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Béla Bartók - 3 Etudes, Sz.72
Performer: Zoltán Kocsis
00:00 - 1. Allegro molto
02:07 - 2. Andante sostenuto
05:06 - 3. Rubato - Tempo giusto, capriccioso
With these three studies Bartók quite deliberately aimed to leave his mark on New Music in 1918. The first study is a kind of super-charged, motorically vehement Allegro barbaro, while the second, with its effervescent waterfalls of sound, seems redolent of an elegy inspired by Debussy. In the third, by contrast, Schönberg’s influence is recognisable. The latter’s “Private Musical Performances” in Vienna were also among the few occasions in the 1920s where Bartók’s supremely demanding cycle – for performers and for listeners – was played multiple times.
Béla Bartók - 3 Etudes, Sz.72
Performer: Zoltán Kocsis
00:00 - 1. Allegro molto
02:07 - 2. Andante sostenuto
05:06 - 3. Rubato - Tempo giusto, capriccioso
With these three studies Bartók quite deliberately aimed to leave his mark on New Music in 1918. The first study is a kind of super-charged, motorically vehement Allegro barbaro, while the second, with its effervescent waterfalls of sound, seems redolent of an elegy inspired by Debussy. In the third, by contrast, Schönberg’s influence is recognisable. The latter’s “Private Musical Performances” in Vienna were also among the few occasions in the 1920s where Bartók’s supremely demanding cycle – for performers and for listeners – was played multiple times.
![Franz Liszt - Ballade No.2 in b minor, S170a [early version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PNa9OM_pEzE/mqdefault.jpg "Franz Liszt - Ballade No.2 in b minor, S170a [early version]
As a matter of fact, Liszt never expected the original version of Ballade No.2 to be published, but the original version has long been known. In the later version, Liszt change the ending. Beyond all doubt, the beautiful and quiet coda of the later version is fantastic, but it doesnt mean the original ending is not good. As for me,I even very like the original version. It is an interesting job to explore Liszts creation through different version of works.")
