Bela Bartok (1881-1945) Episode 1 of 5: A Small and Sickly Child
Donald Macleod explores the life and career of composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945), one of the most influential composers of the 20th Century. Today he focuses on Bartok's sickly childhood, early life and musical beginnings, including his first major work Kossuth, influenced by Strauss and inspired by a Hungarian revolutionary.
00:00 Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No. 2 - III. Allegro Molto Performer: Lang Lang. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
00:10 Béla Bartók Piano Sonata Opus 1 BB12:Adagio - Presto Performer: Barbara Nissman.
00:20 Béla Bartók Kossuth - symphonic poem Conductor: Iván Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.
00:42 Béla Bartók Rhapsody Sz.26, Op.1 for piano Performer: Zoltán Kocsis.
00:54 Béla Bartók Husz Magyar nepdal [20 Hungarian folk songs] Sz.92 for voice and piano Conductor: János Kovács. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Budapest State Opera. Singer: Julia Hamari.
First broadcast: 26 Jan 2015 (b0505zfg) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_36