Bartók: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3, Concerto for Orchestra & Music for Strings

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Ferenc Fricsay
György Sándor
Annie Fischer
Sándor Végh
Sándor Zöldy
Georges Janzer

Paul Szabó
Rafael Kubelík
Wiener Symphoniker
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Végh Quartet
Camerata Salzburg
Béla Bartók

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Compositional Technique

Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 2 (1930/31) is an experiment in the Neo-Classicism style, showing clear influence from Igor Stravinsky, a Russian composer known for his neoclassical works.

Critical Reception

Theodor Adorno, a German philosopher and music critic, wrote a detailed essay classifying Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 3 as one of the standard-setting works of its time.

Composer Biography

Béla Bartók, a successful musician, was declared a 'degenerate' composer by the Nazis, forcing him to emigrate to the USA where he lived unhappily and died of leukemia in 1945.

Composition History

The Concerto for Orchestra (1943) and Piano Concerto No. 3 were Béla Bartók's final major works, both ranking among his most influential compositions.

Critical Reception

Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 3 was an instant international success, winning the Chamber Music Award of the City of Philadelphia shortly after its composition.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Béla Bartók's Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta (1936) is considered one of his most personal works, where he developed an intimate style that reconciles Modernism with the musical past.