Bartók, Ligeti and Others: Works for Violin & Viola Nurit Stark

• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Sonata for Violin Solo, Sz. 117:
• 1 Bartók: Sonata for Violin Solo, Sz. 117: I. Tempo di ciaccona 09:57
• 2 Bartók: Sonata for Violin Solo, Sz. 117: II. Fuga. Risoluto, non troppo vivo 04:40
• 3 Bartók: Sonata for Violin Solo, Sz. 117: III. Melodia. Adagio 07:30
• 4 Bartók: Sonata for Violin Solo, Sz. 117: IV. Presto 05:08
• György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): Sonata for Viola Solo:
• 5 Ligeti: Sonata for Viola Solo: I. Hora lungă 06:18
• 6 Ligeti: Sonata for Viola Solo: II. Loop 02:11
• 7 Ligeti: Sonata for Viola Solo: III. Facsar 06:53
• 8 Ligeti: Sonata for Viola Solo: IV. Prestissimo con sordino 01:34
• 9 Ligeti: Sonata for Viola Solo: V. Lamento 03:59
• 10 Ligeti: Sonata for Viola Solo: VI. Chaconne chromatique 03:26
• Sándor Veress (1907 - 1992): Sonata for Violin Solo:
• 11 Veress: Sonata for Violin Solo: I. Allegro 03:44
• 12 Veress: Sonata for Violin Solo: II. Adagio 05:23
• 13 Veress: Sonata for Violin Solo: III. Allegro molto 03:21
• Péter Eötvös (b. 1944): Adventures of the Dominant Seventh Chord:
• 14 Eötvös: Adventures of the Dominant Seventh Chord 12:49
• Total Runtime 01:16:53

Info zu Bartók, Ligeti and Others: Works for Violin & Viola

The works on this album were written between 1935 and 2019 by four Hungarian composers: Béla Bartók, who was the teacher of Sándor Veress, who taught György Ligeti, who in turn was an early but formative influence on Péter Eötvös. Their compositions all share the idea of a dialogue between cultured and popular elements, between a Western music tradition and folk music, particularly of Eastern Europe. This idea was formulated in the early 20th century by Bartók himself, who considered the use of folk elements in a piece of art music not only as a tool to revitalize the Classical tradition but also as a mean to unite different cultures.

In the works recorded here, the dialogue is manifested in various ways, for instance through references to Baroque idioms and forms as well as folk styles in the solo sonatas by Bartók and Ligeti. In the case of Adventures of the Dominant Seventh Chord by Péter Eötvös it is the dominant seventh chord that stands as a symbol of Western tonality. Recurring frequently, the chord never reaches the expected resolution, however – instead it is confronted with non-tonal materials inspired by the folk music of Eastern Europe. Based in Germany, the violinist Nurit Stark was born in Israel into a family which hails from Romania. Peter Eötvös’s work – which was written for her – therefore provides the perfect ending to this very personal project, dealing with the ability of music to cross cultural, geographical and ideological borders.

Nurit Stark, violin, viola

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