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In the Thread: Aimez-vous Bartók?
Post Subject: Aimez-vous Bartók?Posted by Axel on: 8/10/2009
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Well, of course it should say "Aimez-Vous Brahms?" (the novel by Françoise Sagan), or also known as: " Lieben Sie Brahms?"
Actually my answer to this to be honest is: No, I don't.
Brahms, other then his Violin Concerto has so far not managed to capture my fancy - it's just something about his music... can someone help, what am I missing? Takes 4 years to write a piece of music (Symphony # 1) and it just seem to lack something... effortlessness?

Now, what about Béla Bartók? I been listening to his 'Concert for Orchestra' with Sir Georg Solti and the CSO (also know it by Reiner and CSO) and it just struck me that this should be something I'd like to hear with well set-up horns!

This music is pretty 'far out' as all of Bartók's really is, but in fact this one is the most accessible to me so far - it is dynamic as hell, from the most delicate passages to the outright 'screaming' ones. He uses the full force of orchestra reminiscent of Bruckner --- but hey, otherwise Bruckner is still pretty late classic and unfortunately always seemed to 'look over his shoulder' to his much admired, adored, 'vergöttert' Wagner...

So Bartók , Concert for Orchestra, anyone has listened on his horn-system to this one?

Axel

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