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Géza Anda and Clara Haskil play Bach and Bartók (Lucerne Festival Historic Performances Vol. 17) [Live]

2/4/2022, 9 Tracks, 1:08:52

Featuring

  • Clara Haskil
  • Géza Anda
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Ferenc Fricsay
  • Ernest Ansermet
  • Schweizerisches Festspielorchester
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Béla Bartók

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Notable Performances

The Swiss Festival Orchestra, which performs on this album, existed from 1943 to 1993.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Géza Anda, a Hungarian pianist, chose Switzerland as his home after leaving Berlin in 1943, possibly to avoid being drafted into the army during World War II.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album presents three live recordings from the Lucerne Festival, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Géza Anda's birth, with the Bach Concerto and Bartók's Third Piano Concerto being discographic premieres.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Géza Anda was nominated by Edwin Fischer to take over his master classes in 1964, a task Anda found fulfilling in helping future pianists.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Ernest Ansermet, who conducts Bartók's Third Piano Concerto on this album, had previously conducted Bartók's Second Piano Concerto in 1938 with Bartók himself at the piano.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The Lucerne recording of the Bach Concerto for Two Pianos, featuring Géza Anda and Clara Haskil, demonstrates a lively and clearly contoured Bach style that is neither motoric nor emotionally exaggerated.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Géza Anda became a Swiss citizen in 1953, the same year he married Helene Winterstein-Bosshard, who managed his concert and recording schedule.

Source: Booklet

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