Piano Concertos 1-3

Album by Béla Bartók & Peter Donohoe & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Simon Rattle

Piano Concertos Nos. 1–3 are a set of three piano concertos by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed between 1926 and 1945. Musically they blend modernist harmonic language with folk-derived melodies, driving rhythms and percussive piano writing alongside colourful orchestration, and they chart Bartók's development from neoclassical tendencies to a more austere late style in 20th-century music.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz 83: I. Allegro Moderato - Allegro - Allegro Moderato
    8:59
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz 83: II. Andante
    7:24
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz 83: III. Allegro Molto
    6:52
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95: I. Allegro
    9:24
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95: II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    12:40
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95: III. Allegro Molto
    6:12
  7. 7.
    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119: I. Allegretto
    7:03
  8. 8.
    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119: II. Adagio Religioso - Poco Più Mosso - Tempo I
    10:51
  9. 9.
    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119: III. Allegro Vivace
    7:03

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