Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music
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Composer: Bela BartokPerformer: György Sándor
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2003-05-27
Music Label: Vox (Classical)
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 1, progressive pieces (36) for piano, Sz. 107/1, BB 105/1-36
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 2, progressive pieces (30) for piano, Sz. 107/2, BB 105/37-66
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 3, progressive pieces (30) for piano, Sz. 107/3, BB 105/67-96
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 4, progressive pieces (25) for piano, Sz. 107/4, BB 105/97-121: Pieces 97-116
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 4, progressive pieces (25) for piano, Sz. 107/4, BB 105/97-121: Pieces 117 - 121
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 5, progressive pieces (18) for piano, Sz. 107/5, BB 105/122-139
- Mikrokosmos Vol. 6, progressive pieces (14) for piano, Sz. 107/6, BB 105/140-153
- For Children (Gyermekeknek), for piano Vol. 1, Sz. 42/1-21, BB 56/1-21
- For Children (Gyermekeknek), for piano Vol. 2, Sz. 42/2/22-42, BB 53/22-42
- Hungarian Peasant Songs (15) for piano, Sz. 71, BB 79
- Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: Allegro Moderato
- Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: Sostenuto e pesante
- Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88: Allegro molto
- Petite Suite for piano (arranged from 44 Violin Duos 28, 38, 43, 16, 36,& 32), Sz.105, BB 113
- Romanian Christmas Carols, pieces (20) in 2 series for piano, Sz. 57, BB 67
- Rondos (3) on Slovak Folktunes, for piano, Sz. 84, BB 92
- Out of Doors (Szabadban), suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89: With Drums & Pipes
- Out of Doors (Szabadban), suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89: Barcarolla
- Out of Doors (Szabadban), suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89: Musettes
- Out of Doors (Szabadban), suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89: The Night's Music
- Out of Doors (Szabadban), suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89: Chase
- Allegro barbaro, for piano, Sz. 49, BB 63
- Bagatelles (14) for piano, Sz. 38, BB 50 (Op. 6)
- Burlesques (3) for piano, Sz. 47, BB 55 (Op. 8c)
- Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20)
- Sonatina for piano (on Romanian folk tunes), Sz. 55, BB 69
- Little Piano Pieces (9) (Kilenc kis zongoradarab), Sz. 82, BB 90
- Suite for piano, Sz. 62, BB 70 (Op. 14)
- Rondos (3) on Slovak Folktunes, for piano, Sz. 84, BB 92
Music reviews of Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music
Music Review: Best classical value out there
Rating: 5 Stars
To put this set in perspective, for months I would go to my local Tower Records fishing for worthwhile classical CDs at least once a week. One of the discs that sat in the bins the longest was a single CD of Bartok piano music, played by Zoltan Kocsis. It was Volume 7 of a complete series. This CD listed for $17.99, and as long as I went to that Tower Records, it did not budge an inch, nor was its price amended.
Now, Kocsis is one of the greatest pianists alive, and if anyone is worthy of commanding a premium, it is him. And to be fair, that CD is going to be re-released on October 11 as part of a Collector's Edition - eight CDs, $63.97 MSRP. But it's already going up against this little gem, which contains five CDs with all of the truly great solo-piano works by an internationally recognized Bartok specialist for $21 - not much more than the cost of one CD from the other set. This kind of value is not to be taken lightly.
I came to this set with my impression of Sandor informed by his complete Prokofiev - ultra-hard, sometimes rhythmically slack, always melodically lacking in some way or another. But he held a very special feeling for Bartok, and saved his best playing for the great Hungarian. In passages like the first of the Three Csik Dances, the opening of the Improvisations Op. 20, or in the Ten Easy Pieces, there is a simplicity, charm and wistful homesickness that is quite touching. In pieces like the Out of Doors suite, the Sonata, or the Burlesques, there is a vicious, impulsive energy, a wicked sense of humor and an overabundance of overtones. It is never mindless, inappropriate or even overly harsh - it's just very, very loud.
In this set I like best the endless landscape of the Sonatina, the unusual colors and fragrances in the Etudes, the brilliantly conceived Bear Dance (the last of the Ten Easy Pieces), and the multifaceted, complex, gorgeous Improvisations. Any fan of Bartok should hear these.
Description of Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Sŕndor, still active at 90 as this reissue appears, was a student of Bartók and a preferred interpreter of his music. Since this set appeared on nine LPs in the early 1960s, it has been the standard for Bartók's piano music; in this fine-sounding reissue, it still is. Sŕndor can hit hard enough for such virtuoso pieces as the Piano Sonata and "Out of Doors," but he also retains the romantic element heard in the composer's own playing which tempers the harsher qualities of the music. While this collection isn't quite as complete as advertised (some early, insignificant piano music by Bartók is omitted), it includes all of Bartók's significant piano music, including such relatively obscure gems as the Bagatelles, eight Improvisations, and many delectable folk arrangements which will appeal even to listeners who think Bartók is too challenging for them. Vox's recorded sound, superbly remastered, resists obsolescence as effectively as Sŕndor's performances. Even with the inclusion of the early books of "Mikrokosmos," which will appeal mostly to piano students, this set is worth several times the asking price. --Leslie Gerber
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