Béla Bartók
Bartók: The Wooden Prince album review – very fine recording of rarely heard fairytale ballet
Bartók revised his ‘pantomime ballet’ many times; the BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra’s new disc is the first ever recording of its final version
Andrew Clements
04, Apr, 2024 @2:00 PM
The week in classical: Proms 38 & 39; Prom 40; Trouble in Tahiti – review
Three Hungarian-inspired proms combine sizzling energy, Bartók and dadaist absurdity, while an intimate staging ramps up the angst in a bite-size Bernstein
Fiona Maddocks
19, Aug, 2023 @11:30 AM
The week in classical: Innocence; Sakari Oramo/BBCSO; Explore Ensemble – review
A big week for Finnish music and musicians led by Kaija Saariaho’s powerful opera about a school shooting, and a thrilling Bartok performance
Fiona Maddocks
22, Apr, 2023 @11:30 AM
RLPO/Hindoyan review – shock but not enough awe in Bluebeard concert staging
Domingo Hindoyan brought grace to Mahler and sonic terror and conviction to Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle
Hugh Morris
08, Apr, 2022 @2:05 PM
Tamara Stefanovich: 20 Sonatas review – a remarkable feat of sustained pianism
The pianist’s breathless three-part recital mixed the baroque and the modern, taking on sonatas from the Bachs to Soler
Andrew Clements
28, Feb, 2022 @1:33 PM
LSO/Karabits review – stand-in for Rattle proves himself more than equal to the task
With Kirill Karabits replacing Simon Rattle on the podium, works by Bartók and Miklós Rózsa were brilliantly played. It’s hard to imagine a better performance of the latter’s virtuosic violin concerto
Andrew Clements
10, Dec, 2021 @12:27 PM
The week in classical: Life, Letters & Friendship; Bluebeard’s Castle – review
The Carducci Quartet get to the heart of Shostakovich, while two very different interpretations of Bartók’s only opera enthral
Stephen Pritchard
13, Nov, 2021 @12:30 PM
Bluebeard’s Castle review – Bartók’s opera wields devastating power in contrasting performances
Gerald Finley and Susan Bullock are at their best in a disquieting small-scale reimagining for Theatre of Sound; while Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic’s more traditional take is equally sensational
Tim Ashley
07, Nov, 2021 @1:08 PM
BBCSSO/Volkov/ Kopatchinskaja review – Bartók’s roots unearthed with brilliance
The band Folktone cleverly swapped notes with Patricia Kopatchinskaja before the violinist whipped up a joyous musical whirlwind of Bartók and Ligeti
Flora Willson
29, Aug, 2021 @12:42 PM
From Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams: more musical voices who have changed our world
Over the past few months, our Know the Score series introduced 20 great composers. But what of the many we couldn’t write about? Martin Kettle suggests some other names whose music is well worth exploring
Martin Kettle
25, Nov, 2020 @1:36 PM
Behind closed doors: does love and isolation make Bartók’s Bluebeard the opera for our times?
Returning to the role of the duke’s curious young bride after the enforced silence of lockdown, Karen Cargill found Bartók’s opera more powerful and troubling than ever
Karen Cargill
31, Oct, 2020 @7:00 AM
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker review – stunning trio of dance films
In Hoppla!, Achterland and Mitten, the Belgian dance legend manages a dynamic mix of composition and choreography
Sanjoy Roy
07, Aug, 2020 @7:00 PM
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