These are thrillingly alive performances, persuasive in every department and superbly recorded.
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Bartok & Kodaly
Bartok & Kodaly
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BKD 234
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- Dances of GalantaComposer(s) Zoltan KodalyArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Dances of Galanta
16:37$5.75 - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: I. Andante tranquilloComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: I. Andante tranquillo
07:39$3.40 - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: II. AllegroComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: II. Allegro
07:34$3.40 - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: III. AdagioComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: III. Adagio
07:18$3.40 - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: IV. Allegro moltoComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, BB 114, Sz. 106: IV. Allegro molto
07:24$3.40 - Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: I. Allegro non troppoComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: I. Allegro non troppo
09:27$3.40 - Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: II. Molto adagioComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: II. Molto adagio
09:29$3.40 - Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: III. Allegro assaiComposer(s) Bela BartokArtist(s) Sir Charles Mackerras Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Divertimento, BB 118, Sz. 113: III. Allegro assai
07:30$3.40
Total running time: 72 minutes.
Album information
Sir Charles Mackerras and the SCO offer fresh, authentic and perceptive interpretations of works by Bartók and Kodály.
Both Bartók works represented here would figure in any round-up of 20th century masterpieces; intensely expressive and colourful they feature the folk-dance rhythms the composer favoured. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste is Bartók's tour de force; this is Sir Charles Mackerras' first recording of this colourful and spectacular work.
The Divertimento is a work of contrasts: its two bright, joyful outer structures enclose a sombre ‘Adagio'.
Kodály shared Bartók's fascination with folk music and his Dances of Galánta is a symphonic poem distinguished by brilliant orchestration and cast in rondo form, taking its material from 18th-century verbunkos (Hungarian dance) music.
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'These pieces work well together in these fine performances...'
Ballet Review
Highly recommended.
HighFidelityReview.com
It's the Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste you'll want this disc for.
The Absolute Sound
Sir Charles Mackerras ist als Dirigent vor allem durch seine Vertrautheit mit der Musik Tschechiens bekannt. Mit den Einspielungen von Werken Bartóks und Kodálys beweist er jedoch, dass er sich auch in Sachen ungarischer Musik bestens auskennt. Die Zusammenstellung, die Mackerras wählte, ist mit Kodálys ,Dances of Galanta' sowie Bartóks ,Divertimento' und ,Musik für Saiteninstrumente, Schlagzeug und Celesta' ebenso logisch wie ungewöhnlich.
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