Béla Bartók Recordings from Private Collections 4CD / Hungaroton Audio CD HCD12334-37

Béla Bartók Recordings From Private Collections

Died: September 26, 1945 (New York, New York, United States).

Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, ethnomusicologist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music (born 25/03/1881 in Nagyszentmiklós, today Sânnicolau Mare, Romania - died 25/09/1945 in New York, U.S.A).
He is considered one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century; his vast production reveals a daring and restless harmonic instinct that is affected by his passionate studies on Hungarian folk songs. Typical elements of Béla Bartók style (derived from Hungarian, Transylvanian and Romanian folklore) consists in the use of irregular rhythms and a clear preference for obsessive rhythms. His compositions have sonorities, sometimes abstract, but often harsh, rough and barbaric.
Married to the pianist Ditta Pásztory-Bartók. His 2nd son, Peter Bartok became a recording engineer.

Bartók Recordings from Private Collections is a companion to Hungaraton's extensive Bartók at the Piano set, issued earlier -- both CD sets evolved from LP sets compiled and issued in the 1980s by pianist Zoltán Kocsis and musicologist Laszlo Somfai. Bartók at the Piano gathered all of the commercial recordings made by Bartók for various companies between 1926 and 1944, and thus contains the six or so hours of Bartók's playing preserved in the best sound quality. However, Bartók was a sound recording hobbyist who was utilizing cylinder recording in his ethnological fieldwork from 1905, and in Budapest in the 1930s Bartók had a fan, poetess Sophie Török, who was as enthusiastic about recording his radio broadcasts as Bartók himself was about recording the peasants of Hungary and Romania in folk songs. Bartók Recordings from Private Collections manages to pull together an additional four hours of material from non-commercial Bartók recordings made between 1910 and 1944. The only major composer born in..

TRACKLIST:

CD 1

1. For Children, BB 53, Vol. 3: No. 62. Revelry (Molto allegro) - 7 Sketches, Op. 9b, BB 54: No. 3. Lento (excerpt) 2:11
2. 10 Easy Pieces, BB 51: No. 10. Bear Dance – 7 Sketches, Op. 9b, BB 54: No. 6. In Wallachian Style 2:40
3. 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, BB 50: No. 10. Allegro 2:21
4. 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, BB 50: No. 7. Allegretto molto … - For Children, BB 53, Vol. 1: No. 10. Allegro molto: 14 Bagatelles, BB 50: No. 7. Allegretto molto … - For Children, BB 53, Vol. 1: No. 10 Allegro molto 2:39
5. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 68: No. 1. Joc cu bata (Stick Dance) (excerpt) 2:37
6. Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 68: No. 3. Pe loc (In One Spot) - No. 4. Buciumeana (Dance of Buchum) - No. 5. Poarga romaneasca (Romanian Polka) - No. 6. Maruntel (Fast Dance) 2:36
7. 2 Romanian Dances, Op. 8a, BB 56: No. 1. Allegro vivace 4:12
8. Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, BB 83: No. 1. Allegro vivace 1:44
9. Allegro barbaro, BB 63  2:31
10. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 5. Este a székelyeknél (Evening in Transylvania) (excerpt) 2:31
11. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 10. Medvetanc (Bear Dance) 1:43
12. 2 Romanian Dances, Op. 8a, BB 56: No. 1. Allegro vivace (excerpt) 2:24
13. Keyboard Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: No. 1. Praeambulum 2:51
14. Keyboard Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: No. 6. Passepied – No. 7. Gigue (excerpt) 3:44
15. 7 Piano Pieces, Op. 11: No. 2. Székely keserves (Székely Lament) - No. 4. Sirfelirat (Epitaph) 3:25
16. 7 Piano Pieces, Op. 11: No. 6. Székely nóta (Szekely Song) 3:26
17. Keyboard Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro (excerpt) 3:23
18. Rondo in A Major, K. 386 (excerpt) 3:33
19. Variations on the Theme of Bach, S. 180: Variations on the motif Weinen, klagen, sorgen, zagen, S180/R24 (excerpts) 5:07
    
CD 2

1. Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101: I. Allegro – II. Adagio - III. Allegro molto (excerpts) 16:26
2. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34: Six Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 34 (excerpt) 3:18
3. 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76: 8 Klavierstucke, Op. 76: No. 2. Capriccio in B Minor 3:11
4. Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1  4:16
5. Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 5: Vol. 5: No. 138. Bagpipe (excerpt) 1:10
6. Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 4: Vol. 4: No. 109. From the Island of Bali (excerpt) 1:16
7. Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6: Vol. 6: No. 148. 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm: No. 1 (excerpt) 1:50
8. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: I. Allegro con spirito (excerpts) 5:56
9. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: II. Andante (excerpts) 6:42
10. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: III. Allegro molto (excerpts) 4:32
11. En blanc et noir, L. 134: I. Avec emportement (excerpt) 3:51
12. En blanc et noir, L. 134: II. Lent, Sombre (excerpts) 6:29
13. En blanc et noir, L. 134: III. Scherzando (excerpts) 3:06
    
