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Bartók: Concerto pour orchestre Concerto pour Alto

9/29/2023, 8 Tracks, 1:01:31

Featuring

  • Alexandre Bloch
  • Amihai Grosz
  • Orchestre National de Lille
  • Béla Bartók

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Composition History

Béla Bartók, exiled in the United States, composed the Concerto for Orchestra for a fee of one thousand dollars after receiving a commission from Serge Koussevitzky, a Russian-born conductor and composer.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

During the composition of the Concerto for Orchestra, Béla Bartók was suffering from debilitating leukemia and financial difficulties, yet he managed to complete the work.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Amihai Grosz, the violist on this recording, has had an unusual career path, starting as a founding member of the Jerusalem Quartet and now serving as principal Violist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, in addition to his solo career.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Amihai Grosz performs on a Gaspar da Salò viola from 1570, which is on lifelong loan to him from a private collection.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The Orchestre National de Lille has its own digital concert hall, Audito 2.0, created in October 2020, through which concerts are streamed free of charge.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Béla Bartók died before completing the Viola Concerto; it was left to Tibor Serly, a Hungarian-American composer and conductor, to complete and orchestrate the work from Bartók's sketches.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Viola Concerto was commissioned by violist William Primrose, who proposed the idea to Bartók after the success of the Concerto for Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

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