Kl ra W rtz - Bartok Album - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Following on her Piano Classics recording of Schubert's Impromptus, Hungarian-born Klora Wurtz turns to her compatriot Bela Bartok, presenting a representative selection of his piano works. Her reading of the Sonata is powerful and rhythmically vital, the Suite colorful and vibrant and the Allegro Barbaro uncompromising in it's power. The disc also includes a selection of pieces from Mikrokosmos and for Children. In these latter pieces, one can appreciate her innate feeling for the (musical) language of the Hungarian children's songs and nursery rhymes. Klera Wortz studied at the Liszt Ferenc Academy in Budapest, imbibing the rich musical culture and knowledge of such teachers as Gyergy Kurtog, Ferenc Rados, and Zolton Kocsis. Album Tracks 1. Allegro Moderato 2. Sostenuto E Pesante 3. Allegro Molto 4. Three Folk Songs from the District CSÍK 5. Allegretto 6. Scherzo 7. Allegro Molto 8. Sostenuto 9. Allegro Barbaro 10. Allegretto 11. Dance Song 12. Andante Sostenuto 13. Parlando 14. Moderato 15. Joke 16. Choral Song 17. Pentatonic Song 18. Mocking Song 19. Andante Tranquillo 20. Andante 21. Allegro Non Troppo 22. Allegretto 23. Con Moto 24. Song of the Drunkards 25. Pig Shepherd's Song 26. Christmas Song 27. Allegro Moderato 28. Pig Shepherd's Dance 29. Stick Dance 30. Sash Dance 31. In One Spot 32. Horn Dance 33. Romanian Polka 34. Fast Dance 35. Dance No. 1 36. Dance No. 2 37. Dance No. 3 38. Dance No. 4 39. Dance No. 5 40. Dance No. 6