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Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Hungarian Sketches, for orch...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye; Percy, Neil; Polgar, Laszlo; Shaham, Gil; Simon, ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...

Historical Russian Archives: Rudolf Barshai Edition / Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok et al. [10 CDs] (live, 1956 - 1974)

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Don Giovanni; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Concerto no 6 in G minor (from 6ème Pièces de clavecin en concerts); Gavott...
Performers: Barshai, Rudolf; Dobrokhotov, Boris; Dokshitzer, Timofei; Korneyev, Alexander; Lill, John; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Morozova, Irina; Reshetin, Mark; Smirnov, Yevgeny; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

The Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai was born in 1924 and studied at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories. He quickly became part of a group of...continue...

Bartok: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Viola Concerto / Ehnes. Noseda, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Hailed as 'the Jascha Heifetz of our day' (The Globe and Mail, Canada), the violinist James Ehnes is widely considered one of the most dynamic...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester....continue...

20th Century Classics: Bartok / Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Katia & Marielle Labéque

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Sonata f...
Performers: Drouet, Jean-Pierre; Gualda, Sylvio; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ormandy, Eugene; Shallon, David

20th Century Classics / Marriner

10 CD / Decca / 2011-05-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings,...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Connah, Trevor; Ellis, Osian; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Holland, James; Laird, Michael; Loveday, Alan; Nicklin, Celia; Ogdon, John; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Pritchard, Eric;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville

Over a period of 40 years Marriner and The Academy made over 300 recordings but it is the association with DECCA / ARGO that was...continue...

Bartók: Divertimento; Ringger: Love is in the Air; Rautavaara: Adagio Celeste; Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 5

1 CD / Gallo / 2011-04-12

Works: Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz 113; Rolf Urs Ringger: Love is in the Air, for viola & orchestra; Einojuhani Rautavaara: Adagio celeste, for strings; Franz Schubert: Symp...
Performers: Bollschweiler, Hugo; Gasser, Barbara; Granges, Delphine; Leresche, Fabienne; Losiewicz, Katarzyna
Conductors: Siffert, Emmanuel

The Swiss Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1988, offers a program of works on this recording that show to advantage with a smaller orchestra. Conducted by...continue...
Recording information: Bern (2007); Zürich (2007); Bern (2009); Zürich (2009)....continue...

Rósza, Serly, Bartók: Viola Concertos

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Concerto for viola & orchestra, Op. 37; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Tibor Serly: Rhapsody for viola & orchestra
Performers: Power, Lawrence
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

With this disc, the acclaimed British violist Lawrence Power launches a new series for Hyperion featuring the seminal twentieth-century works for the viola. Of the...continue...
Recording information: Grieghallen, Bergen (08/17/2009-08/20/2009)....continue...

Viola Concertos: Bartok, Hindemith, Schoenberg

1 CD / New Pan / 2010-01-02

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4; Paul Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher
Performers: Imai, Nobuko
Conductors: Takacs-Nagy, Gabor

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) was one of the most under appreciated composers of the 20th-century. Talented and prolific, Hindemith was also a viola virtuoso of the...continue...
Recording information: Studio Ansermet, Geneva, Switzerland (2008-12-15_2008-12-18&2008-)....continue...

Together / Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberger, New Century Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / NSS Music / 2009-08-11

Works: Clarice Assad: Impressions; Astor Piazzolla: Las estaciones porteñas (4); Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Babini, Susan; Djokic, Michelle; Kruger, Anna; Salerno-Sonnenberg, Nadja

This is the first CD to be released by Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra since Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg became Music Director of the...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 26 - Bartók: Concertos / Karlovsky

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Karlovsky, Jaroslav
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Bartók: Concerto for Viola, etc / Aimard, Stefanoich, Bashmet, Kremer, Boulez, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-02-17

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz 115; Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Percy, Neil; Stefanovich, Tamara; Thomas, Nigel
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording completes Pierre Boulez's highly acclaimed survey of Bartok's major orchestral works on Deutsche Grammophon. Boulez has once again gathered an extraordinary team of...continue...

