Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Jakub Hrůša
Album info
Album-Release:
2018
HRA-Release:
18.05.2018
Label: PentaTone
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Artist: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Jakub Hrůša
Composer: Béla Bartók (1881-1945), Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Concerto for Orchestra, K. 115 (1939-1940):
- 1Concerto for Orchestra, K. 11516:25
- Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123 (1943):
- 2Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: I. Introduzione. Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace10:28
- 3Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: II. Presentando le coppie. Allegretto scherzando06:44
- 4Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: III. Elegia. Andante non troppo07:36
- 5Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto04:20
- 6Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: V. Finale. Pesante - Presto09:52
Info for Bartók & Kodály: Concertos for Orchestra
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 Hrůša 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’s 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.
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
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