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| Composer | Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) |
| Period | 20th century |
| Year | 1943 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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BudapestBach / Bartók / Ránki / Keller
Berio, Bach, Bartók
Concerto Budapest; András Keller; Dezsö Ránki
BudapestBach-Berio / Beethoven / Bartók / Ránki / Keller
Berio, Beethoven, Bartók
Concerto Budapest; András Keller; Dezsö Ránki
LondonConcerto for Orchestra
Sibelius, Dvořák, Bartók
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karina Canellakis; Pierre-Laurent Aimard
GijónCentenario Bernstein
Ginastera, Bernstein, Bartók
Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias; Maximiano Valdés; Benjamin Schmid
OviedoCentenario Bernstein
Ginastera, Bernstein, Bartók
Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias; Maximiano Valdés
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Prom 62: An orchestral kaleidoscope from Petrenko and the RLPO
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra offer a stunning palette of orchestral colours in Elgar, Bell, Strauss, and Bartók.
Vasily Petrenko crafts a fresh approach in Cleveland
Returning with a challenging 20th-century program, Vasily Petrenko shows that his stellar debut with the Cleveland Orchestra was no fluke.
Vocal wonder: Elīna Garanča's Mahler with the Vienna Phil
...the perpetuum mobile character building to a raucously joyous finale that elicited genuine, generous applause.
Energy and enchantment at Sage Gateshead
In her first appearance with the CBSO at Sage Gateshead, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla switches between energy and tranquility with Sibelius, Brahms and Bartók.
Elegiac introspection from Isabelle Faust
A great programme of varied but accessible 20th-century music excites in spite of its imperfections; Faust gives a beautiful, introspective reading of the second Berg concerto.