Description
Béla Bartók – Bartók New Series / Suite No.1, Two Pictures, Dances of Transylvania, Hungarian Peasant Songs CD
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltán Kocsis / Hungaroton Classic Hybrid Audio CD (2009)
UPC: 5991813250520
MPN: HSACD32505
Label / Brand Name: Hungaroton Classic
Series: Bartók New Series
Format: Hybrid SACD, Album
Country: Hungary
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Classical
Style: Contemporary
Composed by: Béla Bartók
Conductor: Zoltán Kocsis
Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Overview
This superb 2009 Hungaroton Classic release presents four orchestral masterpieces by Béla Bartók, interpreted with brilliance by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra under Zoltán Kocsis — one of Bartók’s most devoted modern interpreters.
From the youthful vigor of the Suite No.1, Op.3 to the atmospheric Two Pictures, and from the folk-inspired Dances of Transylvania to the elemental Hungarian Peasant Songs, this album captures Bartók’s transformation from romantic colorist to modern visionary.
Remastered in hybrid SACD stereo, the recording offers audiophile-level clarity and warmth — an ideal medium to rediscover the authentic Hungarian orchestral sound that defined Bartók’s music.
Product Features
- Format: Hybrid SACD, playable on all CD players
- Total Length: 64:00 (approx.)
- Sound: Stereo / High-Resolution Audio
- Conductor: Zoltán Kocsis
- Orchestra: Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Label: Hungaroton Classic – HSACD 32505
- Country: Hungary
- Release Year: 2009
- Series: Bartók New Series
- Genre: Classical / Contemporary
- Style: 20th Century Hungarian Modernism
Track Listing
Suite No. 1 for Orchestra, Op.3 (1910) – 35:18
- Allegro Vivace
- Poco Adagio
- Presto
- Moderato
- Molto Vivace
Two Pictures (1910) – 15:31
- In Full Flower
- Village Dance
Dances of Transylvania for Orchestra (1915) – 4:07
- Allegretto
- Moderato
- Allegro Vivace
Hungarian Peasant Songs for Orchestra (1933) – 9:01
- Ballad
- Hungarian Peasant Dances
Interesting Facts
- Suite No.1, Op.3 marks Bartók’s final orchestral work before his deep immersion into folk-inspired modernism.
- The Two Pictures reflect his admiration for Claude Debussy, yet reveal the first hints of Bartók’s mature rhythmic and modal language.
- Dances of Transylvania evolved from his Sonatina for piano, later expanded for full orchestra — blending raw folk vitality with symphonic sophistication.
- Hungarian Peasant Songs integrates authentic peasant melodies Bartók collected during his ethnomusicological fieldwork, turning them into a vivid national symphony of sound.
- Zoltán Kocsis, a towering pianist, conductor, and Bartók scholar, supervised the Bartók New Series, ensuring authentic editions and high-fidelity sound production.
Publisher / Label
Hungaroton Classic – Bartók New Series Catalog No. HSACD 32505 Produced and released in Hungary, 2009.
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