The Piano Concertos

by Béla Bartók

The Piano Concertos cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: January 2005
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Hungary
  • Length: 1:16:08
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A highly acclaimed modern recording featuring Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and the Berliner Philharmoniker. The collection features various prestigious pianists executing Bartók's technically demanding, rhythmically complex 20th-century concertos, highlighting their aggressive dissonance and Hungarian folk influences.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, Piano, orchestral, acoustic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. 1. Allegro Moderato – Allegro (9:16)
  2. 2. Andante – Allegro – Attacca:
  3. 3. Allegro Molto (4:58)
  4. 1. Allegro (10:09)
  5. 2. Adagio – Presto – Adagio (12:19)
  6. 3. Allegro Molto (4:58)
  7. 1. Allegretto (4:02)
  8. 2. Adagio Religioso (10:16)
  9. 3. Allegro Vivace (6:46)

Credits

  • Béla Bartók - primary artist, composed by
  • Krystian Zimerman - primary artist, piano
  • Leif Ove Andsnes - primary artist, piano
  • Hélène Grimaud - primary artist, piano
  • Pierre Boulez - primary artist, conductor
  • Daniel Fesquet - booklet editor
  • Mark Buecker - post production
  • Valérie Gross - project manager
  • András Wilheim - liner notes
  • François Dupray - liner notes
  • Somfai László - liner notes

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