Janacek, Bartok: String Quartets / Bennewitz String Quartet

1 CD / Coviello / 2008-05-15

Works: Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Quartet for Strings no 2 "Intimate letters"; Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 4, Sz 91
Performers: Dolezal, Stepan; Jezek, Stepan; Nemecek, Jiri; Pinkas, Jiri [viola]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bennewitz String Quartet

Soon after its establishment at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1998, Bennewitz Quartet acquired a wide reputation and quickly found its way...continue...

Schubert: String Quartet no 14; Bartok: String Quartet no 1 / American String Project

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 7/Sz 40
Performers: Albers, Julie; Appel, Toby; Fleezanis, Jorja; Kalayjian, Ani; Kavafian, Ani

Described as "The Unique Conductorless String Orchestra," The ASP was the brainchild of Barry Lieberman, along with the man who would be the group's first...continue...

Bartók, Schnittke: Viola Concertos / Penkov, Athineos, Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

1 CD / Gega New / 2008-03-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Viola
Performers: Penkov, Dimitar
Conductors: Athinaos, Nikos

During the 20th Century the viola came into its own as a solo instrument. Among the numerous new compositions inspired by the viola's specific, unique...continue...

Bartók: The Six String Quartets / Fine Arts Quartet

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2006-01-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 7/Sz 40; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 17; Quartet for Strings no 3, Sz 85; Quartet for Strings no 4, Sz 91; Quartet for Str...
Performers: Ilmer, Irving; Loft, Abram; Sopkin, George; Sorkin, Leonard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet

This set was very highly regarded during its LP-life which lasted over a quartet-century. It is specially priced as three CDs for the price of...continue...

Britten: Frank Bridge variations; Bartók, Hartmann

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto Funebre for violin & string orchestra; Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orc...
Performers: Lunt, Beverley; Nikolic, Gordan; Stegenga, Herre-Jan; Wolfe, Richard; Zahn, Annette

"All the elements for a great recording are present here. Each of the three works is a masterpiece by one of the great composers of...continue...

Historical Recordings / Hungarian String Quartet, et al

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b); Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Dea...
Performers: Antonietti, Jean; Fried, Geza; Halleux, Laurent; Koromzay, Denes; Kuttner, Michael; Magyar, Gabor; Moskowsky, Alexandre; Palotai, Vilmos; Szekely, Zoltan
Conductors: Otterloo, Willem Van

The Fine Arts Quartet at WFMT

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 7 in F major, Op. 59 no 1 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59 no 3 "R...
Performers: Browning, John [Piano]; Loft, Abram; Sopkin, George; Sorkin, Leonard; Stanick, Gerald; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]; Zaslav, Bernard; Zaslav, Naomi

Gemini - Bartók: Violin Concertos, etc / Menuhin, Boulez

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Violin no 1, Sz 36; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 1, Sz 87; Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 2, Sz 90; Concerto for Violin n...
Performers: Gotkovsky, Neil; Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Ancerl Gold Edition 26 - Bartók: Concertos / Karlovsky

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-05-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Karlovsky, Jaroslav
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Bartok: Kossuth, Piano Quintet / Lehel

1 CD / Hungaroton / 2004-01-06

Works: Béla Bartók: Kossuth, symphonic poem for orchestra, Sz. 21; Quintet for Piano and Strings, BB 33, DD 77
Performers: Banda, Ede; Konrad, Gyorgy
Conductors: Lehel, György
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Raphael Hillyer plays Hindemith, Bach & Bartok

1 CD / Albany Records / 2001-09-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 11/5; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117
Performers: Hillyer, Raphael

The Best of Bartok

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Allegro barbaro for Piano, Sz 49; Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Concerto for O...
Performers: Berkes, Kalman; Jando, Jeno; Pauk, Gyorgy; Sawa, Kazuki; Xiao, Hong-Mei
Conductors: Wit, Antoni; Rahbari, Alexander; Ligeti, András; Kovács, Janos
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

One of the major composers of the early twentieth century and one of the greatest that Hungary has produced, Bela Bartok combined a deep knowledge...continue...

