Sponsored by the Hungarian National Foundation, this first release in Hungaroton's Bartók New Series entirely supercedes the same company's previous Bartók Complete Edition recordings from the '60s and '70s. In the earlier series' recording of the symphonic poem Kossuth, the bland György Lehel led the Budapest Symphony Orchestra in a rough performance, while in the earlier series' recording of the ballet The Wooden Prince, the mild-tempered András Kórodi led the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra in a restrained performance. ...
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Sponsored by the Hungarian National Foundation, this first release in Hungaroton's Bartók New Series entirely supercedes the same company's previous Bartók Complete Edition recordings from the '60s and '70s. In the earlier series' recording of the symphonic poem Kossuth, the bland György Lehel led the Budapest Symphony Orchestra in a rough performance, while in the earlier series' recording of the ballet The Wooden Prince, the mild-tempered András Kórodi led the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra in a restrained performance. In the new series' recordings, the dynamic pianist and conductor Zoltán Kocsis leads the Hungarian National Philharmonic in performances of Kossuth and The Wooden Prince that can melt speakers, circuitry, and brains. Kossuth may be musically second-hand Strauss at best, but in this performance at least, the work sounds like a passionate cri de cour of Hungarian nationalism. The Wooden Prince may not quite be in the same league as Bluebeard's Castle, the other half of its...
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Fair. Ex-library CD with typical stickers and stampings. Stickers will be found on the case, artwork, and CD(s). CDs are untested, believed to be in good working order. Case has cracks in plastic. Priority or international shipping available on this item.