CD 3

1. Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 1, Sz. 27: Rhapsody, Op. 1, BB 36b (excerpts) 20:31
2. Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34bis: I. Allegro non troppo 11:06
3. Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34bis: II. Andante un poco adagio 9:24
4. Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34bis: III. Scherzo: Allegro 8:02
5. Sonata for 2 Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34bis: IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo
by Béla Bartók 10:40

CD 4

1. Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin & Piano, Sz. 86, BB 94: Rhapsody No. 1, BB 94a  12:30
2. Magyar népdalok (Hungarian Folksongs), BB 109 (arr. T. Orszagh for violin and piano): Hungarian Folksongs, BB 109: Part I  5:27
3. Concerto pathétique, S258/R 356  20:37
4. A Cantata profana szövege (Words to Cantata profana) 3:54
5. Rádióelőadás az anatoliai gyűjtőútról (Lecture on the vollecting tour in Anatolya) (excerpts) 13:09
6. Interview in Brussels Radio 2:57
7. Interview from the Ask the Composer series 6:00
8. Családi felvételek, beszélgetések (Recordings of family talks) (in Hungarian) (excerpts) 2:03

1. Work(s): For Childeren Sz. 42, Vol. 3 No. 22 Duhajkodó (Revelry) / Seven Sketches, Sz. 44, No. 3 Lento
2. Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 3 Pe loc (Topogó) / No. 4 Buciumeana (Bucsumi tánc) / No. 5 "Poarga" româneasca (Román "Polka")
3. Romanian Dances (2) (Ket román tánc), for piano, Sz. 43, BB 56 (Op. 8a): No. 1 Allegro vivace
4. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20)
5. Allegro barbaro, for piano, Sz. 49, BB 63
6. Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 5 Este a székelyeknél (Evevning in Transylvania
7. Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 10 Medvetánc (Beer Dance)
8. Romanian Dances (2) (Ket román tánc), for piano, Sz. 43, BB 56 (Op. 8a): No. 1 Allegro vivace
9. Partita for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (BC L5): Praeambulum
10. Partita for keyboard No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (BC L5): Passepied / Gigue
11. Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 11: No. 2 Székely keserves (Székely Lament) / No. 4 Sírfelírat (Epitaph)
12. Pieces (7) for piano, Op. 11: No. 6 Székley Song
13. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055: 1. Allegro
14. Rondo for piano & orchestra in A major, K. 386:
15. Variationen über das Motiv von Bach: Weinen, Klagen, for piano, S. 180 (LW A214): Two Fragments: Bars 16-64, 96-Animato
16. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
17. Variations (6) on an original theme for piano in F major, Op. 34:
18. Capriccio for piano in B minor, Op. 76/2
19. Nocturne for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/1, CT. 114:
20. Bagpipe Music, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 5/138), Sz. 107/5/138, BB 105/138
21. From the Island of Bali, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 4/109), Sz.107/4/109, BB 105/109
22. Mikrokosmos Vol. 6, progressive pieces (14) for piano, Sz. 107/6, BB 105/140-153: No. 148 Hat tánc bolgár ritmusban (1.) Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (No. 1)
23. Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a): Two fragments: 1. Allegro con spirito 1-65, 136-194
24. Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a): Two fragments: 2. Andante 1-33, 49-112
25. Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a): Two fragments: 3. Allegro molto 1-293, 368-380
26. En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 142 (134)
27. Rhapsody for piano & orchestra, Sz. 27, BB 36b (Op. 1): Five fragments: 0-2, 2-8, 9-13, 15-29, 3-Fine
28. Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, Op. 34b
29. Rhapsody for violin & piano No. 1, Sz. 86, BB 94a
30. Hungarian Folksongs, for violin & piano (transcribed from "For Children" by Tivadar Országh & Béla Bartók): Part 1
31. Concerto pathétique (I & II), for 2 pianos, S. 258 (LW C18)
32. Cantata profana, for tenor, baritone, double chorus & orchestra (or piano) ("The Enchanted Stags"), Sz. 94, BB 100
33. Work(s): Lecture on the collecting tour in Anatolya (three fragments) (in Hungarian)
34. Interview with Bartók in Brussels Radio
35. Interview with Bartók from the "Ask the Composer" series
36. Recordings of Bartók's family talks