Swan-songs always state interesting questions. This piece is the swan-song in Bartók’s life work. 3 we encounter with an airy and simplified composition. It’s quite difficult to play that really well. 2, that is sensibly much more filled with strife for both the pianist and the orchestra. 3 is a light, feminine work, as he composed it for his wife, and not any moment lets us forget about this fact. The mechanism of composing for something, for somebody or for some occasion was always inherent in his life, though this could never be felt in his works. Bartók worked on assignment on several occasions. Bartók composed this piece for his wife Ditta Pásztory, which is an interesting combination of an evidently original and ad hoc intention. ![]() 3 is a feminine work, from several aspects. Still, in Bartók’s piano concerto she was really unbeatable.īartók’s Piano Concerto No. ![]() 3 left some fadeless memories in me, though her Mozart performance was also unforgettable. The way she interpreted Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. On these occasions I always rely on my personal memories when I have to choose a piece. She was one of the most significant world-famous pianists of the ‘50s-‘60s. Today actually to Annie Fischer who would be 100 years old this year. This year our entire Understanding Music will be devoted to the memory of great Hungarian musicians. Very warm welcome to the first concert in this year’s series of Understanding Music. ![]() Cosmopolitans of the Hungarian music life: Annie Fischer
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