Description
Béla Bartók: Works for Piano Solo III – Zoltán Kocsis Performs For Children (Gyermekeknek) CD
Product Details
- UPC/EAN: 028944214628
- Product Type: Audio CD
- Brand/Label: Philips Classics
- MPN (Manufacturer Part Number): 442 146-2 PH
- Composer: Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
- Artist: Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)
- Genre: Classical, Instrumental
- Style: 20th Century, Modern, Hungarian Folk Music, Pedagogical Works
- Volume: 3 (Works for Piano Solo III)
- Work: For Children (Gyermekeknek), BB 53, Sz. 42 (Revision 1943)
- Recording Era: Digital (DDD)
Overview
This volume, Works for Piano Solo III, is a definitive recording of Béla Bartók's delightful and fundamental collection, For Children (Gyermekeknek). Renowned Hungarian pianist Zoltán Kocsis brings his characteristic clarity and authenticity to these 79 short pieces, originally based on Hungarian and Slovak folk tunes.
Bartók's For Children serves as an essential introduction to his unique musical language, blending simple melodies with sophisticated harmonies. While intended as pedagogical pieces, these works are miniature masterpieces that charm adult listeners and professional musicians alike. This CD, part of Kocsis's celebrated Bartók piano series for Philips, offers an authoritative and beautifully recorded account of one of the 20th century's most beloved piano collections.
Product Features
- Format: Compact Disc (CD), Digital Recording (DDD).
- Audio Technology: BITSTREAM Recording, ensuring exceptional sound quality.
- Recording Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany.
- Recording Date: April 1994.
- Total Runtime: 1 hour 14 minutes 31 seconds.
- Language/Title: The work is titled in three languages: For Children (English), Gyermekeknek (Hungarian), Für Kinder (German), Pour les enfants (French).
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
Interesting Facts
- Folk Music Roots: Bartók’s For Children is a landmark collection because it moves beyond traditional pedagogical exercises by incorporating and stylizing authentic Hungarian and Slovakian folk tunes that Bartók himself collected on his groundbreaking field research trips.
- The Revision: The version performed here is the revised edition from 1943, created late in Bartók's life. This version saw the removal of the original Slovak folk tunes (due to wartime political sensitivities) and the addition of revised markings and phrasings to the remaining Hungarian tunes.
- Zoltán Kocsis's Authority: Zoltán Kocsis (1952–2016) was not only one of the greatest pianists of his generation but also a prominent Bartók scholar. His complete cycle of Bartók’s piano works for Philips is considered one of the definitive recorded cycles.
- The Philips Legacy: This disc is part of the "Digital Classics" series on Philips, known for its high-quality digital recordings and focus on core classical repertoire.
Track Listing
(Béla Bartók, For Children, BB 53, Sz. 42, Revision 1943)
| Track | Title | Time | Track | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume I | Volume III | ||||
| 1 | Allegro / Andante | 2'16" | 14 | Allegro / Andante | 2'09" |
| 2 | Quasi adagio | 2'44" | 15 | Allegro / Andante | 2'09" |
| 3 | Allegro / Allegretto / Allegro | 2'58" | 16 | Molto andante / Allegro | 4'33" |
| 4 | Andante grazioso / Allegretto | 2'08" | 17 | Andante / Allegro non troppo | 4'33" |
| 5 | Adagio / Allegro molto | 4'16" | 18 | Allegro non troppo / Largo | 1'58" |
| 6 | Lento / Allegro | 4'16" | 19 | Lento / Andante rubato | 2'19" |
| 7 | Andante / Allegro | 1'52" | 20 | Allegro | 3'19" |
| 8 | Allegro moderato | 1'48" | 21 | Moderato / Molto tranquillo | 3'43" |
| 9 | Andante rubato / Lento | 1'42" | 22 | Lento / Andante / Sostenuto | 1'48" |
| 10 | Andante non troppo | 2'56" | 23 | Assai lento / Presto | 1'52" |
| 11 | Allegretto / Allegro | 2'20" | 24 | Allegro moderato | 1'58" |
| 12 | Allegro robusto | 2'51" | 25 | Molto allegro | 2'13" |
| Volume II | Volume IV | ||||
| 22 | Allegretto / Allegro grazioso | 3'13" | 21 | Andante tranquillo | 2'18" |
| 24 | Andante sostenuto / Parlando | 3'47" | 22 | Andante / Allegretto | 2'24" |
| 26 | Moderato / Allegrettamente | 3'47" | 23 | Andante molto rubato | 2'00" |
| 28 | Andante / Allegro scherzando | 2'28" | 24 | Allegro | 2'51" |
| 30 | Allegro ironico | 4'17" | 25 | Andante molto rubato | 2'51" |
| 31 | Andante tranquillo / Andante | 3'01" | 26 | Allegro non troppo / Vivace | 2'24" |
| 33 | Allegro non troppo | 2'01" | 27 | Allegro / Pesante | 2'24" |
| 34 | Allegretto / Con moto | 2'01" | 28 | Andante tranquillo | 3'06" |
| 36 | Vivace / Allegro | 2'39" | 29 | Adagio / Moderato | 3'06" |
| 38 | Molto vivace | 2'30" | 30 | Parlando, molto rubato | 2'48" |
| 39 | Allegro moderato | 1'39" | 31 | Allegro moderato | 2'19" |
| 40 | Allegro vivace | 1'39" | 32 | Lento / Lento | 3'34" |
Publishers
Recording Producer: Philips Classics Productions
Recorded: ℗ 1995 Philips Classics Productions
Printed and Made in: Germany
Publishers (Music): Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
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Hungarian Translation (Magyar Fordítás)
Áttekintés Ez a kötet, a Works for Piano Solo III a Bartók Béla által komponált, elragadó és alapvető gyűjtemény, a Gyermekeknek, mérvadó felvétele. A neves magyar zongorista, Kocsis Zoltán a rá jellemző tisztasággal és hitelességgel adja elő ezt a 79 rövid darabot, amelyek eredetileg magyar és szlovák népdalokból születtek. Bár pedagógiai célokat szolgálnak, ezek a miniatűr remekművek elvarázsolják a felnőtt hallgatókat is.
Érdekes Tények
- Népzenei Gyökerek: A Gyermekeknek gyűjtemény azért mérföldkő, mert autentikus magyar és szlovák népdalokat stilizál, amelyeket Bartók maga gyűjtött.
- A Revízió: Az itt előadott változat az 1943-as revízió, amelyből a szlovák népdalokat politikai okokból eltávolították, és Bartók átdolgozta a megmaradt magyar dallamokat.
- Kocsis Zoltán Autoritása: Kocsis Zoltán nemcsak korának egyik legnagyobb zongoristája volt, hanem kiemelkedő Bartók-kutató is.
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