Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3
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Canadian Music Store Music CD CoverComposer: Bela BartokConductor: András Ligeti Orchestra: Budapest Symphony Orchestra Performer: Jenö Jandó Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 1995-03-21 Music Label: Naxos Soundtracks:
Free Music Notes for Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3Free Music Review: Great Concertos, well played, great price.
It's tough to beat Naxos, considering how inexpensive their discs are. And there generally is no sacrifice in quality of performance--certainly not on this disc. Bartok has to be considered one of the great revolutionaries in writing for the piano. More than anyone, he makes it into a fantastic percussion instrument. In the 1st Concerto, where this is most evident, the Piano sounds like the warlord leader, and the orchestra like his supporting gang. The slow movement in the 1st is a great example of B's "Night Music," some of the most compelling slow music ever. The 2d Concerto is Bartok's response to neo-classicism, starting off with Baroque-sounding trumpets, then gradually breaking apart into his usual madhouse. The 3d Concerto, from my point of view, is a disappointment. He was tired and dying (and yet the unfinished Viola Concerto has energy). Fans of this disc should also try Bartok's Piano Sonata, his suite for Piano "Out of Doors," and his Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.
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