Bartók, Ligeti, Veress & Eötvös: Solos / Nurit Stark
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Bartók, Ligeti, Veress & Eötvös: Solos / Nurit Stark

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Details

Composer
Bela Bartok, Peter Eotvos, Gyorgy Ligeti, Sandor Veress
Artist
Nurit Stark
Format
SACD
Discs
1
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 03, 2022
Catalog #
BIS-2416
UPC
7318599924168

About

The works on this album were written between 1935 and 2019 by four Hungarian composers: Béla Bartók, who was the teacher of Sándor Veress, who taught György Ligeti, who in turn was an early but formative influence on Péter Eötvös. Their compositions all share the idea of a dialogue between cultured and popular elements, between a Western music tradition and folk music, particularly of Eastern Europe. This idea was formulated in the early 20th century by Bartók himself, who considered the use of folk elements in a piece of art music not only as a tool to revitalize the Classical tradition but also as a mean to unite different cultures. In the works recorded here, the dialogue is manifested in various ways, for instance through references to Baroque idioms and forms as well as folk styles in the solo sonatas by Bartók and Ligeti. In the case of Adventures of the Dominant Seventh Chord by Péter Eötvös it is the dominant seventh chord that stands as a symbol of Western tonality. Recurring frequently, the chord never reaches the expected resolution, however – instead it is confronted with non-tonal materials inspired by the folk music of Eastern Europe.

Based in Germany, the violinist Nurit Stark was born in Israel into a family which hails from Romania. Peter Eötvös’s work – which was written for her – therefore provides the perfect ending to this very personal project, dealing with the ability of music to cross cultural, geographical and ideological borders.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Tempo di ciaccona 09:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Tempo di ciaccona
    Duration
    09:57
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  2. 2 II. Fuga: Risoluto, non troppo vivo 04:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fuga: Risoluto, non troppo vivo
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  3. 3 III. Melodia: Adagio 07:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Melodia: Adagio
    Duration
    07:30
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  4. 4 IV. Presto 05:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  5. 5 I. Hora lungă 06:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Hora lungă
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  6. 6 II. Loop 02:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Loop
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  7. 7 III. Facsar 06:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Facsar
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  8. 8 IV. Prestissimo con sordino 01:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Prestissimo con sordino
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  9. 9 V. Lamento 03:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Lamento
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  10. 10 VI. Chaconne chromatique 03:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Chaconne chromatique
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  11. 11 I. Allegro 03:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  12. 12 II. Adagio 05:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  13. 13 III. Allegro molto 03:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Performer
    Nurit Stark
  14. 14 Adventures of the Dominant Seventh Chord (version for solo violin) 12:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Adventures of the Dominant Seventh Chord (version for solo violin)
    Duration
    12:49
    Composer
    Peter Eötvös
    Performer
    Nurit Stark