Béla Bartók: Complete Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 with András Schiff & Iván Fischer (TELDEC CD)

Product Details

• UPC: 706301315828
• Product Type: Music CD
• Brand Name: TELDEC
• MPN (Manufacturer Part Number): 0630-13158-2
• Genre: Classical Music / Concerto
• Style: 20th Century Hungarian Modernism
• Composer: Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
• Pianist: András Schiff
• Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra
• Conductor: Iván Fischer
• Technology: DDD Digital Recording

Overview: Bartók's Three Masterful Piano Concertos

This definitive recording features the complete set of Béla Bartók's three Piano Concertos, performed by renowned Hungarian pianist András Schiff, accompanied by the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of Iván Fischer.

Béla Bartók was a pioneering figure in 20th-century classical music, known for incorporating Hungarian folk music into his sophisticated, modern compositional style. His three concertos span his creative life, offering a powerful journey through his evolving voice.

• Concerto No. 1, Sz 83 (1926): A work of intense rhythmic drive and percussive power, showcasing Bartók's aggressive modernism.
• Concerto No. 2, Sz 95 (1930–31): Less percussive than the first, this concerto emphasizes brilliant virtuosity and features wind instruments prominently.
• Concerto No. 3, Sz 119 (1945): This final concerto, left incomplete at his death but finished by his student Tibor Serly, is the most lyrical and accessible, written for his wife Ditta Pásztory-Bartók.

This CD is a digital recording from 1996, capturing the energy and detail of these demanding works.

Product Features

• Composer: Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
• Works: Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz 83; Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95; Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119
• Soloist: András Schiff (piano)
• Conductor: Iván Fischer
• Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra
• Total Timing: 76'26"
• Recording Year: 1996 Digital Recording
• Manufacture: Made in Germany by WARNER MUSIC MANUFACTURING EUROPE

Interesting Facts

• Hungarian Collaboration: This recording represents a significant collaboration between top Hungarian artists—pianist András Schiff, conductor Iván Fischer, and the Budapest Festival Orchestra—performing the music of their country's greatest composer, Béla Bartók.
• The Final Concerto: Bartók wrote the final Piano Concerto No. 3 while ill in the U.S. as a gift for his wife, Ditta Pásztory-Bartók, who was also a pianist. It has a more gentle, accessible, and less aggressive style compared to the first two concertos.
• A New Voice in the 1920s: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926) was written immediately after the influential works The Miraculous Mandarin and Dance Suite, marking a period where Bartók intensified his percussive, complex musical language.
• TELDEC Classics: TELDEC (Telefunken-Decca) Classics was a highly regarded German classical record label known for its high-quality digital recordings and authoritative performances.

Track Listing

BÉLA BARTÓK (1881–1945)

Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz 83

1. Allegro moderato - Allegro – 9'25"
2. Andante – 7'12"
3. Allegro - Allegro molto – 6'47"

Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95

1. Allegro – 9'45"
2. Adagio - Presto - Adagio – 12'37"
3. Allegro molto – 6'05"

Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119

1. Allegretto – 7'44"
2. Adagio religioso – 9'43"
3. [Allegro vivace] – 6'42"

ANDRÁS SCHIFF, piano Budapest Festival Orchestra IVÁN FISCHER

Publishers

• Record Label: TELDEC CLASSICS INTERNATIONAL GMBH, Hamburg, Germany
• Copyright: $\text{\textcopyright}$ 1996, TELDEC CLASSICS INTERNATIONAL GMBH, Hamburg, Germany
• Manufacturing: A Warner Music Group Company. Made in Germany by WARNER MUSIC MANUFACTURING EUROPE

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