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This disc presents Béla Bartók’s complete published American Columbia recordings, made in a series of sessions in New York in April and May 1940.
Although this was a time of great difficulty for the émigré composer, with the upheaval of migration, the strain of illness and several career challenges, one can only be compelled by the fire and dynamism of his playing and rewarded by his interaction with legendary violinist Joseph Szigeti and clarinettist Benny Goodman.
These authoritative interpretations of his music rank among the musical treasures of the wartime discography.
Bela Bartok: Contrasts, BB 116
I. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)
II. Piheno (Relaxation)
III. Sebes (Fast Dance)
Bela Bartok: Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a
I. Lassu: Moderato
II. Friss: Allegretto moderato
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4: No. 113. Bulgarian Rhythm I
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5
No. 129. Alternating Thirds
No. 131. Fourths
No. 128. Peasant Dance
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
No. 120. Fifth Chords
No. 109. From the Island of Bali
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5: No. 138. Bagpipe Music
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4: No. 100. In Folk Song Style
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6
No. 142. From the Diary of a Fly
No. 140. Free Variations
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5: No. 133. Syncopation III
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6
No. 149. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm II
No. 148. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm I
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4: No. 108. Wrestling
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6
No. 150. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm III
No. 151. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm IV
Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 3
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 3: No. 94. Tale
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6
No. 152. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm V
No. 153. Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm VI
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5: No. 126. Change of Time
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4: No. 116. Melody
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5
No. 130. Village Joke
No. 139. Merry Andrew
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6
No. 143. Divided Arpeggios
No. 147. March
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6: No. 144. Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
No. 97. Notturno
No. 118. Triplets in 9/8 Time
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6: No. 141. Subject and Reflection
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5
No. 136. Whole-tone Scale
No. 125. Boating
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4: No. 114. Theme and Inversion
April 2010
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“Bartók's pianism is full of colour and life.”
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I. Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)
