V gh Quartet - String Quartets - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Géza Anda performed regularly at the Lucerne International Music Festival from 1955-1969. Only from this period three recordings have survived, which are published here for the first time in their entirety. These are the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra BWV 1061 by Johann Sebastian Bach from the festival year 1955 and the 3rd Piano Concerto by Béla Bartók from 1965. Clara Haskil and Herbert von Karajan were Anda's partners for Bach, and Ernest Ansermet for Bartók, who was heard here for the last time in Lucerne. Also featured is Bartók's 2nd Piano Concerto, which Anda played with his favorite conductor Ferenc Fricsay before an enthusiastic audience. Audite presents this important gap in the Anda discography in cooperation with the Géza Anda Foundation Zurich, Swiss Radio and Television (SRF), Salzburg's Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute, and Lucerne Festival. Album Tracks 1. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in C major, BWV 1061~I. 2. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in C major, BWV 1061~II. Adagio ovvero Largo 3. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in C major, BWV 1061~III. Fuga. Vivace 4. Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101~I. Allegro 5. Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101~II. Adagio - Presto - Adagio 6. Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101~III. Allegro molto 7. Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127~I. Allegretto 8. Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127~II. Adagio religioso - poco più mosso - Tempo 9. Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127~III. Allegro vivace

Album Tracks 1. I. Langsam - Sehr Lebhaft 2. II. Con Sordino 3. III 4. I. Variationen 5. II. Finale Allegretto Con Spirito 6. I. Langsam - Ausserst Lebhaft Und Sehr Energisch 7. II. Andantino - Sehr Ausdruckvoll 8. III. Presto

Album Tracks 1. STR QT No.11In C, Op. 61 Allegro 2. STR QT No.11In C, Op. 61 Poco Adagio E Molto Cantabile 3. STR QT No.11In C, Op. 61 Scherzo Allegro Vivo 4. STR QT No.11 in C, Op. 61 Finale Vivace 5. STR QT No. 8 in E, Op. 80 Allegro 6. STR QT No. 8 in E, Op. 80 Andante Con Motto 7. STR QT No. 8 in E, Op. 80 Allegro Scherzando 8. STR QT No. 8 in E, Op. 80 Finale Allegro Con Brio