Quiet Revolutionary - Bartok - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Violinist Franziska Pietsch and pianist Maki Hayashida offer deeply personal readings of Bela Bartok's magnificent Sonatas for violin and piano, and his irresistible 'Romanian Folk Dances'.

Franziska Pietsch, recent winner of an ICMA (International Classical Musical Award) in the Chamber Music category, has long been drawn to Bartok's music, fascinated by its elusive nature – a sometimes austere surface concealing explosive forces within. She describes his music as "full of passion, energy, power, a furious rhythm, sublime melodies, ardour, forlornness and melancholy", and brings each of these attributes to the fore in different sections of the two Violin Sonatas.

Tracklist

1. Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75. I. Allegro Appassionato
2. Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75. Ii. Adagio
3. Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75. Iii. Allegro
4. Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76. I. Molto Moderato
5. Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76. Ii. Allegretto
6. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56. Joc Cu Bbta. Allegro M
7. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56. Brbul. Allegro
8. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56. Pj-Loc. Andante
9. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56. Buciumeana. Moderato
10. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56. Poarga Romaneasca. All
11. Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56. Maruntel. Allegro

Label: Odradek | Origin: Holland

📌 Franziska Pietsch & Maki Hayashida