Allegro Barbaro [3'00"]
$250.00
Allegro Barbaro, BB 63 (Sz. 49), composed in 1911, is one of Béla Bartók's most famous and frequently performed solo piano pieces. The composition is typical of Bartók's style, utilizing folk elements and a darkly savage style. The work combines Hungarian and Romanian scales; Hungarian peasant music is based on the pentatonic scale, while Romanian music is largely chromatic. Nathan’s orchestration is for large orchestra, consisting of 3 Fl (2° = Picc), 3 Ob (2° = E. Hn), 3 C (2° = Bs. Cl), 3 Bsn (2° = C’bsn), 4 Hns, 3 Tpts, 3 Tbns, Tuba, Timp, 3 Perc [Xylo, Sn. Dr., Piatti, Tam-Tam, Bs. Dr.], Hp (opt’l), and Strings. It was supervised by Danny Troob.