Ernő Dohnányi and Leó Weiner, two giants not only of 20th century Hungarian music but the Liszt Academy as well, are each represented at this concert by a quasi-piano concerto. Weiner’s Romantic-pastoral Concertino, evincing a lively tone in the second movement, dates from 1923; Dohnányi’s Variations on a Child’s Song offering magnificent stylistic parodies was composed in 1914. The latter work is subtitled ‘For the enjoyment of humorous people and for the annoyance of others’. Soloist for the concert is Dénes Várjon, in whose performance an artistic profundity sits extremely well with a healthy sense of humour. As is the case with András Keller, who proves this with the noteworthy piano quartet in the second half of the concert. In 1937, Schönberg composed the arrangement for grand orchestra from the Brahms’ chamber work (1861), boldly exploiting the xylophone and military orchestra parody in the famed Hungarian-style closing movement (Rondo alla Zingarese).