Tzimon Barto – Bartók: The Piano Concertos (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:27:06 minutes | 794 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capriccio
Béla Bartók is one of the unquestionably ‘great’ composers and one of the few of a more recent age to succeed in establishing themselves in the repertoire. His three piano concertos are central to his biography and musical output, but only No. 3, with some generosity, could be considered ‘popular’. Although well represented on disc, the first two are rarely performed in concert. Tzimon Barto sees a problem in adopting an overly mechanical approach to these two percussive works: “Even Bartók needs a supple touch. If you bang away at it, without rhythmical buoyancy, of course it will become tedious.” These recordings reflect how he does justice to this approach.
Tracklist:
1-1. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83: I. Allegro moderato – Allegro (09:39)
1-2. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83: II. Andante (08:50)
1-3. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83: III. Allegro molto (07:45)
1-4. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: I. Allegro (10:06)
1-5. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: II. Adagio – Presto – Più adagio (13:47)
1-6. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95: III. Allegro molto (06:32)
2-7. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: I. Allegretto (Live) (09:35)
2-8. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: II. Adagio religioso (Live) (13:51)
2-9. Tzimon Barto – Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119: III. Allegro vivace (Live) (06:57)
