Piano Concertos

Album by Béla Bartók & Pierre‐Laurent Aimard & San Francisco Symphony & Esa‐Pekka Salonen

Piano Concertos is a 2023 album featuring pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performing Béla Bartók's three piano concertos with the San Francisco Symphony under conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen. The recording showcases Bartók's evolution from the percussive and rhythmically complex First Concerto to the more lyrical and accessible Third Concerto, highlighting the interplay between soloist and orchestra.

First released: 15th September 2023

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1.
Piano Concerto no. 1 in A major, Sz. 83: I. Allegro moderato — Allegro
9:27
2.
Piano Concerto no. 1 in A major, Sz. 83: II. Andante — attacca
7:42
3.
Piano Concerto no. 1 in A major, Sz. 83: III. Allegro molto
7:25
4.
Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz. 95: I. Allegro
9:50
5.
Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz. 95: II. Adagio — Presto — Più adagio
12:50
6.
Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz. 95: III. Allegro molto
6:29
7.
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119: I. Allegretto
7:59
8.
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119: II. Adagio religioso
10:21
9.
Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, Sz. 119: III. Allegro vivace
7:18