Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 1, Enescu: Octet for strings

Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 1, Enescu: Octet for strings

Bela Bartok and George Enescu were born in same Year - 1881, Bartok in the Austrian-Hungarian city of Nagyszentmiklos (today Romania), Enescu in the Moldovian town of Liveni-Botosani (today Romania). Both pieces on this recording are youth works of theirs - 1900 (Enescu Octet) and 1907 (Bartoks 1st violin concerto). Both works were neglected - Enescus Octet for nearly a decade due to the challenges of the piece (being premiered in 1909) , and Bartoks concerto was neglected by its dedicatee, the violinist Stefi Geyer (who was also his young love), and was published only after her death, in 1956 (being premiered in 1958). Bartok and Enescu both died in self-chosen exile - Bartok 1945 in New York, Enescu 1955 in Paris - yet both were respected and admired for being contributers to the development of their countriesâ€™ culture and art, particularly as great Â«ambassadorsÂ» for the folk music.
Country USA
Brand Warner Classics
Manufacturer Warner Classics
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber WCL573794.2
Model WCL573794.2
ReleaseDate 2018-09-07
UnitCount 1
UPCs 190295662554
EANs 0190295662554

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