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Content: Béla Bartók Artists: Virtuosi di Kuhmo Peter Csaba, conductor Genres: Orchestral Features: Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish |
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Format: CD Released: November 1998 Catalogue No.: ODE 919-2 EAN/UPC Code: 0761195091920 |
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59:52 | |||||
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| Béla Bartók (1881-1945) | ||||||
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Divertimento | |
26:59 | |
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| 1 | I. Allegro non troppo | 8:57 | ||||
| 2 | II. Molto adagio | 11:01 | ||||
| 3 | III. Allegro assai | 7:00 | ||||
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Romanian Folk Dances | |
6:45 | |
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| 4 | I. Joc cu bâta | 1:17 | ||||
| 5 | II. Brâul | 0:35 | ||||
| 6 | III. Pe loc | 1:24 | ||||
| 7 | IV. Buciumeana | 1:58 | ||||
| 8 | V. Poarga româneasca | 0:29 | ||||
| 9 | VI. Maruntel | 0:59 | ||||
| Míklós Rózsa (1907-1995) | ||||||
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Concerto for String Orchestra, Op. 17 | |
25:47 | |
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| 10 | I. Moderato, ma risoluto ed energico | 9:15 | ||||
| 11 | II. Lento con gran expressione | 9:00 | ||||
| 12 | III. Allegro giusto | 7:32 | ||||
Virtuosi di Kuhmo invests all three works with a notable degree of dynamism. (...) Recommended.
Gramophone, April 1999
These are bravura performances, incisive and committed, beautifully shaded and with a wealth of textural subtlety. (...) Peter casaba's finely shaped interpretation of (Divertimento) must be one of the best currently available.
Calum MacDonald, BBC Music Magazine, March 1999, Performance ***** / Sound ****
Bartók's Divertimento erklingt packend, stimmungsvoll und dynamisch reich differenziert.
Fono Forum, March 1999, Interpretation **** / Klang ****
This CD features the chamber orchestra Virtuosi di Kuhmo under the direction of its founder, the Romanian conductor Peter Csaba, with two popular works by Bélà Bartók: Divertimento and Romanian Folk Dances. In addition, they perform Concerto for string orchestra by the Míklós Rózsas - the Oscar-awarded composer of the film music to Ben Hur.