Béla Bartók in Budapest - 1928
from Béla Bartók Letters, page 190:
I’ve played my piano concerto a few times since I came home; the performances have been as diverse as the receptions!/ The Budapest performance was conscientious enough, considering how things are here (though the brass instruments simply hadn’t the required volume);(...)
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Béla Bartók, and Demény, János (ed.), Béla Bartók Letters (London, 1971), p. 190. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450111896650 accessed: 5 October, 2024
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Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 1
written by Béla Bartók |
performed by Béla Bartók |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1928 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Notes
Letter from Béla Bartók to Frigyes Reiner, Budapest, October 19th, 1928.
Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:51:36 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:28:33 +0100