Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Album by Béla Bartók & Brussels Philharmonic & Ali Rahbari

Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta are orchestral works by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed in 1943 and 1936 respectively. They exemplify Bartók's synthesis of Eastern European folk rhythms, modal and dissonant harmonies and inventive orchestration, with the earlier piece concentrating on contrapuntal string writing contrasted with percussion and celesta and the later Concerto for Orchestra showcasing sectional virtuosity and the expanded colouristic possibilities of the full orchestra as one of Bartók's final major works.

Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta by Bartók - album cover

First released: November 1990

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Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
10:52
2.
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
6:57
3.
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: III. Elegia: Andante non troppo
8:22
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Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
4:27
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Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: V. Finale: Presto
10:03
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Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: I. Andante tranquillo
10:36
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Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: II. Allegro
7:33
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Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: III. Adagio
7:33
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Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106: IV. Allegro molto
7:48