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Bartók (1881-1945) EAST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN & BALKAN CONCERTOS From the 19th Century to the Present A Discography of CDs and LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Born in Nagyszentmiklós, Banat, Austria-Hungary (now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). A prodigy on the piano, he received his first lessons from his mother and gave his first public recital at age eleven, and also began to compose. László Erkel accepted him as a pupil and he also studied piano under István Thomán, a former student of Franz Liszt, and composition under János Koessler at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest. He began a lifelong friendship with fellow-composer Zoltán Kodály and the two of them explored the countryside in search of authentic Magyar folk music. He began his musical career as a piano teacher at the Royal Academy and he went on to become one of his country's greatest composers. His anti-Fascism prompted his exile to the United States, where he continued to compose and teach until his death. His large output covered most genres from opera and ballet to works for solo instruments and voices. His sole attempt at a Symphony was left incomplete with only the Scherzo orchestrated. In 1961, the Belgian music scholar Denijs Dille (1904-2005) orchestrated the remaining movements. Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926) Géza Anda (piano)/Ernest Bour/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1957) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) COL LEGNO 20091 (2005) Géza Anda (piano)/Ferenc Fricsay/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON THE ORIGINALS 447399-2 (1996) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 138 708) (1961) Géza Anda (piano)/Michael Gielen/Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1950s) ( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Suite for Piano and Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion) AUDITE 23410 (2008) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)/Sir Georg Solti/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2) DECCA DOUBLE DECCA 473271-2 (2 CDs) (2008) (original LP release: DECCA 410408-1) (1984) Dagmar Baloghová (piano)/Václav Smetáček/Prague Symphony Orchestra ( + Ravel: Piano Concerto in G) SUPRAPHON SUA ST 50602/PARLIAMENT PLPS 631 (LP) (1965) Daniel Barenboim (piano)/Pierre Boulez/New Philharmonia Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 3, Rhapsodies for Violin and Orchestra Nos. 1 and 2) EMI GREAT RECORDINGS OF THE CENTURY 62623-2 (2003) (original LP release: HMV ASD 2476/ANGEL S-36605) (1970) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)/Gianandrea Noseda/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra MusicWeb International Updated: August 2020 Bartók concertos ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) CHANDOS CHAN 10610 (2010) Yefim Bronfman (piano)/Esa-Pekka Salonen/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK 89732 (2001) (original CD release: SONY CLASSICAL SK 66718) (1995) Theo Bruins (piano)/Ernest Bour/Hague Residentie Orchestra (rec. 1981) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) ARSIS 95005 (1996) Anton Dikov (piano)/Dimiter Manolov/Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) AVM AVMCD 1010 (1987) (original release: BALKANTON BCA 1314/HARMONIA MUNDI HM 141-2 {2 LPs}) (1970s) Peter Donohoe (piano)/Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2) EMI 20TH CENTURY CLASSICS 206885-2 (2 CDs) (2008) (original CD release: EMI CLASSICS CDC 754871-2) (1993) Gábor Gabos (piano)/György Lehel/Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 and Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra) QUALITON LPX 1250-51 (2 LPs) (1970s) Ernest Hall (piano)/David Greed/Sinfonia of Leeds ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) VIRTUOSO BBM1017 (1999) Leonid Hambro (piano)/Robert Mann/Zimbler Sinfonietta ( + Rhapsody for Piano) BARTOK RECORDS 313 (LP) (1959) Jénö Jandó (piano)/András Ligeti/Budapest Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) NAXOS 8.550771 (1995) Zoltán Kocsis (piano)/Iván Fischer/Budapest Festival Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) PHILIPS 446 366-2 (1996) (original CD release: PHILIPS 416 836-2 (1987) Zoltán Kocsis (piano)/György Lehel/Budapest Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) HUNGAROTON SLPX 11516 (LP) (1972) Herman D. Koppel (piano)/Nicolai Malko/Danish National Radio Symphony (rec. 1954) (included in collection: "Herman D. Koppel - Composer And Pianist") DANACORD DACOCD 561-2 (2 CDs) (2002) Stephen Kovacevich (piano)/Sir Colin Davis/BBC Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) MusicWeb International p2 Bartók concertos DECCA THE ORIGINALS 4758690-2 (2007) (original LP release: PHILIPS 9500 043) (1976) John Ogdon (piano)/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Philharmonia Orchestra (included in collection: "John Ogdon - 70th Anniversary Edition") EMI CLASSICS 92747-2 (4 CDs) (2007) Maurizio Pollini (piano)/Claudio Abbado/Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2 and 2 Portraits) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GRAND PRIX 4776353-2 (2007) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2530 901) (1979) Pascal Rogé (piano)/Walter Weller/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 and Two Portraits) DECCA ELOQUENCE 4802320-2 (2 CDs) (2009) (original LP release: DECCA SXL 6815) (1977) György Sándor (piano)/Adám Fischer/Hungarian State Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) SONY CLASSICAL SK 45835 (1991) György Sándor (piano)/Rolf Reinhardt/Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra and Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra) VOX BOX LEGENDS CDX 5506 (2 CDs) (1992) (original LP release: VOX STPL 11350) (1960) András Schiff (piano)/Iván Fischer/Budapest Festival Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) APEX 674378 (2011) (original CD release: TELDEC 063013158-2) (1996) Peter Serkin (piano)/Seiji Ozawa/Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 3 and Schoenberg: Piano Concerto) RCA VICTOR RED SEAL (Japan) 35126 (2007) (original LP release: RCA VICTOR LSC-2929/RCA SB 6717) (1967) Rudolf Serkin (piano)/George Szell/Columbia Symphony Orchestra ( + Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4) SONY CLASSICAL SK 93907 (2005) (original LP release: COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS MS-6405) (1963) Tibor Wehner (piano)/János Ferencsik/Hungarian State Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) WESTMINSTER WST 17003 (LP) (1961) Kornél Zempléni (piano)/János Ferencsik/Hungarian State Orchestra ( + Kodály: 7 Pieces) HUNGAROTON LPX 1038 (1956) ( + Piano Concerto No. 2) MUSIC GUILD MS 197 (LP) (1971) Krystian Zimerman (piano)/ Pierre Boulez/Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicWeb International p3 Bartók concertos ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4775330-2 (2005) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1932) Géza Anda (piano)/Ernest Bour/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1957) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) COL LEGNO 20091 (2005) Géza Anda (piano)/Ferenc Fricsay/Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra (rec. c. 1950) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 3, Violin Concerto No. 2, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Two Portraits, Cantata Profana, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Dance Suite and Divertimento for String Orchestra) AUDITE 21407 (3 CDs) (2011) Géza Anda (piano)/Ferenc Fricsay/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON THE ORIGINALS 447399-2 (1996) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 138 111) (1961) Géza Anda (piano)/Ferenc Fricsay/Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1950s) ( + Piano Concerto No. 1, Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Suite for Piano and Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion) AUDITE 23410 (2008) Géza Anda (piano)/Bernard Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (rec. 1970) ( + Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 and Baaren: Piano Concerto) Q DISC 97014 (1999) Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)/Pierre Boulez/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 4775330-2 (2005) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)/Sir Georg Solti/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2) DECCA DOUBLE DECCA 473271-2 (2 CDs) (2008) (original LP release: DECCA SXL 6937/LONDON CS 7167) (1981) Tzimon Barto (piano)/Christoph Eschenbach/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3) EMI CLASSICS 749861-2 (1993) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)/Gianandrea Noseda/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) CHANDOS CHAN 10610 (2010) Yefim Bronfman (piano)/Esa-Pekka Salonen/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) SONY ESSENTIAL CLASSICS SBK 89732 (2001) (original CD release: SONY CLASSICAL SK 66718) (1995) MusicWeb International p4 Bartók concertos Theo Bruins (piano)/Pierre Boulez/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (rec. 1965) ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) ARSIS 95005 (1996) Anton Dikov (piano)/Dimiter Manolov/Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) AVM AVMCD 1010 (1987) (original release: BALKANTON BCA 1315/HARMONIA MUNDI HM 141-2 {2 LPs}) (1970s) Peter Donohoe (piano)/Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3, Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2) EMI 20TH CENTURY CLASSICS 206885-2 (2 CDs) (2008) (original CD release: EMI CLASSICS CDC 754871-2) (1993) Philippe Entremont (piano)/Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic ( + Piano Concerto No. 3, Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Violin Concerto No. 2, Rhapsodies for Violin and Orchestra Nos. 1 and 2) SONY CLASSICAL SMK 47511 (2 CDs) (1992) (original LP release: COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS MS-7145/CBS
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