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Michel Béroff - Bartók: Works for Piano (2006)

Michel Béroff - Bartók: Works for Piano (2006)

BAND/ARTIST: Michel Béroff

  • Title: Bartók: Works for Piano
  • Year Of Release: 2006
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Genre: Classical Piano
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
  • Total Time: 02:16:41
  • Total Size: 463 mb
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Tracklist

CD1
01. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 1, Jocul cu bâtă
02. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 2, Brâul
03. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 3, Pê-loc
04. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 4, Buciumeana
05. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 5, Poarga românească
06. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 6, Măruntel
07. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 1-4, Four Old Tunes
08. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71, BB 79: V. Scherzo
09. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 6, Ballad. Andante
10. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 7-15. Old Dance Tunes
11. Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 148, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm I
12. Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 149, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm II
13. Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 150, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm III
14. Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 151, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm IV
15. Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 152, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm V
16. Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 153, Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm VI
17. En plein air, Sz. 81: I. Avec tambours et fifres
18. En plein air, Sz. 81: II. Barcarolle
19. En plein air, Sz. 81: III. Musettes
20. En plein air, Sz. 81: IV. Musiques nocturnes
21. En plein air, Sz. 81: V. La chasse
22. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80: I. Allegro moderato
23. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80: II. Sostenuto e pesante
24. Piano Sonata, Sz. 80: III. Allegro molto
25. Sonatina, Sz. 55: I. Bagpipes. Allegretto
26. Sonatina, Sz. 55: II. Bear Dance. Moderato
27. Sonatina, Sz. 55: III. Finale. Allegro vivace
28. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 1, Dedication
29. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 2, Peasant Song-No. 3, Frustration & No. 4, Slovak Young Men's Dance
30. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 5, Sostenuto & No. 6, Evening in Transylvania
31. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 7, Hungarian Folk Song-No. 8, Dawn & No. 9, Slovakian Folk Song
32. 10 Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 10, Five Fingers Exercise & No. 11, Bear Dance

CD2
01. For Children, Sz. 42, Book I "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 1, Children at Play-No. 2, Children's Song-No. 3, Quasi adagio-No. 4, Pillow Dance & No. 5, Play
02. For Children, Sz. 42, Book I "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 6, Study for the Left Hand-No. 7, Play Song & No. 8, Children's Game
03. For Children, Sz. 42, Book I "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 9, Song-No. 10, Children's Dance-No. 11, Lento & No. 12, Allegro
04. For Children, Sz. 42, Book I "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 13, Ballad-No. 14, Allegretto-No. 15, Allegro moderato-No. 16, Old Hungarian Tune & No. 17, Round Dance
05. For Children, Sz. 42, Books I & II "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 18, Soldier's Song-No. 19, Allegretto-No. 20, Drinking Song-No. 21, Allegro robusto & No. 22, Allegretto
06. For Children, Sz. 42, Book II "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 23, Dance Song-No. 24, Andante sostentuto-No. 25, Parlando-No. 26, Moderato-No. 27, Jest-No. 28, Choral & No. 29, Pentatonic Tune
07. For Children, Sz. 42, Book II "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 30, Jeering Song-No. 31, Andante tranquillo-No. 32, Andante & No. 33, Allegro non troppo
08. For Children, Sz. 42, Book II "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 34, Allegretto-No. 35, Con moto & No. 36, Drunkard's Song
09. For Children, Sz. 42, Book II "Hungarian Folk Songs": No. 37, Swineherd's Song-No. 38, Winter Solstice Song-No. 39, Allegro moderato & No. 40, Swineherd's Dance
10. For Children, Sz. 42, Book III "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 1, Allegro-No. 2, Andante & No. 3, Allegretto
11. For Children, Sz. 42, Book III "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 4, Wedding Song-No. 5, Variations-No. 6, Round Dance I-No. 7, Sorrow & No. 8, Dance
12. For Children, Sz. 42, Book III "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 9, Round Dance II & No. 10, Funeral Song
13. For Children, Sz. 42, Book III "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 11, Lento-No. 12, Andante rubato-No. 13, Allegro-No. 14, Moderato & No. 15, Bagpipe I
14. For Children, Sz. 42, Book III "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 16, Lament-No. 17, Andante-No. 18, Teasing Song & No. 19, Romance
15. For Children, Sz. 42, Book III "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 20, Game of Tag-No. 21, Pleasantry I & No. 22, Revelry
16. For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 23, Andante tranquillo-No. 24, Andante-No. 25, Scherzando-No. 26, Peasant's Flute & No. 27, Pleasantry II
17. For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 28, Andante molto rubato-No. 29, Canon & No. 30, Bagpipe II
18. For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 31, The Highway Robber-No. 32, Pesante-No. 33, Andante tranquillo & No. 34, Farewell
19. For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 36, Ballad & No. 37, Rhapsody
20. For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 38, Dirge & No. 39, Mourning Song

French Bartók? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? After all, doesn't French mean smooth, refined, and elegant? And doesn't Bartók mean raw, angular, and brutal? Yes and no. French, modernist French, can also mean hard, harsh, and edgy, and Bartók, at least some Bartók, can also mean cool, considered, and concentrated. In this two-disc set of piano music recorded between 1974 and 1976, French modernist piano player Michel Béroff meets Hungarian modernist composer Bartók, and, perhaps to the amazement of some, finds common ground. Béroff's tone is big, his touch is muscular, and his sense of rhythm is rock solid, all qualities that fit Bartók to a T. Listen to Béroff launch into the sets of Romanian, Hungarian, and Bulgarian dances that start off the set, listen to his fierce attacks, his keen accents, and his propulsive rhythms: is this not Bartók playing of the first rank? Then listen to Béroff tear into the sonata and the sonatina that follows, listen to his masterful sforzandos, his magisterial cross-rhythms, and his complete command of asymmetrical form: is this not Bartók playing of the highest order? And while it's true the Béroff may come down a bit too hard on the Ten Easy Pieces and the selections from For Children, no one could debate his intensity or his dedication. For listeners used to Hungarian pianists playing Bartók, Béroff may seem perhaps too French at first, but anyone with a fondness for the Hungarian composer will surely come to appreciate Béroff's virtuoso technique and his modernist approach. EMI's late stereo recordings are clear, warm, and honest.



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