# 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…. Ondine ODE 919-2, CD, released November 1998.

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-919-2

- **Composer:** Béla Bartók · Míklós Rózsa
- **Work(s):** Divertimento · Romanian Folk Dances · Concerto for String Orchestra
- **Performers:** Virtuosi di Kuhmo; Peter Csaba, conductor
- **Label:** Ondine
- **Catalogue no.:** ODE 919-2
- **Format:** CD
- **Release date:** 1 November 1998
- **EAN / UPC:** 0761195091920
- **Tracks:** 12, total 59:27
- **Genres:** Orchestral

## Track listing

**Béla Bartók**

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

**Míklós Rózsa**

- *Concerto for String Orchestra, Op. 17*
10. I. Moderato, ma risoluto ed energico (9:15)
11. II. Lento con gran expressione (9:00)
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 **

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## Related pages

- [Béla Bartók (1881-1945)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/bart-k-b-la.md)
- [Míklós Rózsa (1907-1995)](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/composers/r-zsa-m-kl-s.md)
- [Virtuosi di Kuhmo, Ensemble](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/virtuosi-di-kuhmo.md)

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- [Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-939-2.md): Virtuosi di Kuhmo · Pekka Kuusisto, violin & conductor (ODE 939-2, 1999)