Originally posted by oliver sudden
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The Fricsay may be in mono but it's one of my favourite performances (as a pretentious 14 year old my introduction to Bartók's music was this work, courtesy of a mono 10" LP of Ansermet - I was hooked). And, as for paprika:
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... a bit triggering for meOriginally posted by oliver sudden View Post
My mother, a serious, interested and interesting cook, one time (I must have been about eight or nine) served us a Hungarian recipe she had acquired - but instead of the tsp of paprika had mistakenly incorporated a tbsp of cayenne - she watched in horror as her three sons, trained to be uncomplaining in such matters, stoically made their way thro' the dish, tears streaming down their faces - but saying nothing...
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This is stoicism worthy of the Romans.Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
... a bit triggering for me
My mother, a serious, interested and interesting cook, one time (I must have been about eight or nine) served us a Hungarian recipe she had acquired - but instead of the tsp of paprika had mistakenly incorporated a tbsp of cayenne - she watched in horror as her three sons, trained to be uncomplaining in such matters, stoically made their way thro' the dish, tears streaming down their faces - but saying nothing...
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I assume that Kocsis plays the piano part on Ivan Fischer’s recording as it appears as part of the set of the piano concertos in which he is the pianist, but doesn’t play the piano on the recording in which he is the conductor. Can anybody verify this?Comment
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The Fischer also appears in the Philips Kocsis brick, and on an 83-minute disc so I don’t think it’s because they needed a filler. But the documentation in these boxes is what it is.Originally posted by Wolfram View PostComment
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Quite impressed by Sandor Vegh and the Camerata Academica.Comment
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Yes: there is a piano part in the score.Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
The score actually saysAs its title indicates, the piece is written for string instruments (violins, violas, cellos, double basses, and harp), percussion instruments (xylophone, snare drum, cymbals, tam-tam, bass drum, and timpani) and celesta. The ensemble also includes a piano, which, due to the hammer mechanisms inside, can also be considered a percussion instrument; the celesta player joins the pianist in some four-hands passages. Bartók divides the strings into two ensembles which, he directs, should be placed antiphonally on opposite sides of the stage, and he makes use of antiphonal effects particularly in the second and fourth movements.
Tamburo piccolo senza corda
Tambura piccolo con corda
so I guess tambourine is missing in that Wiki listing.
It also mentions 2 normale and 2 kleinere (mit höheren Klang) as a note against the Piatti (cymbals).
With French translation: it's a multilingual score.Comment
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I’ve only seen it in concert once, almost 50 years ago, Kubelik leading the CSO. I confess that I was unaware of a PianoOriginally posted by Pulcinella View PostComment
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The score also says that the timp glissandi can and must be played as chromatic scales on the piano if no pedal timps are available!
Those were the days.Comment
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Again ? So soon ? Obviously the work experience child is choosing a repeat of every BAL from about 10 years ago with no consideration of all the works not chosen 10 years ago .Comment
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This reminds me of Max Beerbohm’s fine parodic short story, ‘Scruts’.Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
... a bit triggering for me
My mother, a serious, interested and interesting cook, one time (I must have been about eight or nine) served us a Hungarian recipe she had acquired - but instead of the tsp of paprika had mistakenly incorporated a tbsp of cayenne - she watched in horror as her three sons, trained to be uncomplaining in such matters, stoically made their way thro' the dish, tears streaming down their faces - but saying nothing...
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I have Fricsay and Reiner - can’t imagine needing another.Comment
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