Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 1 in C sharp Minor, Sz. 75; Violin Sonata No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76

On this CD:

1. Sonata, for violin & piano, No. 1 in C sharp Minor, Sz. 75, BB 84 (Op. 21)
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Peter Csaba, Jean-Francois Heisser

2. Sonata, for violin & piano, No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76, BB 85
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Peter Csaba, Jean-Francois Heisser

Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 1 in C sharp Minor, Sz. 75; Violin Sonata No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76, Music, Bela Bartok, Peter Csaba (violin), Jean-Francois Heisser, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Music, Violin with Keyboard
Bartók: Violin Sonatas
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 Bartók: Violin Sonatas

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ASIN: B00022GJRO
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Appassionato
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro
  4. Molto Moderato
  5. Allegretto
  6. Tempo De Ciaccona
  7. Fuga: Risoluto, Non Troppo Vivace
  8. Melodia: Adagio
  9. Presto

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Bartók's Violin Sonatas are among the greatest and most challenging of his works. Tetzlaff and Andsnes, an all-star collaboration, approach the music as though they were aware that these pieces are tough nuts for many listeners. They emphasize the lyrical aspects of the music and play as though they were attempting to make the music more accessible. This is not Bartók lite. The music still has plenty of bite and ferociousness, and the instrumental execution throughout (including Tetzlaff's playing of the Solo Sonata) is truly formidable. But the disc could provide an entry to a difficult area of Bartók's music for new listeners. Those looking for fiercer performances will seek out the classic Oistrakh-Richter version of the Sonata No. 1 and, if you can put up with the limited sound, Szigeti-Bartók for No. 2. The Naxos CD by Hungarians György Pauk and Jenö Jandó is also strikingly powerful and would make a good supplement to the Virgin Classics issue for those who believe that one version of a musical masterpiece is never enough. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hard to imagine Bartók served better .......2007-06-08

Though he was a pianist by training, Bela Bartók produced a number of important chamber works featuring the violin. This recording by Christian Tetzlaff and Leif Ove Andsnes features three of the most formidable, the two sonatas for violin and piano and the sonata for violin alone. The works for violin and piano date from the early 1920s, when the composer was producing some of his knottiest, most experimental work. They are highly contrasted in mood and form, the Sonata No. 1 being a full-scale cycle of three extended movements, the first passionate and rhapsodic, the second slow and lyrical, and the third an energetic finale in the composer's characteristic "barbaric" mode. The Sonata No. 2 is more compact and restrained, its one continuous movement falling into two distinct sections roughly corresponding to the traditional slow-fast dance pairing used by Liszt and by Bartók himself. Both Sonatas use the most advanced harmonic language Bartók allowed himself; although the composer insisted they were tonal and even assigned them key centers, their acerbic dissonances and fragmentary, widely ranging motivic content make them difficult listening even today. The later Sonata for Solo Violin (1944) is no less challenging for both performer and listener, though its four movements are recognizably more "classical" in character and form.

Tetzlaff's and Andsnes' performances of these works are remarkable by any standard--impeccably accurate and rhythmically secure no matter how formidable the technical difficulties, they also convey with confidence the extreme contrasts of mood and emotion inherent in the music. Bartók's deep expressiveness, often difficult to discern behind the intellect, is thus made clear. It is difficult to imagine this music being served any better than by these two artists. With recorded sound of high quality, this CD must rank as a top choice for these cornerstones of the twentieth-century chamber music repertory.

5 out of 5 stars infectious music making.......2005-06-07

Andsnes and Tetzlaff complement each other wonderfully here. Andsnes plays very lyrically, Tetzlaff adds just the right amount of zesty eastern European folk flavor. These are essential pieces of 20th century music, highly enjoyable. I heard A & T play the Shostakovich sonata at Carnegie Hall and happily count this among my concert highlights of the past year.
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