Naxos has introduced a second volume of Zador using the same orchestra and conductor with nothing short of spectacular results.

If you’re interested in the works of Rozsa, both classical and film, this will be a welcome addition to your library. The Budapest Symphony is right at home with this material as the notes flow seamlessly. © 2013 Film Music: The Neglected Art

This second volume in Naxos’ ongoing series contains four excellent pieces…

As with the previous release in this series, the performances are excellent. The orchestra plays with enthusiasm; this is quality music that’s evidently a lot of fun to play. Mariusz Smolij conducts as though he’s been performing these pieces forever, and the engineering is top-notch. Another terrific disc from Naxos, whose evident intent to record everything in the universe really pays off here. © 2013 ClassicsToday.com Read complete review

These works have a 20th century flair of richness and formality, yet they teeter with melodic and atonal edging. The music is eclectic: solo flute’s introductory bars of the “Elegie” brings to mind Frederick Delius along with occasional tinctures of Debussy, Puccini and Zemlinsky as the composition progresses, but this is contrasted with more enlightening qualities in the conclusive “Dance.” The Divertimento for Strings, probably the most-performed of all pieces within Zádor’s fecund catalogue, has foundations of the Hungarian man’s past: Bartókian impressions run strongly through each of the three movements.