Every strand in Bartók's dense contrapuntal argument emerges here with amazing clarity...The performance, too, is utterly compelling...Kocsis's steadfast refusal to let the tension sag coupled with an urgent sense of forward momentum actually serve to intensify the work's feeling of anxiety.

The lacerating accents that tear at the central Adagio [of the Divertimento] really do tell, and so do the creepy, shadowy crescendos - truly the stuff of nightmares. The Hungarian Sketches are characterfully played and vividly spotlit...Excellent sound throughout adds to the pleasure.