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Bartók: Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1

1/3/2014, 12 Tracks, 1:20:33

Featuring

  • James Ehnes
  • Andrew Armstrong
  • Béla Bartók

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Bartók aligned himself with atonality in a 1920 essay, viewing it not as a negation of tonality but as an expansion allowing diverse harmonies.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The rhapsodies, unlike the sonatas, are in 'Hungarian export' style, combining diverse national elements and leaning towards Romanian and Hungarian folk models.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

James Ehnes, the violinist on this recording, is hailed as 'the Jascha Heifetz of our day' and has received numerous international awards, including a Grammy and six Junos.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Béla Bartók, the composer, began his long association with the violin and violinists as a student at the Liszt Academy in Budapest.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

James Ehnes, the violinist, plays the 'Marsick' Stradivarius of 1715.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Bartók composed his two violin sonatas of 1921 and 1922 with Adila Arányi in mind, but dedicated them to her sister, Jelly d'Arányi, a professional violinist.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording uses 24-bit technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.

Source: Booklet

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