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Dénes Várjon plays Béla Bartók

Dénes Várjon

Label
CAvi
Catalogusnummer
AVI 4867979
EAN / barcode
0028948679799
Verschijningsdatum
6 november 2025
Type
Album

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Bartók, for me, is truly one of the most important composers “Bartók, for me, is truly one of the most important composers, on a par with Beethoven and Mozart.” In our interview about the piano works on this album, Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon constantly expressed deep admiration, a keen understanding of this music, and a strong affinity with the composer’s personality. For this musician, bringing Bartók closer to the audience as a person and an artist is a labour of love. ”I grew up with his music. It feels like a mother tongue to me. And I’m interested in everything he wrote, from the earliest works to the late ones. It’s so important to see the traditions he came from and to understand how he found his voice as a composer.” Várjon notes that Bartók was fascinated by the simplicity and sincerity of the people who sang these songs to him. Those two traits probably corresponded with Bartók’s own personality as an artist and a human being. “When I look at photos of him, what I see is a simple, sincere man; there seems to be nothing false or hypocritical in his character. He also seems highly vulnerable. Bartók spoke slowly, quite naturally, but not much. He never tried to put on a show to win his audience’s favour. He was truly an authentic person. At the same time, he had the energy and temperament of a volcano rumbling inside him – an energy he harnessed with an astounding amount of sheer discipline. The result was a high degree of fascinating, unresolved tension. Bartók, like Schubert, is one of the composers I find the most moving.” (Excerpts from an interview in the booklet)
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Tracklist

  1. 01 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: I. Molto moderato 01:14
  2. 02 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: II. Molto capriccioso 01:03
  3. 03 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: III. Lento, rubato 02:33
  4. 04 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: IV. Allegretto scherzando 00:42
  5. 05 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: V. Allegro molto 00:51
  6. 06 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: VI. Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso 01:30
  7. 07 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: VII. Sostenuto, rubato 02:06
  8. 08 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74: VIII. Allegro 02:00
  9. 09 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 1, Portrait d'une jeune fille. Andante con moto 01:46
  10. 10 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 2, Balançoire. Comodo 00:50
  11. 11 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 3, Lento 01:51
  12. 12 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 4, Non troppo lento – Tempo I 03:18
  13. 13 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 5, Mélodie populaire roumaine. Andante rubato 01:15
  14. 14 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 6, A la manière valaque. Allegretto 00:37
  15. 15 7 Sketches, Sz. 44: No. 7, Poco lento 01:55
  16. 16 Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49 02:31
  17. 17 2 Elegies, Sz. 41: No. 1, Grave 06:33
  18. 18 2 Elegies, Sz. 41: No. 2, Molto adagio, sempre rubato 07:10
  19. 19 Suite for Piano, Sz. 62: I. Allegretto 01:52
  20. 20 Suite for Piano, Sz. 62: II. Scherzo 01:47
  21. 21 Suite for Piano, Sz. 62: III. Allegro molto 02:07
  22. 22 Suite for Piano, Sz. 62: IV. Sostenuto 03:31
  23. 23 3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk, Sz. 35a: No. 1, Rubato 01:37
  24. 24 3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk, Sz. 35a: No. 2, L’istesso tempo 01:30
  25. 25 3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk, Sz. 35a: No. 3, Poco vivo 00:46
  26. 26 Sonatina, Sz. 55: I. Bagpipes. Allegretto 01:36
  27. 27 Sonatina, Sz. 55: II. Bear Dance. Moderato 00:36
  28. 28 Sonatina, Sz. 55: III. Finale. Allegro vivace 01:53
  29. 29 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 1, Rubato 01:05
  30. 30 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 2, Andante 01:57
  31. 31 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 3, Poco rubato 00:41
  32. 32 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 4, Andante 00:38
  33. 33 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 5, Allegro 00:41
  34. 34 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 6, Ballade. Andante 02:41
  35. 35 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 7, Allegro 00:50
  36. 36 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 8, Allegretto 00:31
  37. 37 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 9, Allegretto 00:13
  38. 38 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 10, L'istesso tempo 00:29
  39. 39 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 11, Assai moderato 00:46
  40. 40 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 12, Allegretto 00:37
  41. 41 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No, 13, Poco più vivo 00:32
  42. 42 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 14, Allegro 00:34
  43. 43 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano, Sz. 71: No. 15, Allegro 01:30

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