Bartók's Piano Music
09/07/20 • 49 min
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In this episode of Classics Unlocked, Graham Abbott explores the piano music of Béla Bartók. His music was, by and large, influenced by his researches into folk music traditions, but he also wrote works with starkly modernist characteristics. He was not only one of the great composers and music educators of the 20th century, but also one of its great pianists. And a pianist who wrote an enormous amount of wonderful music for the piano.
The music in this episode features:
ANDOR FOLDES COMPLETE DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON RECORDINGS
Andor Foldes, piano
DG/Eloquence 484 1256
DISCOVER: https://Eloquence.lnk.to/AndorFoldesYP
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In this episode of Classics Unlocked, Graham Abbott explores the piano music of Béla Bartók. His music was, by and large, influenced by his researches into folk music traditions, but he also wrote works with starkly modernist characteristics. He was not only one of the great composers and music educators of the 20th century, but also one of its great pianists. And a pianist who wrote an enormous amount of wonderful music for the piano.
The music in this episode features:
ANDOR FOLDES COMPLETE DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON RECORDINGS
Andor Foldes, piano
DG/Eloquence 484 1256
DISCOVER: https://Eloquence.lnk.to/AndorFoldesYP
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode, Graham Abbott completes his journey dissecting the 32 published piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven by examining those classified as being written in his 'late' period, with specific attention paid to the composer's use of harmony and fugal structures.
This episode of Classics Unlocked featured the following recording:
BEETHOVEN: Complete Piano Sonatas
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
Deutsche Grammophon 483 7429 (8-CD + Bluray)
DISCOVER: https://UMA.lnk.to/sijPHID
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This episode featured Decca recordings reissued on the Eloquence label:
BRAHMS: The Orchestral Music
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur, conductor
Decca Classics 484 0144 (8-CD)
DISCOVER: https://Eloquence.lnk.to/WwxARdcXID
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