Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

by B茅la Bart贸k / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 28:27
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Navigating the demanding spatial requirements and rhythmic complexities of the 20th-century masterpiece, this recording highlights a highly polished orchestral execution. The ensemble brilliantly captures the stark, eerie dissonance and driving, folk-inspired momentum that define the composer's mature style.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, orchestral, strings, percussive, complex, atonal

Tracklist

  1. First Movement: Andante Tranquille
  2. Second Movement: Allegro
  3. Third Movement: Adagio
  4. Fourth Movement: Allegro Molto

Credits

  • B茅la Bart贸k - primary artist, composed by
  • Herbert Von Karajan - primary artist, conductor
  • Philharmonia Orchestra - Primary Artist

More from B茅la Bart贸k / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan: full discography