Bartók: Works For Piano Solo [Oeuvres Pour Piano / Klavierwerke]

Bela Bartók (Composer), Ivan Fischer (Conductor), Budapest Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), Zoltán Kocsis (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Zoltán Kocsis
• Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra
• Conductor: Ivan Fischer
• Composer: Bela Bartók
• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041CA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #57 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau > Elegies

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. 14 Bagatelles, Sz. 38 (Op. 6): 1. Molto sostenuto

2. 14 Bagatelles, Sz. 38 (Op. 6): 2. Allegro giocoso

3. 14 Bagatelles, Sz. 38 (Op. 6): 3. Andante

4. 14 Bagatelles, Sz. 38 (Op. 6): 4. Grave

5. 14 Bagatelles, Sz. 38 (Op. 6): 5. Vivo

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Disc: 2

1. 2 Roumanian Dances, BB 56, Sz. 43 (Op. 8a): 1. Allegro vivace - Bela Bartok

2. 2 Roumanian Dances, BB 56, Sz. 43 (Op. 8a): 2. Poco allegro - Bela Bartok

3. 3 Hungarian Folk Songs From Csik, BB 45b, Sz. 35a - Bela Bartok

4. Allegro barbaro, BB 63, Sz. 49 - Bela Bartok

5. 4 Dirges, BB 58, Sz. 45 (Op. 9a): 1. Adagio - Bela Bartok

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Disc: 3

1. For Children, BB 53, Sz. 42: Volume I: 1. Allegro - 2. Andante - 3. Quasi adagio

2. For Children, BB 53, Sz. 42: Volume I: 4. Allegro - 5. Allegretto - 6. Allegro

3. For Children, BB 53, Sz. 42: Volume I: 7. Andante grazioso - 8. Allegretto

4. For Children, BB 53, Sz. 42: Volume I: 9. Adagio - 10. Allegro molto - 11. Lento - 12. Allegro

5. For Children, BB 53, Sz. 42: Volume I: 13. Andante - 14. Allegretto - 15. Allegro moderato

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Disc: 4

1. Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91: 1. Allegro moderato

2. Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91: 2. Andante

3. Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91: 3. Allegro molto

4. Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101: 1. Allegro

5. Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101: 2. Adagio - Piu Adagio - Presto

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Batok!, July 13, 2000

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Mr. Robert Baxter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bartók: Works For Piano Solo [Oeuvres Pour Piano / Klavierwerke] (Audio CD)

I don't think Bartok's piano music has ever sounded as incredible as it does in these wonderful performances by Zoltan Kocsis. Every detail in as clear as can be, without ever reducing the wonderful excitement of this music. Just listen to the "Allegro Barbaro" or the various Roumanian Folk Dances and you'll see what I mean! This repertoire is as yet poorly represented on disc, and this collection is any Bartok-lover's dream. It is well packaged, the sound quality is superb, but above all, the music shines in all its glory through the fingers of a true virtuoso. I'm certain that the next addition to my CD collection will be the other half of Kocsis' complete survey of the piano music of Bartok.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Had a piece I couldn't find elsewhere, December 19, 2007

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Crystal Crockett "music major" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bartok: Works for Piano 2, 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD for these particular Roumanian dances... I was unable to find them elsewhere and I highly reccomend them. Most of the CD has great lit on it. The folk songs are charming. I don't really care for the "studies." So, I skip through those and listen to this CD often.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Batok!, July 13, 2000

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Mr. Robert Baxter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bartók: Works For Piano Solo [Oeuvres Pour Piano / Klavierwerke] (Audio CD)

I don't think Bartok's piano music has ever sounded as incredible as it does in these wonderful performances by Zoltan Kocsis. Every detail in as clear as can be, without ever reducing the wonderful excitement of this music. Just listen to the "Allegro Barbaro" or the various Roumanian Folk Dances and you'll see what I mean! This repertoire is as yet poorly represented on disc, and this collection is any Bartok-lover's dream. It is well packaged, the sound quality is superb, but above all, the music shines in all its glory through the fingers of a true virtuoso. I'm certain that the next addition to my CD collection will be the other half of Kocsis' complete survey of the piano music of Bartok.