A Slice of Bartók’s Musical Life
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins forces with the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen for a recording of Bartók’s Complete Piano Concertos. A pianist himself, Bartók imbued his three concertos with multiple aspects of his compositional persona, ranging from complex and innovative (the First) to exuberant (the Second) and serene (the Third). The result is a fascinating slice of his musical life.
This all-Bartók release marks the first Pentatone collaboration between Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony, an ensemble he has reshaped through creative performance concepts and expansive new media projects.
A renowned champion of twentieth-century music, Pierre-Laurent Aimard has released multiple acclaimed albums in his exclusive contract with Pentatone, including Messiaen’s Catalogue d’Oiseaux (2018) and Visions de l’Amen (2022), along with Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata & Eroica Variations (2021). He also joined Tamara Stefanovich in Etudes and Frames (2023), with music by Vassos Nicolaou. Salonen returns to the label for the first time since his recording of Stravinsky’s Perséphone (2018); the San Francisco Symphony previously appeared on the 2005 Pentatone release Young America.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 01:19:21
Additional information
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| SKU | PTC5187029 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
| Channels | 2ch Stereo, 5.1 Channel Surround Sound, 2ch Stereo & 5.1ch Surround |
| Artists | Esa-Pekka Salonen, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, San Francisco Symphony |
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| Release Date | September 15, 2023 |
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I was so excited to see these 3 Piano Concertos here on NativeDSD. I have loved them for half a century, and didn’t hesitate to purchase these downloads, as they were in such high definition sound, and with 2 very famous international performers.
Sadly I find them quite dull, colorless, routine, and seriously lacking in imagination. They’re dismally deadpan and uneventful. Extremely disappointing, and nowhere near as exciting as these great works deserve to be!
Gil Sullivan (verified owner) –