A Small and Sickly Child
Donald Macleod on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work, Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a revolutionary.
Donald Macleod explores the life and career of composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945), one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century. Today he focuses on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a Hungarian revolutionary.
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Béla Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 2 - III. Allegro Molto
Performer: Lang Lang. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- SONY: 88883732262.
- SONY.
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Béla Bartók
Piano Sonata Opus 1 BB12:Adagio - Presto
Performer: Barbara Nissman.- Three Oranges Recordings 3OR-04.
- Three Oranges Recordings.
- 2.
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Béla Bartók
Kossuth - symphonic poem
Conductor: Iván Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.- PHILIPS : 456-575-2.
- PHILIPS.
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Béla Bartók
Rhapsody Sz.26, Op.1 for piano
Performer: Zoltán Kocsis.- PHILIPS : 475-6720.
- PHILIPS.
- 13.
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Béla Bartók
Husz Magyar nepdal [20 Hungarian folk songs] Sz.92 for voice and piano
Conductor: János Kovács. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Budapest State Opera. Singer: Júlia Hamari.- Hungaraton HCD 31535.
- Hungaraton.
- 21.
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- Mon 26 Jan 201512:00BBC Radio 3
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