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喬吉‧桑多爾 & 安妮．費雪 鋼琴
維格 / 庫貝利克 指揮
維也納交響樂團
Gyorgy Sandor (piano)
Annie Fischer (piano)
Wiener Symphoniker
Ferenc Fricsay
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Ferenc Fricsay
Vegh Quartett
Camerata Academica Salzburg
Sandor Vegh
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelík
Some of Bartok's best-known works are collected on this album. All of them have written music history and decisively influenced classical Modernism. The composition of these works extends from 1927 (String Quartet No. 3) to 1945 (Piano Concerto No. 3).
It was a time of upheaval for Bartok. Famous as one of the most successful musicians of his generation, within a short time he was declared one of the ‘degenerate' composers by the Nazis, had to emigrate to the USA, where he led an extremely hapless life, contracted leukemia and died in 1945. The Concerto for Orchestra (1943) and the Piano Concerto No. 3 were his final major works and both rank among Bartok's most influential compositions. String Quartet No. 3 was also an instant international success: even shortly after its composition it won the Chamber Music Award of the City of Philadelphia, and Theodor Adorno wrote a detailed essay, classifying the piece as one of the standard-setting works of his time. Piano Concerto No. 2 (1930/31) is an experiment in the manner of Neo-Classicism. The influence of Stravinsky is evident. Today, the concerto is one of the most popular piano concertos of the 20th century. The Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta (1936) is considered one of the most personal works in Bartok's oeuvre, a work of progression, in which the composer strikes an intimate private style, seeming to reconcile Modernism with the musical past. The inner tragedy and drama of the work are harrowing, apparently auguring personal misfortune in the composer's life .
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 25:09
Wiener Symphoniker
Ferenc Fricsay
Gyorgy Sandor (piano)
Recorded: 6 May 1955
Recording Venue: Grosser Saal des Wiener Musikvereins, Vienna, Austria
1.Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: I. Allegro 8:33
2.Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio 10:37
3.Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: III. Allegro molto - Presto 5:59
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 24:52
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Ferenc Fricsay
Annie Fischer (piano)
Recorded: 24 November 1960
Recording Venue: Herkulessaal der Munchner Residenz, Germany
4.Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: I. Allegretto 7:23
5.Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: II. Adagio religioso 10:44
6.Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: III. Allegro vivace 6:45
Bartok: String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85 16:17
Vegh Quartet
Recorded: 8 October 1968
Recording Venue: Studio 3, Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bavaria, Germany
7.String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: Prima parte. Moderato 4:43
8.String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: Seconda parte. Allegro 6:08
9.String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: Ricapitolazione della prima parte. Moderato - Coda. Allegro molto 5:26
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106 32:33
Camerata Salzburg
Sandor Vegh
Recorded: 31 May 1995
Recording Venue: Vienna, Austria
10.Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: I. Andante tranquillo 8:44
11.Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: II. Allegro 7:17
12.Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: III. Adagio 8:50
13.Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: IV. Allegro molto 7:42
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 36:46
Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik
Recorded: 8 May 1978
Recording Venue: Herkulessaal der Munchner Residenz, Germany
14.Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: I. Introduzione. Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace 9:56
15.Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco delle coppie. Allegretto scherzando 6:15
16.Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: III. Elegia. Andante non troppo 6:31
17.Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto 4:23
18.Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: V. Finale. Presto 9:41 |
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