Bartok Piano Concerto No 15/2/2021
Geyer could not reciprocate Bartks feelings and rejected the concerto.Geyers copy of the manuscript was bequeathed to Paul Sacher to be performed by him and Hansheinz Schneeberger.Acclaimed recordings include Oistrakh with Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting, as well as versions by Maxim Vengerov and Gyrgy Pauk.
Bartk had already used this form in 1904 for his first concertante work, the Rhapsody, Op. It has been speculated that the second movement is a self-portrait of the composer ( Mason 1958, 12). Is Bartks Concerto for Violin Really His Second Studia Musicologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 13, Fasc. History of the violin concerto and relation to the Two Portraits. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Such is this 1959 recording of Bartks Second Piano Concerto, a tough, playful, pianistically aristocratic performance where dialogue is consistently keen and spontaneity is captured on the wing (even throughout numerous sessions). The first movement is relentless but never tires the ear; the second displays two very different levels of tension, one slow and mysterious, the other hectic but controlled; and although others might have thrown off the finales octaves with even greater abandon, Andas performance is the most successful in suggesting savage aggression barely held in check. ![]() Moments such as the loving return from the second movements chirpy central episode are quite unforgettable, while the finale is both nimble and full toned. The First Concerto was the last to be recorded and is perhaps the least successful of the three: here ensemble is occasionally loose, and characterisation less vivid than with some. Still, its a fine performance and the current transfer has been lovingly effected.
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