Bartók
Works for violin and piano, Vol. 2
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'Bartók's Solo Sonata holds no terrors for Ehnes who delivers a magisterial performances' Erik Levi
Bartók
Works for violin and piano, Vol. 2: Solo Sonata, BB 124
Sonata, BB 28
Hungarian Folksongs, BB 109
Hungarian Folk Tunes
Romanian Folk Dances
James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano
Chandos CHAN 10752 78:08 mins
Audio clip: from Sonata, BB 124, I. Tempo Di Ciaccona
For a full review pick up a copy of the March issue of BBC Music Magazine
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Authors
Erik Levi is a journalist and critic for BBC Music Magazine and a visiting professor in music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a leading authority on the music of the 20th century, and has written books on the topic of music in the Nazi era, including 'Music in the Third Reich' (1994) and 'Music and the Nazis' (2010). He is also a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 and is on the reviewing roster for International Piano Magazine.