Latest News: Classical, Bartók (composer)
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Interview,
Bartók, Janáček and Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski 26th February 2024The pianist talks about his new album of piano works from Central Europe, featuring Bartók Bagatelles, the second book of Janáček's On an Overgrown Path and Szymanowski Mazurkas.
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Recording of the Week,
Folk Songs from Magdalena Kožená 13th October 2023The Czech mezzo teams up with her husband Simon Rattle and the Czech Philharmonic for superbly characterful performances of folk-inspired song-cycles by Bartók, Berio, Ravel and Montsalvatge.
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Interview,
Karina Canellakis on Bartók 6th June 2023The American conductor talks about her debut recording on Pentatone with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic - and explains why the repertoire on the album required such high levels of trust and caffeine...
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Recording of the Week,
Paavo Järvi conducts orchestral works by Bartók 14th February 2020The NHK Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Järvi perform a trio of works by Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Dance Suite, and Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
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Recording of the Week,
Bartók's Violin Concertos from Renaud Capuçon 23rd March 2018Renaud Capuçon performs Bartók's two violin concertos, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor François-Xavier Roth.
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Recording of the Week,
Kopatchinskaja and Jansen perform violin concertos by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Bartók 8th January 2016David enjoys two new discs of violin concerto repertoire, from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Janine Jansen.
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Recording of the Week,
Isabelle Faust performs Bartók Violin Concertos 15th July 2013Faust combines technical brilliance with a performance full of bite and character, and demonstrates a natural affinity with Daniel Harding and his orchestra, who offer vivid accompaniment throughout and no shortage of incisive rawness of their own where required.
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Recording of the Week,
Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle 10th August 2009Sir Willard White is the bridegroom with skeletons in his closet, and Russian mezzo Elena Zhidkova his inquisitive new wife on this new live recording from Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra.