Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

by Béla Bartók & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Length: 55:02
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Under Ernest Ansermet's precise baton, the ensemble tackles one of the twentieth century's most rhythmically complex and texturally innovative scores. The spatial division of the string sections and the eerie, crystalline timbre of the celesta are captured with remarkable clarity, emphasizing the work's unsettling nocturnal atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, orchestral, instrumental, strings, percussive, complex, piano

Tracklist

  1. Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: I. Andante tranquillo (8:11)
  2. Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: II. Allegro (7:18)
  3. Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: III. Adagio (7:15)
  4. Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: IV. Allegro molto (8:02)
  5. Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110: I. Assai lento – Allegro molto (12:19)
  6. Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110: II. Lento, ma non troppo (5:31)
  7. Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110: III. Allegro non troppo (6:22)

Credits

  • Béla Bartók - primary artist, composed by
  • Zoltán Kodály - primary artist, composed by
  • Eduard van Beinum - primary artist, conductor

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