This disc completes Pierre Boulez's survey of the major orchestral works of Béla Bartók with superlative recordings of three concertos: the Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, the Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Piano, and the Concerto for Viola and Piano. The works themselves come from three different periods in the Hungarian composer's career; the Violin Concerto from his expressionist youth, the Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion from his modernist maturity, and the Viola Concerto from his American exile ...
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This disc completes Pierre Boulez's survey of the major orchestral works of Béla Bartók with superlative recordings of three concertos: the Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, the Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Piano, and the Concerto for Viola and Piano. The works themselves come from three different periods in the Hungarian composer's career; the Violin Concerto from his expressionist youth, the Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion from his modernist maturity, and the Viola Concerto from his American exile. Fortunately, Boulez has matured enough to give all three works the performances they deserve. With violinist Gidon Kremer and the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Violin Concerto comes off as a deeply expressive and lovingly lyrical work with astringent harmonies but achingly beautiful melodies. With pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich, percussionists Nigel Thomas and Neil Percy and the London Symphony, the Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion gets a more acerbic...
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