℗ 2012 Naxos
| Released | May 1, 2012 |
| Duration | 1h 07m 27s |
| Catalogue No. | 8.572486 |
| Genre | Classical (Concertos) |
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123
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1.1
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I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
9:54 | |||
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1.2
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II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
6:40 | |||
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1.3
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III. Elegia: Andante non troppo
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:32 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
4:16 | |||
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1.5
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V. Finale: Presto
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
9:36 | |||
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Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114
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1.6
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I. Andante tranquillo
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:16 | |||
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1.7
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II. Allegro
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:40 | |||
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1.8
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III. Adagio
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
7:35 | |||
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1.9
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IV. Allegro molto
Béla Bartók; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop |
6:58 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"If the ability of a performance to raise the hair on your arms and the nape of your neck is one measure of its success, Alsop’s with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra succeeds brilliantly ... a fine, fine effort, strongly recommended."
- Fanfare
"Marin Alsop leads a splendid performance of this oft-recorded work, full of character ... a memorable and wholly successful effort, excellently engineered to boot ... this is very, very good and wholly recommendable as a pairing of these two iconic works."
- ClassicsToday.com
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop presents two of Béla Bartók’s well known, yet strongly contrasting, compositions: the Concerto for Orchestra, considered among his greatest pieces, is not only a brilliant display vehicle for each instrumental section but a work of considerable structural ingenuity that unites classical forms and sonorities with flavours of folk rhythms and harmonies. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta explores darker moods through a score of marvellously poised symmetry.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded at Meyerhoff Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, from 2nd-4th October, 2009 (tracks 1-5), and on 3rd, 4th and 6th June, 2010 (tracks 6-9) Producer: Steven Epstein Engineer and editor: Richard King Publishers: Boosey and Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc. (tracks 1-5); Universal Edition (tracks 6-9) Cover painting by Brad Rickerby / Dreamstime
Recorded at Meyerhoff Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, from 2nd-4th October, 2009 (tracks 1-5), and on 3rd, 4th and 6th June, 2010 (tracks 6-9) Producer: Steven Epstein Engineer and editor: Richard King Publishers: Boosey and Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc. (tracks 1-5); Universal Edition (tracks 6-9) Cover painting by Brad Rickerby / Dreamstime
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.59 -10.99 to 0.00 | -28.45 -33.84 to -23.97 | -24.31 -31.20 to -19.30 | 16 14 to 19 | |
| 1 | I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace | -1.03 | -26.83 | -21.7 | 16 |
| 2 | II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando | -10.99 | -33.84 | -31.2 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Elegia: Andante non troppo | -4.79 | -28.03 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto | -5.69 | -32.47 | -28.2 | 17 |
| 5 | V. Finale: Presto | 0.00 | -24.28 | -19.3 | 16 |
| 6 | I. Andante tranquillo | -2.00 | -29.50 | -24.6 | 15 |
| 7 | II. Allegro | -2.00 | -25.14 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 8 | III. Adagio | -3.79 | -31.98 | -28.2 | 19 |
| 9 | IV. Allegro molto | -2.00 | -23.97 | -20.9 | 15 |