Composer: Béla Bartók, George Enescu
Performer: Vilde Frang, Erik Schumann, Gabriel le Magadure, Roseanne Philippens, Lawrence Power, Lily Francis, Nicolas Altstaedt, Jan-Erik Gustavsson
Orchestra: Orchestre de Radio France
Conductor: Mikko Franck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 9029566255
Release: 2018
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36
01. I. Andante sostenuto
02. II. Allegro giocoso
Enescu: Octet in C major Op. 7
03. I. Très modéré
04. II. Très fougueux
05. III. Lentement
06. IV. Mouvement de valse bien rythmée
Bela Bartok and George Enescu were born in same Year – 1881, Bartok in the Austrian-Hungarian city of Nagyszentmiklos (today Romania), Enescu in the Moldovian town of Liveni-Botosani (today Romania). Both pieces on this recording are youth works of theirs – 1900 (Enescu Octet) and 1907 (Bartoks 1st violin concerto). Both works were neglected – Enescus Octet for nearly a decade due to the challenges of the piece (being premiered in 1909) , and Bartoks concerto was neglected by its dedicatee, the violinist Stefi Geyer (who was also his young love), and was published only after her death, in 1956 (being premiered in 1958). Bartok and Enescu both died in self-chosen exile – Bartok 1945 in New York, Enescu 1955 in Paris – yet both were respected and admired for being contributers to the development of their countries’ culture and art, particularly as great «ambassadors» for the folk music.