Product Description
Bartok is one of the most important composers
in the field of 20th century folk music. He devoted his lifetime
collecting folk music of Hungary and surrounding countries, and tried to fuse
them into his own work. In 1945, he wanted to write a piano concerto for his
wife as a gift, however, he was severely ill with leukemia and passed away,
leaving the last 17 section incomplete. The current version was done by
Bartoks disciple Tibor Serly, completing the composition using the masters
manuscript.
My gratitude goes to Dr. Jiao Yuan Pu for
the adaptation of this piano work. During the preparation of NSO Seminar:
"What is Composition I - From Folk Song to Bartok", we were
discussing the scope of works to perform during this event. Out of nowhere,
Jiao asked if I would like to challenge this task, I then agreed without thinking
much. After actual tryouts, I find adapting Concerto to Solo piece is a process
of deduction, the most difficult parts are choosing which note to remove, and
catering the feasibility of performance. The work successfully debuted by me on
October 16th, 2016 in National Concert Hall in Taipei.
All musical terms and articulations in this
work is based on the dual piano version of Bartok's Piano
Concerto No. 3 by Boosey & Hawkes. Any pianist
interested, if seen fit, may add notes without breaching Bartok's original
intention.
Lu, Yi-Chih
Taipei
June 2017
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