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This set of two CD’s presents a selection from Bartók’s varied piano oeuvre. It is a combination of performances by pianists András Schiff and Zoltán Kocsis and historical recordings of the composer himself.
Schiff and Kocsis mainly play music based on folk music, such as the ‘Three Hungarian folk tunes’ and the well-known Rumanian Folkdances. Bartók plays a selection of some three dozens of pieces from the last three volumes of his six-volume Mikrokosmos.
A rare opportunity to hear Bartók play his own compositions.
Recordings of Bartók made in London and New York in 1937 and 1940 respectively.
Track listing:
CD 1
1. ALLEGRO BARBARO, Sz. 49 2:31
3 RONDOS ON FOLK TUNES, Sz. 84
2. Andante 3:06
3. Vivacissimo 2:29
4. Allegro molto 2:37
THREE HUNGARIAN FOLK TUNES, Sz. 66
5. Andante tranquillo rubato 0:56
6. Allegro non troppo un poco rubato 1:04
7. Maestoso 1:36
SUITE, Op. 14, Sz. 62
8. Allegretto 1:48
9. Scherzo. 1:49
10. Allegro molto 2:09
11. Sostenuto 2:53
PIANO SONATA, Sz. 80
12. Allegro moderato.
13. Sostenuto e pesante
14. Allegro molto
15. DANCE SUITE, Sz. 77: Index: 1. Moderato 2. Allegro molto 3. Allegro 16:39
16. RUMANIAN FOLK DANCES, Sz. 56: Index: 1. Der Tanz mit der Stabe 2. Braul 3. Der Stampfer,4. Tanz aus 4:37
17. 15 HUNGARIAN PEASANT SONGS, Sz. 71: Index: 1. Rubato 2. Andante 3. Poco rubato 4. Andante 5. Scherzo 12:45
Zoltán Kocsis, piano (1-14)
András Schiff, piano (15-17)
CD 2
MIKROKOSMOS, excerpts
1. No. 124 Staccato / No. 146 Ostinato 3:24
2. No. 113 Bulgarian Rhythm / No. 129 Alternating thirds / No. 131 Fourths / No. 128 Peasant Dance / 4:07
3. No. 120 Fifth chords / No. 109 From the island Bali / No. 128 Bagpipe 4:19
4. No. 100 In the style of a folksong / No. 142 From the diary of a fly / No. 140 Free variations 3:36
5. No. 133 Syncopation / No. 149 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (2) / No. 148 Six Dances in Bulgarian R 4:11
6. No. 108 Wrestling / No. 150 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (3) / No. 151 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhy 3:43
7. No. 94 Tale / No. 152 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (5) / No. 153 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (6 4:03
8. No. 126 Change of time / No. 116 Melody / No. 130 Village joke / No. 139 Merry Andrew 3:58
9. No. 143 Divided arpeggios / No. 147 March 3:59
10. No. 144 Minor seconds, major sevenths 4:09
11. 11. No. 97 Notturno / No. 118 Triplets in 9/8 time / No. 141 Subject and reflection 4:04
12. No. 136 Whole-tone scale / No. 125 Boating / No. 114 Theme and inversion 4:19
Bela Bartók, piano
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