Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta - Bartók: Kossuth, 2 Portraits & Orchestral Suite No. 1 (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Kossuth, Sz. 21
02. 2 Portraits, Op. 5, Sz. 37: No. 1, Egy ideális. Andante
03. 2 Portraits, Op. 5, Sz. 37: No. 2, Egy torz. Presto
04. Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3, Sz. 31: I. Allegro vivace
05. Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3, Sz. 31: II. Poco adagio
06. Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3, Sz. 31: III. Presto
07. Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3, Sz. 31: IV. Moderato
08. Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 3, Sz. 31: V. Molto vivace


All three of the works in this programme reveal a young composer on the threshold of greatness, serving as his passport to the vast new world of orchestral music prevailing at the beginning of the 20th century. Inspired by the tone poems of Richard Strauss, Bartók’s Kossuth dramatically commemorates the struggle for Hungarian independence in 1848 with an alluring and provocative orchestration. The Two Portraits set moods of love and painful heartbreak into stark contrast, while the First Suite is a showcase of symphonic effects which caused a sensation in Vienna at its première in 1905.

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