Tzimon Barto, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach - Bartók: The Piano Concertos (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83: I. Allegro moderato - Allegro
02. Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83: II. Andante
03. Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83: III. Allegro molto
04. Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: I. Allegro
05. Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: II. Adagio - Presto - Più adagio
06. Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: III. Allegro molto

CD2
01. Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: I. Allegretto (Live)
02. Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: II. Adagio religioso (Live)
03. Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: III. Allegro vivace (Live)

Béla Bartók is one of the unquestionably ‘great’ composers and one of the few of a more recent age to succeed in establishing themselves in the repertoire. His three piano concertos are central to his biography and musical output, but only No. 3, with some generosity, could be considered ‘popular’. Although well represented on disc, the first two are rarely performed in concert. Tzimon Barto sees a problem in adopting an overly mechanical approach to these two percussive works: “Even Bartók needs a supple touch. If you bang away at it, without rhythmical buoyancy, of course it will become tedious.” These recordings reflect how he does justice to this approach.

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