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Bartók: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

Bela Bartok (Composer), Claudio Abbado (Conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Maurizio Pollini (Performer), Shlomo Mintz (Performer)
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listen  1. Piano Concerto No.1, BB 91, Sz. 83 - 1. Allegro moderato - AllegroMaurizio Pollini 9:10Album Only
listen  2. Piano Concerto No.1, BB 91, Sz. 83 - 2. AndanteMaurizio Pollini 7:53Album Only
listen  3. Piano Concerto No.1, BB 91, Sz. 83 - 3. Allegro moltoMaurizio Pollini 6:22$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Piano Concerto No.2, BB 101, Sz. 95 - 1. AllegroMaurizio Pollini 9:40Album Only
listen  5. Piano Concerto No.2, BB 101, Sz. 95 - 2. Adagio - Piů adagio - PrestoMaurizio Pollini11:48Album Only
listen  6. Piano Concerto No.2, BB 101, Sz. 95 - 3. Allegro moltoMaurizio Pollini 6:07$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. 2 Portraits, (Op.5) Sz. 37 - 1. "Ideal"Shlomo Mintz10:12Album Only
listen  8. 2 Portraits, (Op.5) Sz. 37 - One Grotesque - PrestoLondon Symphony Orchestra 2:08$0.99 Buy Track

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  • Performer: Maurizio Pollini, Shlomo Mintz
  • Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Claudio Abbado
  • Composer: Bela Bartok
  • Audio CD (June 12, 2007)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • ASIN: B000N4SJJW
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142,220 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not the best., July 24, 2009
This recording was made in 1977 in Chicago.
The digitised sound of the original release isn't the best around and you would not be offered a fully satisfactory set of sonics of these works. In comparison, the Original Series' version of 1960 and 1961 by Anda and Fricsay fare much better both in terms of sound and performance.
Furthermore, this recording, on CD, is of rather short measure by comparison to the stellar version of Anda/Fricsay, which included also the No. 3 concerto.
The view that Pollini is better in modern repertoire is disproofed here. Indeed, he and Abbado do not own the same league of insight in these works as did the two Hungarians, who were none other than students of Bartok himself. The rhythmic sense as well as the highly percussive effects of the pianoforte are mainly missing in the outer movenments, especially the No. 2 Concerto, and the wild and passionate Magyar folk melodies underplayed.
As regards virtuosic abilities, the two pianists are on par. The orchestra in this recordings are competent but not specacular as the BPO.
Performance technique 4 stars; musical style 3.
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