Bartók, Eötvös, Kurtág / Kashkashian, Eötvös, Netherlands

1 CD / ECM / 2000-06-13

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Peter Eötvös: Replica, for viola & orchestra; György Kurtág: Movement for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]
Conductors: Eötvös, Peter
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Kim Kashkashian is recognized worldwide as one of the most outstanding exponents of her instrument. On this new album she explores 20th century Hungarian orchestral...continue...

Discover the Classics Volume 3 - The Concerto

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-02-26

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 1; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo n...
Performers: Banfalvi, Bela; Banowetz, Joseph; Behringer, Michael; Bisengaliev, Marat; Camden, Anthony; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hugh, Timothy; Jando, Je...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Bánfalvi, Béla; Creswick, Bradley; Warchal, Bohdan; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Skvor, Peter; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Budapest Strings; Capella Istropolitana; English Northern Philharmonia; London Virtuosi; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfon...

Bartók: Viola Concerto, etc; Serly: Rhapsody /Xiao, Kovács

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-06-23

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46; Tibor Serly: Rhapsody for viola & orchestra
Performers: Xiao, Hong-Mei
Conductors: Kovács, Janos

"Janos Kovacs and the Budapest Philharmonic convey Bartok's music in an idiomatic manner...This is an extremely valuable issue. Certainly anyone fascinated by this Bartok concerto...continue...

Bartók & Kodály / Julianne Baird, The Crofut Consort

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-04-16

Works: Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; Duos (44) for 2 violins, Volumes 1-4, Sz. 98; Swine-herd's Dance; Mikrokosmos, Sz 107; Accompaniment in Broken Triads, for piano (...
Performers: Cowdery, Lauren; Deane, Christopher; Donaruma, Frank; Fagin, Gary; Follari, Susan; Ingrahan, Paul; Kagin, Justin; LaBau, Peter; O'Sullivan, Loretta; Rizner-French, Russ; Steiner, Michelle; Wilson, Na...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Crofut Consort

Bartók: Viola Concerto; Bloch: Suite / Thompson, Freeman

1 CD / Centaur / 1993-04-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Ernest Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Thompson, Marcus
Conductors: Freeman, Paul
Ensemble: Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bartok: Viola Concerto; Hindemith / Hillyer, Watanabe

1 CD / Albany Records / 1992-12-01

Works: Paul Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Hillyer, Raphael
Conductors: Watanabe, Akeo
Ensemble: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

Märchenbilder-Meisterwerke für Viola & Klavier/Nagy, Schmidt

1 CD / Audite / 1991-01-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113; Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola/Cello and Piano; Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Violin/Viola/Cello and Piano; Béla B...
Performers: Nagy, Vidor; Schmidt, Gunther

Brazilian Festival `88 - Masters & Winners

1 CD / Delos / 1989-01-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovs...
Performers: Elaine, Karen; Lopez, Emmanuel; Parisot, Aldo; Starker, Janos; Yoo, Scott
Conductors: de Carvalho, Eleazar
Ensemble: Paraiba Symphony Orchestra

Bartók: 6 String Quartets / Emerson Quartet

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1988-11-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 7/Sz 40; Quartet for Strings no 3, Sz 85; Quartet for Strings no 5, Sz 102; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 17; Quartet fo...
Performers: Drucker, Eugene; Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Finckel, David; Setzer, Philip
Conductors:
Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet

"The impression one gains from these recordings...is of massive tonal projection and superlative clarity, each textural strand coloured and made audible to a degree possibly...continue...

Bartok: Viola Concerto, etc / Erdélyi, Ferencsik, Kórodi

1 CD / Hungaroton / 1988-10-15

Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 1, Sz 87; Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 2, Sz 90; Concerto for Viola, Sz 120
Performers: Kovacs, Denes; Nemeth, Geza
Conductors: Erdelyi, Miklos; Ferencsik, János; Kórodi, András
Ensemble: ; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra