Tibor Serly, Bartók's trusted Hungarian musician-friend, completed both Bartók's Viola Concerto and his Third Piano Concerto after the composer's death.
Composition History
Béla Bartók died before completing his Viola Concerto, leaving it in sketches and a short-score draft with few orchestration indications.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bartók's Viola Concerto exploits the low and middle registers of the instrument, giving it a distinctively dark coloring and a 'sombre more masculine character'.
Composition History
Béla Bartók's Viola Concerto was commissioned by leading viola player William Primrose, who was impressed by Yehudi Menuhin's performance of Bartók's Second Violin Concerto.
Critical Reception
Tibor Serly's completion of Bartók's Viola Concerto was recognized almost immediately as a major contribution to viola literature and has been a cornerstone of the instrument's repertoire.
Composer Biography
Miklós Rózsa, a Hungarian composer, became one of Hollywood's most sought-after film composers, scoring over 100 feature films and winning three Oscars for his work.
Composition History
Miklós Rózsa's Viola Concerto, his final orchestral work, was composed between 1980 and 1984 at the suggestion of cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
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