László Borbély, János Kovács & Savaria Symphony Orchestra - Bartók: Concerto I. For Piano And Orchestra (2022) [24/192]

Laszlo Borbely tells us “For a pianist, Béla Bartók’s piano concertos are a central reserve of power. They are works that have been worth their weight in the piano stool for nearly forty years. These works are essential building blocks of ‘pianism’. To speak of Bartók, the composer (and thus this music), is an almost impossible undertaking. But why should I? Far more knowledgeable people than I have done it. What is the difficulty? Perhaps primarily because in his case, ‘great’, or ‘one of the greatest’, ‘greatest ever’,… categories all tend to dissipate.

Bartók is a trademark. Hungaricum, if you like. A trademark that feeds on his Hungarianism, his roots, the fixed idea of the brotherhood of peoples and the silence of the universe. To play Bartók is ultimately to realize our own smallness. This is the superabundance that enhances an artist’s day, again and again. It is this ‘biblical’ vision, so to speak, that always – and ever more forcefully and insistently – tears the first laborious step towards excellence…out of me.

Playing Bartók is particularly difficult. Learning from him is a goldmine. To be grateful to him is a must. I owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who has stood by me in this endeavor.”

Tracklist:
01. Concerto I. For Piano And Orchestra, I. Allegro moderato / Allegro
02. Concerto I. For Piano And Orchestra, II. Andante
03. Concerto I. For Piano And Orchestra, III. Allegro molto


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