Cornelius Meister & Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra - Bartók: Kossuth - Concerto for Orchestra (2013)

Tracklist
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01. Kossuth, BB 31: Kossuth -
02. Kossuth, BB 31: Mi bu nehezedik a lelkedre, edes ferjem? (Why are you so grieved, my dear husband?) -
03. Kossuth, BB 31: Veszelyben a haza (The fatherland is in danger!) -
04. Kossuth, BB 31: Hajdan jobb idoket eltunk (Formerly we had a better life…) -
05. Kossuth, BB 31: Majd rosszra fordult sorsunk… (Then our fate changed for the worse…) -
06. Kossuth, BB 31: Harcra fel! (Up and fight them!) -
07. Kossuth, BB 31: Jojjetek, jojjetek! Szep magyar vitezek, aranyos leventek! -
08. Kossuth, BB 31: [-] -
09. Kossuth, BB 31: Mindennek vege (All is over!) -
10. Kossuth, BB 31: Csondes minden, csondes (Everything is quiet, very quiet…)
11. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo-Allegro vivace
12. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
13. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: III. Elegia: Andante non troppo
14. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
15. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: V. Finale: Presto
16. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 1. Jocul cu bata: Molto moderato
17. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 2. Braul: Allegro
18. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 3. Pe loc: Moderato
19. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 4. Buciumeana: Andante
20. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 5. Poarga romaneasca: Allegro
21. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 6. Maruntel: L'istesso tempo -
22. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 76: No. 6. Maruntel: Allegro vivace

Béla Bartók’s symphonic poem Kossuth stands in the shadow of his later works and is hardly ever performed. It was written when Bartók was a mere twenty-year-old and celebrates the Hungarian freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth. It is a brilliantly instrumented, fiery work of his youth, and the opportunity to get to know it is a rewarding experience.

Cornelius Meister debuted at the Hamburg State Opera at the young age of twenty-one and numbers among today’s top young conducting marvels.