B?la Bart?k: Divertimento / Dance Suite / Hungarian Sketches / Two Pictures - Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
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Composer: B?la Bart?kConductor: Pierre Boulez
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1995-05-16
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Dance Suite, Sz 77: I. Moderato
- Dance Suite, Sz 77: II. Allegro molto
- Dance Suite, Sz 77: III. Allegro vivace
- Dance Suite, Sz 77: IV. Molto tranquillo
- Dance Suite, Sz 77: V. Comodo
- Dance Suite, Sz 77: VI. Finale: Allegro
- Two Pictures, Op. 10, Sz 46: I. In Full Flower
- Two Pictures, Op. 10, Sz 46: II. Village Dance
- Hungarian Sketches Sz 97: I. An Evening With The Szekely
- Hungarian Sketches Sz 97: II. Bear Dance
- Hungarian Sketches Sz 97: III. Melody
- Hungarian Sketches Sz 97: IV. Slightly Tipsy
- Hungarian Sketches Sz 97: V. Swineherd's Dance
- Divertimento Sz 113: I. Allegro non troppo
- Divertimento Sz 113: II. Molto adagio
- Divertimento Sz 113: III. Allegro assai
Free Music Notes for B?la Bart?k: Divertimento / Dance Suite / Hungarian Sketches / Two Pictures - Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez
Free Music Review: Four Easy Pieces
Hit: 5 Stars
Is there such a thing as "light" Bartok? Certainly not in the same sense that there is light Shostakovich, but especially in his piano music written for young people, there is a far more approachable Bartok than found in such hard-bitten modernist works as the violin sonatas, the Fourth String Quartet, or the Miraculous Mandarin. The four pieces on this disc represent orchestral Bartok at his most approachable. And in the Divertimento, the finest of these pieces, there is even some of the dry humor and playfulness that mark the Concerto for Orchestra, Bartok's most popular work.
I had come to think of the understated Deux Images as the negligible product of an uncharacteristic period of Debussian influence, but by placing it next to the Hungarian Sketches and the Dance Suite, Boulez points up its importance as an early vehicle through which Bartok found his folk-musical roots.
The Hungarian Sketches are based directly on some of those piano pieces for children mentioned earlier and so has an easy, populist air about it that is somehow more disarming than the studied primitivism of the Dance Suite. But even here, Boulez manages to underscore the colorful orchestration and brash rhythms to the music's great advantage. Though not my favorite Bartok, the Dance Suite is more beguiling than usual in Boulez's hands.
And then there is the Divertimento, Bartok at his most artless, having discovered in his last years the art that conceals art. This immediately appealing music is the perfect capstone to the recording, played with fervor and finesse by the Chicago strings. An unusual and unusually enjoyable program, perfectly executed.
B?la Bart?k: Divertimento / Dance Suite / Hungarian Sketches / Two Pictures - Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez Poster
This is the "lighter side" of Bartok--and yes, he did have one! The Dance Suite is a delicious collection of authentic Hungarian dances arranged in a single movement. Each dance is introduced by a refrain, or ritornello (as it's called in the music biz), and they all come back for a brief bow in the extended finale. The Divertimento was composed in Switzerland in the space of just a few days, and though not without its more serious moments, it's a generally witty, melodic piece for string orchestra. The other two works are just what the titles suggest: musical illustrations that will engage your imagination and set your toes tapping. Excellent performances, good sound, great music. --David HurwitzClassical Music CDs
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