Bartók Plays Bartók

Bela Bartok (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Béla Bartók (Performer), Ditta Bartók-Pásztory (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Béla Bartók, Ditta Bartók-Pásztory
• Composer: Bela Bartok, Franz Liszt
• Audio CD (November 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WPP
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,968 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ste, Op.14 Allegretto: Scherzo: Allegro Molto: Sostenuto

2. Two Rumanian Dances Op.8a: No.1, Allegro Vivace

3. 10 Easy Pieces: No.5, Evening In Transylvania; No.10: Bear Dance

4. Allegro Barbaro

5. 14 Bagatelles Op.6 No.2: Allegro Giocoso; 3 Burlesques Op.8c: No.2, A Bit Drunk

6. 9 Little Piano Pieces: No.6, Air, No.8, Tambourne, Petite Ste; V, Bagpipes

7. 3 Rondos On Folk Melodies: No.1, Andante

8. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs: Nos. 7-10, 12, 14, 15 (Old Dance Tunes)

9. Sursum Corda No.7 From Annees De Pelerinage, Book 3

10. Mikrokosmos: No.124: Staccato; No.146: Ostinato

11. Petite Ste Ia. Slow Melody: , Ib. Walachian Dance; II. Whirling Dance; III. Quasi Pizzicato...

12. 9 Little Piano Pieces: No.9, Prld All'ungherese

13. 3 Rondos On Folk Tunes: No.1, Andante; 14 Bagatelles: No.2, Allegro Giocoso

14. 3 Rondos On Folk Melodies: No.1, Andante

15. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs: Nos.7-10, 12, 14, 15; Old Dance Tunes

16. Annees De Peleringe, Book III: No.7 Sursum Corda - Bela Bartok/Ditta Pasztory-Bartok

17. Mikrokosmos: No.124: Staccato

18. Mikrokosmos: No.146: Ostinato

19. Petite Ste: Ia. Slow Melody

20. Petite Ste: Ib. Walachian Dance

See all 38 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bela Bartok, The pianist., March 14, 2007

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Louie Bourland (Garden Grove CA) - See all my reviews
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Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (born in Romania) was an innovative composer in his day and along with Gyorgy Ligeti is highly regarded as one of the greatest composers to come out of Hungary in the 20th century.
While a majority of Bartok's works are timeless classics in modern Classical repertoire, recordings are Bartok performing his own music are extremely rare to find these days. This is what makes the "Bartok Plays Bartok" disc from Pearl Records such a treat to listen to.
The recordings on this disc date from between 1929 and 1941 and display Bartok's gifts as a solid pianist in their fullest. His pianistic attack and full command of the instrument comes through in every piece included here.
Standouts include the opening piano "Suite", Bartok's own rendition of his famous "Allegro Barbaro" and the "Petite Suite". The 2-piano arrangement of three of Bartok's "Mikrokosmos" pieces is also a standout and features Bartok's wife Ditta as second pianist.
Indeed, there is plenty of history and lessons heard in these historic performances. For a pianist studying on how Bartok's music ought to be played, "Bartok Plays Bartok" is an ideal CD to have. We get to hear a master composer prove himself to be a master pianist.
Definitely a must have for any Bartok fan.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating glimpse into Barokian style, April 20, 2007

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madamemusico "madamemusico" (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

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I will be brief. These recordings, made between the late 1920s and 1940, are technically deficient in showing Bartok's fabled tone (though a little of it comes through) but musically fascinating in showing how much more lyrical and gentle his playing of his own music was than that of most pianists today. Based on this evidence, then, pianists like Annie Fischer are much closer to Bartok's musical concept than Gyorgy Lehel or many of the others who have recorded his concerti in recent decades. A major resource for students of Bartok's music. (Only four stars given because of the scratchy discs and boxy sound, not because of intrinsic musical value.)

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bartok plays Bartok, August 30, 2007

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theophane venard "old geezer" (tucson, arizona United States) - See all my reviews

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This cd does not have track 13. I returned it once to Amazon. The replacement did not have track 13!!! If a recording studio doesn't put a listed track on the cd without some kind of disclaimer for the purchaser...this is pure bush league!!! It is understandable that Amazon will not accept a return of the defective cd. Amazon should notify the record company about this fact!!!!!