Bartók: Piano Concertos Pierre-Laurent Aimard, San Francisco Symphony & Esa-Pekka Salonen

• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Sz. 83:
• 1 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Sz. 83: I. Allegro moderato — Allegro 09:27
• 2 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Sz. 83: II. Andante — attacca 07:42
• 3 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Sz. 83: III. Allegro molto 07:25
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Sz. 95:
• 4 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Sz. 95: I. Allegro 09:50
• 5 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Sz. 95: II. Adagio — Presto — Più adagio 12:50
• 6 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Sz. 95: III. Allegro molto 06:29
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119:
• 7 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119: I. Allegretto 07:59
• 8 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119: II. Adagio religioso 10:21
• 9 Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119: III. Allegro vivace 07:18
• Total Runtime 01:19:21

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Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins forces with the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen for a recording of Bartók’s complete piano concertos. A pianist himself, Bartók imbued his three concertos with multiple aspects of his compositional persona, ranging from complex and innovative (the First) to exuberant (the Second) and serene (the Third). The result is a fascinating slice of his musical life. This all-Bartók release marks the first Pentatone collaboration between Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony, an ensemble he has reshaped through creative performance concepts and expansive new media projects.

A renowned champion of twentieth-century music, Pierre-Laurent Aimard has released multiple acclaimed albums in his exclusive contract with Pentatone, including Messiaen’s Catalogue d’Oiseaux (2018) and Visions de l’Amen (2022), along with Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata & Eroica Variations (2021). He also joined Tamara Stefanovich in Etudes and Frames (2023), with music by Vassos Nicolaou. Salonen returns to the label for the first time since his recording of Stravinsky’s Perséphone (2018); the San Francisco Symphony previously appeared on the 2005 Pentatone release Young America.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
San Francisco Symphony
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

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