia": II. Adagio (Grave) featuring Bela Banfalvi
  25.   Ocean Beach Waves & Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 by Budapest Strings
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