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Bela Bartok, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: Introduzione. Andante non troppo; Allegro vivace
2. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: Giuoco delle coppie. Allegro scherzando
3. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: Elegia. Andante non troppo
4. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
5. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: Finale. Pesante - Presto
6. Sonata for 2 pianos & 2 percussion, Sz. 110, BB 15: Assai lento - Allegro molto
7. Sonata for 2 pianos & 2 percussion, Sz. 110, BB 15: Lento ma non troppo
8. Sonata for 2 pianos & 2 percussion, Sz. 110, BB 15: Allegro non troppo
9. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Molto moderato
10. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Molto capriccioso
11. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Lento, rubato
12. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Allegretto scherzando
13. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Allegro molto
14. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso
15. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Sostenuto, rubato. ? la m?moire de Claude Debussy
16. Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (Op. 20): Allegro

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CD Details

All Artists: Bela Bartok, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Robert Casadesus, Gaby Casadesus, Charles Rosen
Title: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 8/30/2005
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 827969472620

CD Reviews

Unusual couplings for Ormandy's splashy Concerto for Orchest

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 05/21/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Mid-century conductors often recorded Bartok's popular Concerto for Orchestra as often as the 1812 Overture--Ormandy made three, of which this is the second. His reading lacks imagination, but it gets a splashy recording that pops out all of Bartok's luscious sonorities. The real attraction here are the unusual couplings, a crisp Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion from husband and wife Robert and Caby Casadesus (pulled from the Sony catalog now that Sony and BMG are one in the classical department), and a generous sampling of Barrtok's piano music in the 8 Improvisations from Charles Rosen. These latter two recordings are better than Ormandy's contribution, but he is more than respectable, and the Philadelphia Orch. is amply virtuosic, needless to say."