Music by 20th-century composers.
Béla Bartók. XIV.
Bartók, as well as Franz Liszt, are seen as the greatest Hungarian composers. Bartók was one of the key figures in classical music of the previous century, but he has also been important for Hungarian folk music. We’ll hear his music on Concertzender every month.
Playlist:
– Béla Bartók. Out of Doors: 5. The Chase. Andreas Bach, piano.
– Edgar Varèse. Ionisation. The New Percussion Ensemble conducted by Raymond des Roches.
– Bartók. Music for strings, percussion and celesta. Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez.
– Bartók. Sonata for two pianos and percussion: 1. Assai lento – Allegro molto. Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano. Sylvio Gualda and Jean-Pierre Drouet, percussie.
– Bartók. Parts from ‘Mikrokosmos’. Ditta Bartók-Pásztory and Mária Comensoli, piano.
