IDAGIO | Bartók: Complete Works for Piano Solo, Vol. 1

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Andreas Bach
Béla Bartók

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Performer Biography

Pianist Andreas Bach's complete recording of Bartók's piano works, made between 2008 and 2014, is the first comprehensive account of Bartók's solo piano oeuvre on CD in 25 years.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bartók considered composing a personal affair, dependent on inspiration, while playing and teaching piano were central to his daily existence.

Interpretation

Andreas Bach's interpretation aims to counter the image of Bartók's music as inaccessible and harsh, by highlighting harmonies and making them more accessible with a full-bodied sound.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bartók's piano works are central to his oeuvre, providing direct access to his musical ideas and reflecting his development, with new styles often appearing there first.

Composition History

Many of Bartók's early piano pieces, including the 10 Easy Piano Pieces and 14 Bagatelles, are diary-like documents of his unrequited love for the violinist Stefi Geyer.

Composer Biography

Béla Bartók, the composer, was primarily trained as a pianist and regularly performed his own works, chamber music, and as a soloist throughout his career.

Composer Biography

Bartók's passion for folk music study became his main livelihood when he was tasked with editing the collected Hungarian folk-song heritage between 1934 and 1940.