Béla Bartók - Piano Works (Zoltán Kocsis)

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Composer: Béla Bartók

• (01) Allegro Barbaro, Sz. 49
• (02) 3 Rondos on Folk Tunes, Sz. 84
• (05) 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66
• (08) Suite, Op. 14, Sz. 62
• (12) Piano Sonata, Sz. 80
• (15) Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
• (21) Old Dance Songs from "15 Hungarian Peasant Songs", Sz. 71

Zoltán Kocsis, piano
Date: 1975/1986
Label: Denon

More info & reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Kocsis-Plays-Bartok-Bela/dp/B0000034N1

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Béla Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and an ethnomusicologist. Bartók is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology. Bartók's music reflects two trends that dramatically changed the sound of music in the 20th century: the breakdown of the diatonic system of harmony, and the revival of nationalism as a source for musical inspiration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_Bart%C3%B3k

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Zoltán Kocsis (30 May 1952 – 6 November 2016) is a Hungarian pianist, conductor, and composer. Kocsis studied at the Béla Bartók Conservatory, then at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he was a pupil of Pál Kadosa, Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág. Kocsis recorded the complete solo piano works and works with piano and orchestra of Béla Bartók, and was awarded Gramophone Award two times. He co-founded with Iván Fischer the Budapest Festival Orchestra in 1983. In 1997 he became the musical director of the Hungarian National Philharmonic and held the title until his death in 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolt%C3%A1n_Kocsis

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