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from: Vox (Classical)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0047163361029
Label: Vox (Classical)
Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
Number Of Discs: 5
Publisher: Vox (Classical)
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Sales Rank: 12522
Studio: Vox (Classical)
Disc 1:- Pieces 97-116
Disc 2:- Pieces 117 - 121
Disc 3:- Allegro Moderato
- Sostenuto e pesante
- Allegro molto
Disc 4:- With Drums & Pipes
- Barcarolla
- Musettes
- The Night's Music
- Chase
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Amazon.com:
Sàndor, still active at 90 as this reissue appears, was a student of Bartók and a preferred interpreter of his music. Since this set appeared on nine LPs in the early 1960s, it has been the standard for Bartók's piano music; in this fine-sounding reissue, it still is. Sàndor can hit hard enough for such virtuoso pieces as the Piano Sonata and 'Out of Doors,' but he also retains the romantic element heard in the composer's own playing which tempers the harsher qualities of the music. While this collection isn't quite as complete as advertised (some early, insignificant piano music by Bartók is omitted), it includes all of Bartók's significant piano music, including such relatively obscure gems as the Bagatelles, eight Improvisations, and many delectable folk arrangements which will appeal even to listeners who think Bartók is too challenging for them. Vox's recorded sound, superbly remastered, resists obsolescence as effectively as Sàndor's performances. Even with the inclusion of the early books of 'Mikrokosmos,' which will appeal mostly to piano students, this set is worth several times the asking price. --Leslie Gerber
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Extraordinary CDs
Gyorgy Sandor, whom I remember seeing in the halls of the University of Michigan School of music many years back, does an amazing job at recording all the Bartok piano pieces. It's really incredible when an artist is able to achieve this kind of scope and do this much work. Of course, having a good teaching job at Michigan and other places and his renown helped a lot, I am sure. In any case, I expected a couple of CDs in this box, but not FIVE of them! Bartok also, obviously, had the highest ... Read More
Rating:  - Microcosmos
Sándor was a champion not only of Bartók's music but also of Bartók's style of playing. He often complained that people were too quick to see Bartók as ultra-modern, and to fail to appreciate the rich seam of lyricism that also runs through his music.
The piano music is dominated by short pieces, many of them written for piano students, notably the collections "Microcosmos" and "For Children". These, together with suites of folk dance arrangements, make up the bulk of the solo piano ... Read More
Rating: - Great value with a few flaws
I am not a Bartok expert by any scale, but I do like the way these pieces, without exception, are played. There are, however, a couple of other problems.
As mentioned by an earlier reviewer, very few of the works are split into tracks - Mikrokosmos is divided into 7 for each of its six volumes, and to accomodate for a full CD. In these seven tracks there are 121 songs. I would have much preferred if the songs had been split into tracks. Almost the entire CD set is this way - Fifteen ... Read More
Rating:  - eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much
I like the fact that Bartok is into the folk tradition and all, but he just tends to forget the fact that melody has to be SOMEWHERE in the music. I'm all for creative expression when you're sitting alone at the piano, but abstract music should be reserved for performance art. I like playing some of your stuff Bela, but I just don't want to listen to you.
Rating: - Best classical value out there
To put this set in perspective, for months I would go to my local Tower Records fishing for worthwhile classical CDs at least once a week. One of the discs that sat in the bins the longest was a single CD of Bartok piano music, played by Zoltan Kocsis. It was Volume 7 of a complete series. This CD listed for $17.99, and as long as I went to that Tower Records, it did not budge an inch, nor was its price amended.
Now, Kocsis is one of the greatest pianists alive, and if anyone is worthy of ... Read More
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EAN: 0047163361029
Label: Vox (Classical)
Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
Number Of Discs: 5
Publisher: Vox (Classical)
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Sales Rank: 12522
Studio: Vox (Classical)