Composer: Béla Bartók
Performer: Andreas Bach
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Catalogue: HC16020
Release: 2016
Size: 219 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
2 Romanian Dances, Op. 8a, Sz. 43
01. No. 1. Allegro vivace
02. No. 2. Poco allegro
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a
03. No. 1. Rubato
04. No. 2. L’istesso tempo
05. No. 3. Poco vivo
3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66
06. No. 1. Leszallott a pava (The Peacock): Andante tranquillo rubato
07. No. 2. Janoshidi vasarban (At the Janoshida Fairground): Allegro non troppo, un poco rubato
08. No. 3. Feher liliomszal (White Lily): Maestoso
6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
09. No. 1. Bot-tanc (Stick Dance)
10. No. 2. Brâul
11. No. 3. Topogo (The Stomper)
12. No. 4. Bucsumi tanc (Bucsumi Dance)
13. No. 5. Roman polka (Romanian Polka)
14. No. 6. Aprozo (Quick Dance)
20 Romanian Christmas Songs, Sz. 57, Series 1
15. Series I: No. 1. Allegro
16. Series I: No. 2. Allegro
17. Series I: No. 3. Allegro
18. Series I: No. 4. Andante
19. Series I: No. 5. Allegro moderato
20. Series I: No. 6. Andante
21. Series I: No. 7. Andante
22. Series I: No. 8. Allegretto
23. Series I: No. 9. Allegro
24. Series I: No. 10. Più allegro
20 Romanian Christmas Songs, Sz. 57, Series 2
25. Series II: No. 1. Molto moderato
26. Series II: No. 2. Moderato
27. Series II: No. 3. Andante
28. Series II: No. 4. Andante
29. Series II: No. 5. Moderato
30. Series II: No. 6. Andante
31. Series II: No. 7. Variante della precedente
32. Series II: No. 6. Andante (Reprise)
33. Series II: No. 8. Allegro
34. Series II: No. 9. Allegretto
35. Series II: No. 10. Allegro
3 Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes, Sz. 84
36. No. 1. Andante
37. No. 2. Vivacissimo
38. No. 3. Allegro molto
15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71
39. No. 1. 4 Old Tunes: Rubato
40. No. 2. 4 Old Tunes: Andante
41. No. 3. 4 Old Tunes: Poco rubato
42. No. 4. 4 Old Tunes: Andante
43. No. 5. Scherzo: Allegro
44. No. 6. Ballade: Andante
45. No. 7. Old Dance Tunes: Allegro
46. No. 8. Old Dance Tunes: Allegretto
47. No. 9. Old Dance Tunes: Allegretto
48. No. 10. Old Dance Tunes: L’istesso tempo
49. No. 11. Old Dance Tunes: Assai moderato
50. No. 12. Old Dance Tunes: Allegretto
51. No. 13. Old Dance Tunes: Poco più vivo
52. No. 14. Old Dance Tunes: Allegro
53. No. 15. Old Dance Tunes: Allegro
8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz. 74
54. No. 1. Molto moderato
55. No. 2. Molto capriccioso
56. No. 3. Lento, rubato
57. No. 4. Allegretto scherzando
58. No. 5. Allegro molto
59. No. 6. Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso
60. No. 7. Sostenuto, rubato
61. No. 8. Allegro
The works on this release provide an excellent overview of how Bartok drew from folk music for inspiration. + One can hear Hungarian, Slovak, and Romanian songs inside of the compositions presented on this album. + Andreas Bach, one of today’s outstanding pianists, performs the works on this album. + “It is not possible to play Bartok’s music in a more Hungarian way than that heard from the German pianist Andreas Bach.” (Muzsikas)