The Piano Sonata, Op. 19, is a rare work in the standard repertoire, and Goran Filipec's performance is based on his own edition prepared from the manuscript.
Composition History
Sándor Reschofsky, a composer, pianist, and teacher, created the overall framework and exercises for the 'Piano Method,' while Bartók wrote 48 original pieces for it.
Composition History
The 'Piano Method' (Zongoraiskola) was commissioned by Rózsavölgyi & Co. and published in 1913, devised in collaboration with Sándor Reschofsky, a composer, pianist, and teacher.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bartók's ideal of fusing traditional folk music with his own compositions began to take hold after he started collecting folk music, initially with Zoltán Kodály.
Performer Biography
Goran Filipec, the pianist on this recording, is known for his interpretations of Franz Liszt's works and his album 'Paganini Studies' received the International 'Grand Prix du Disque F. Liszt'.
Critical Reception
A 1913 review of the 'Piano Method' by musicologist Antal Molnár praised its ability to make beginner pieces vibrant and soul-stirring, marking an end to 'lifeless, mechanical piano literature'.
Composer Biography
Béla Bartók, a Hungarian composer, was born in Nagyszentmiklós (now in Romania) and studied piano and composition with László Erkel in Pozsony (now Bratislava).
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