Early Genius Orchestral works by the young Bartók - heard by GERALD FENECH '... performances are consistently exciting ...'

Born in 1881 in Hungary, Béla Bartók is considered the foremost Hungarian composer of the first half of the twentieth century. His journey began at the age of five with piano lessons from his mother. On becoming a teenager, he enrolled at the Budapest Academy of Music, where he studied with Liszt's pupil Istvan Thoman. When studying composition with Janos Koessler, his training was based on the classic German heritage from Bach to Wagner, but a lingering look at the Impressionists, particularly Debussy, was also thrown in for good measure...

BELA BARTOK

HUNGARY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC