The Joy of Classical Music – Ep 96 - Nothing But Bartok - 31-03-2025

Episode 96 of The Joy of Classical Music is nothing but the legendary Hungarian composer and staunch anti-fascist Bela Bartok. While the focus is on his last great masterpiece, 1943’s Concerto for Orchestra, we have just enough time to fit in a few snippets of other works.

Béla Bartók - 4 Slovak Folksongs for Mixed Choir (1917)

Zoltán Kocsis plays Evening in Transylvania from Ten Easy Pieces.

Bella Bartók - Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, IV. Allegro molto - The Berlin Philharmonic

Bela Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1955.

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