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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer
It is the flavour of this Concerto for Orchestra that wins the day. Just sample the subtle portamento that spices the string line at bars 52-3 (2'36'') of the first movement, and the sombre colouring... — More…
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Bartók: The Wooden Prince & Cantata Profana
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John Aler (tenor), John Tomlinson (baritone)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Pierre Boulez
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Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6 (complete)
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Tokyo String Quartet
Koichiro Harada (violin), Kikuei Ikeda (violin), Kazuhide Isomura (viola) & Sadao Harada (cello)
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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin
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Budapest Festival Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Iván Fischer
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Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Peasant Songs & other folk dances
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Budapest Festival Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Iván Fischer
As Mandarins go, they don't come more miraculous than this – a vivid, no-holds-barred performance. Everything tells: the flavour is right, the pacing too, and the sound has a toughened, raw-edged... — More…
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Irmgard Seefried sings Lieder from Three Centuries
Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Erik Werba (piano)
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Zoltán Kocsis plays Bartók
Zoltán Kocsis (piano)
Bartók: Kossuth & Concerto for Orchestra
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San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt