Violin Concerto No. 2 / Viola Concerto

Album by Béla Bartók & Česká filharmonie & Karel Ančerl

Violin Concerto No. 2 / Viola Concerto is a pairing of two concertos by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed in 1907–08 and 1945 respectively. The works combine late-Romantic virtuosity with folk-derived modal melodies, dense contrapuntal textures and rhythmic complexity, charting Bartók's development into a mature modernist voice and occupying an important place in 20th-century instrumental repertoire.

Violin Concerto No. 2 / Viola Concerto by Bartók - album cover

First released: 1994

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1.
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Sz 112 : I. Allegro non troppo
16:24
2.
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Sz 112 : II. Andante tranquillo (con variazioni)
9:50
3.
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Sz 112 : III. Allegro molto
11:29
4.
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Sz 120 : I. Moderato (att.)
12:49
5.
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Sz 120 : II. Adagio religioso (att.)
4:07
6.
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Sz 120 : III. Allegro vivace
4:00