Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano

by B茅la Bart贸k

Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1940
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: Hungary
  • Length: 28:28
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Commissioned by jazz clarinettist Benny Goodman, this historic trio recording features the composer himself performing on piano alongside virtuoso Joseph Szigeti. The complex work successfully intertwines jagged Eastern European folk rhythms with rigorous modernist dissonance. The performance stands as a definitive document of the composer鈥檚 own percussive instrumental approach.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, Acoustic, Atmospheric, Modern, chamber, virtuosic, strings, folk, complex

Tracklist

  1. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance) (Beginning)
  2. Sebes (Fast Dance) (Conclusion)
  3. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance) (Conclusion)
  4. Pihneo (Relaxation) (Beginning)
  5. Pihneo (Relaxation) (Conclusion)
  6. Sebes (Fast Dance) (Beginning)

Credits

  • B茅la Bart贸k - primary artist, piano, composed by
  • Joseph Szigeti - primary artist, violin
  • Benny Goodman - primary artist, clarinet
  • Nicolas Slonimsky - liner notes

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