Bartók

A satisfying collection of songs from Czech and Slovak lands from a tenor in fine fettle [PH]

(Déjà Review) An encounter with excellence [JW]

An outstanding version of this imaginative programme [SB]

Songs from the Czech Lands, and points further East, seconded to the string quartet genre [JW]

A new, enjoyable recording of Barók’s three piano concertos [MBu]

Outgunned by the competition, but still worth a listen [PH]

(Déjà Review) It is difficult to imagine a better introduction to the piano music of Bartók than this splendid disc [CC]

One of the very finest recordings of the concerto [PBW]

(Déjà Review) Music that is reasonably challenging but will more than compensate with repeated hearings [MC]

Works from three continents, inspired by folk music, played on a concert grand [EJW]

An unusual and welcome pairing [DHa]

A dramatically satisfying, musically spectacular performance of Bartók’s only opera [DHa]

An engaging previously unreleased all-Bartók concert from Doráti in Paris [DHa]

(Déjà Review) Sequels rarely live up to the promise of the original, but here is an exception [CC]

(Déjà Review) A splendid release that is self-commending [HC]

The Marmen Quartet have the measure of Ligeti and Bartók [LW]

(Déjà Review) A desirable release that will provide much pleasure [MC]

A fascinating and valuable musical-historical document [JQ]

Very well performed and recorded, this disc should be heard by all who love the repertoire of the piano [GPu]

Great performances re-released as a slightly odd coupling [MBu]

An enchanting musical journey towards the Orient involving familiar and brand new music [KT]

Satisfying performances of two concertos, a few doubts about the third [WH]

A truly outstanding recording in every respect [PRJ]

A set to treasure [SG]