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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...

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

The New York Album / Yo-Yo Ma; Zinman

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-07-12

Works: Stephen J. Albert: Concerto for Cello; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola, Sz 120; Ernest Bloch: Schelomo
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Joseph Meyerhoff, Hall, Baltimore, MD (03/06/1993-03/07/1993).

Focusing solely on American composers (New Yorkers, for that matter), Yo-yo Ma recorded an album with the B...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...

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

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassadó, Gaspar; Cassad?, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Don...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

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...

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...

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

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...

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: 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

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

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