Reconsidering Bartók: The Orchestral Works

wswebmaster on November 29, 2018

BARTÓK: Kossuth. Four Pieces for Orchestra. Budapest Symphony Orchestra (in Kossuth) and Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (in Four Pieces) conducted by Arpad Joó. SEFEL SEFD-5005 (digital), produced by Brian Culverhouse. BARTÓK: Suite No. 1. Two Portraits.Budapest Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arpad Joó. SEFEL SEFD-5006 (digital), produced by Brian Culverhouse. BARTÓK: …

Picks of the Year: 1998

wswebmaster on November 22, 2018

There are two worlds of classical music today, and they are increasingly distinct from each other. One is the world of superstar soloists, conductors, and their orchestras, who carry on a saprophagous relationship with a more or less fixed repertoire …

BLOCH: Suite for Viola and Orchestra. Piano Sonata. BARTOK: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. REALE: Piano Sonata No. 3, “Brahmsiana.” Salon Music. RUGGLES: Evocations. LIPKIS: Scaramouche Variations.

wswebmaster on November 19, 2018

BLOCH: Suite for Viola and Orchestra. BARTÓK: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Paul Freeman conducting the Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Marcus Thompson, viola. CENTAUR–CRC 2150 [DDD]; 51:48. Produced by Victor Sachse and Anton Dezmann AMERICAN SOLO PIANO: AN ALTERNATIVE 20TH CENTURY. John …