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Cover: Béla Bartók · Míklós Rózsa – Divertimento · Romanian Folk Dances · Concerto for String Orchestra

Béla Bartók · Míklós Rózsa

Divertimento · Romanian Folk Dances

Concerto for String Orchestra

Virtuosi di Kuhmo
Peter Csaba, conductor

ODE 919-2 · CD · November 1998

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Track listing

12 tracks · 59:27

Béla Bartók

  1. Divertimento 26:59
  2. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 8:57
  3. 2 II. Molto adagio 11:01
  4. 3 III. Allegro assai 7:00
  5. Romanian Folk Dances 6:45
  6. 4 I. Joc cu bâta 1:17
  7. 5 II. Brâul 0:35
  8. 6 III. Pe loc 1:24
  9. 7 IV. Buciumeana 1:58
  10. 8 V. Poarga româneasca 0:29
  11. 9 VI. Maruntel 0:59

Míklós Rózsa

  1. Concerto for String Orchestra, Op. 17 25:47
  2. 10 I. Moderato, ma risoluto ed energico 9:15
  3. 11 II. Lento con gran expressione 9:00
  4. 12 III. Allegro giusto 7:32

About this recording

This CD features the chamber orchestra Virtuosi di Kuhmo under the direction of its founder, the Romanian conductor Peter Csaba, with two popular works by Bélà Bartók: Divertimento and Romanian Folk Dances. In addition, they perform Concerto for string orchestra by the Míklós Rózsas - the Oscar-awarded composer of the film music to Ben Hur.

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish

Press

Virtuosi di Kuhmo invests all three works with a notable degree of dynamism. (...) Recommended.
Gramophone, April 1999

These are bravura performances, incisive and committed, beautifully shaded and with a wealth of textural subtlety. (...) Peter casaba's finely shaped interpretation of (Divertimento) must be one of the best currently available.
Calum MacDonald, BBC Music Magazine, March 1999, Performance * / Sound

Bartók's Divertimento erklingt packend, stimmungsvoll und dynamisch reich differenziert.
Fono Forum, March 1999, Interpretation / Klang

The artists

Virtuosi di Kuhmo

Virtuosi di Kuhmo was founded in 1992 to continue the traditions of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival's orchestra. At present, Virtuosi di Kuhmo is an independent ensemble with its own organization and artistic planning. Orchestra members range from musicians in top-rated Finnish orchestras to artists pursuing international careers.

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