Béla Bartók (1881-1945) - a podcast by BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Béla Bartók.

Music Featured:For Children
Piano Concerto No 3Contrasts
Hungarian SketchesKossuth
14 Bagatelles, Nos 4&5
Piros Alma / Red Apple44 Duos for Two Violins (No 44, Transylvanian Song)
Allegro BarbaroRomanian Folk Dances for Orchestra
Transylvanian DanceString Quartet No 2 (i Moderato; ii Allegro molto capriccioso)
Orchestral Suite No 2 (ii Allegro scherzando)Three Hungarian Folk Tunes
The Miraculous Mandarin SuiteVillage Scenes (i Wedding; ii Lullaby)
Dance SuiteTwo Portraits (ii One grotesque – Presto)
Out of Doors (iii Musettes; iv The Night's Music; v The Chase)Piano Concerto (i Allegro moderato; ii Andante)
Cantata ProfanaMikrokosmos
Bulgarian Rhythm No 1 (Vol 4, No 113)Study in Chords (Vol 3, no 69)
Perpetuum Mobile (Vol 5, No 135)Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Sixth String Quartet (iii Mesto – Burletta – moderato; iv Mesto)Sonata for Solo Violin (i Tempo di ciaccona)
Concerto for Orchestra (v Finale)Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Martin Williams, for BBC Cymru WalesFor full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Béla Bartók (1881-1945) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ztnr

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Further episodes of Composer of the Week

Further podcasts by BBC Radio 3

Website of BBC Radio 3