Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra Classical Orchestral & Concertos PENTATONE

Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra

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PT 6626

Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra

Label Catalogue Number:
PTC5186626

Running Time: 55:25

Release Date: May 2018
Originally recorded in 2018

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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Exuberant, colourful and edgy concertos for orchestra by Bartók and Kodály are brought together in spirited and vivid performances from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the podium sensation Jakub Hruša on this PENTATONE release.

Bartók’s landmark Concerto for Orchestra is not only a thrilling orchestral tour de force; it’s also a striking and deeply expressive work which effortlessly assimilates Hungarian folk melodies and rhythms in its compelling and polished score. At times brooding and mysterious, it is Bartók’s most popular and uplifting work, and it ends in a flurry of high spirits.

With its lush and vivid orchestration and a healthy rhythmic swagger, Kodály’s lesser-known Concerto for Orchestra is a captivating and buoyant work. Inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso but updated with a romantic sensibility, the result is a sure-footed, rousing and energetic showpiece for orchestra.

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Performance **** Recording *****

"... Hrusa takes a decidedly serious view of the Bartók, giving a finely judged account of its slow introduction, and in the 'Elegy' third movement eliciting some superbly atmospheric playing from the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra... The recording is lifelike and well balanced..."

Misha Donat - BBC Music magazine - September 2018

“…Two fine works, extremely well performed and recorded.”

Dave Billinge – MusicWeb-International.com – 26 June 2018

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