Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Hungarian Sketches

Since its release on LP in the mid-1950s, Fritz Reiner's rendition of the Concerto for Orchestra has stood as the standard against which all other recordings of the work are measured. Even after all these years, the recording remains just as convincing and authoritative. Reiner's superb control of his orchestra and of Bartók's rhythms and textures is still unsurpassed, even by dozens of subsequent conductors in the digital age. Likewise, the Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta shows just what an incredible ensemble the Chicago Symphony was under Reiner's direction. This umpteenth reissue, in RCA's Living Stereo series, promises to be the one to have, its sonics noticeably improved over the earlier CD release in 1989.


Track List

1. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116/Introduzione: Andante non troppo; Allegro vivace
2. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116/Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
3. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116/Elegia: Andante non troppo
4. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116/Intermezzo interroto: Allegretto
5. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116/Finale: Pesante; Presto
6. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz.106/Andante tranquillo
7. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz.106/Allegro
8. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz.106/Adagio
9. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz.106/Allegro molto
10. Hungarian Sketches/An Evening in the Village
11. Hungarian Sketches/Bear Dance
12. Hungarian Sketches/Melody
13. Hungarian Sketches/Slighty Tipsy
14. Hungarian Sketches/Swineherd's Dance

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