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Antal Dorati - Bartok: Dance Suite

Antal Dorati - Bartok: Dance Suite

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Speakers Corner (Mercury Living Presence)
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Classical
Product No.: AMER 90183
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180 Gram Vinyl Record

180 Gram LP

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"…These are dramatic orchestral works that are sure to please both the music lover and the audiophile. Bartok may not be considered easy or accessible, but this disc suggests otherwise and is not to be missed." – Richard S. Foster, Hi-Fi+, Issue 51

Bartok composed his Dance Suite as the result of a commission from the city fathers of Budapest to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the union of the two towns Pest and Buda. While on his travels, Bartok liked to collect old folksongs, and he used this opportunity to express the act of fraternity in his music in the manner of a hidden program. As he himself stated, he made use of Arabian, Hungarian and Romanian influences in the Suite, whose dances are linked together by means of ritornello-like interludes. Glossiness in order to achieve romantic tonal magnificence is uncalled for here. Dorati's conducting is oriented towards the archaic strength, and the dry and at times rustic nature of the Suite. He allows the orchestra to seethe, whistle and stamp, driven on by ever-changing rhythms which lend the work its impulsive urge. Together with the highly expressive Portraits, Op. 5 and the two excerpts from Mikrokosmos, originally composed for the piano and heard here in an arrangement for orchestra by Tibor Serly, this compilation offers an excellent insight into Bartok's musical thoughts and works.
Béla Bartók: Tanz-Suite für Orchester Sz 77
Zwei Porträts für Orchester Op.5 Sz 37
Zwei Stück aus Mikrokosmos Sz 107 , arrangiert von Tibor Serly : Nr. 117 Bourée, Nr. 142 Aus dem Tagebuch einer Fliege
Béla Bartók: Dance Suite for Orchestra Sz 77
Two Portraits For Orchestra Op. 5 Sz 37
Two Excerpts from Mikrokosmos Sz 107, arranged by Tibor Serly : No. 117 Bourée, No. 142 From the Diary of a Fly
Customer Reviews (5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Stunning Music and Sound

posted on 07/29/2007
5 Stars
This is a must have Speakers Corner re-issue LP. As Sid Mark's said in the TAS from "the record vault" about Mercury. It was rated as a knockout.

It is a knockout with great sound. Try finding an original in like new shape with quiet surfaces.

Recommended highly ++++

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