tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post1988254845835035354..comments2024-03-05T10:14:38.181+00:00Comments on CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST: Bartók Salonen Philharmonia Infernal dance, Important seriesDoundou Tchilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-12463540926471113702011-01-29T12:45:12.524+00:002011-01-29T12:45:12.524+00:00I think I never heard "Kossuth", though ...I think I never heard "Kossuth", though I heard of it, but could not help thinking of the almost contemporary Enesco, who was in fact a friend of Bartok. His "Poème roumain", from 1898, must be different but was also a cry for recognition and a stand against imperialism. That the "Poème" makes us hear wordless voices from the mountains could be also significant, since those places could have marked, with Transylvania, the border -and not necessarily the separation- with a fraternizing Hungaria.<br />I heard recently a glorious Philharmonia under Salonen on France Musique and it seems orchestra and conductor have a built a special relationship few enjoy. They have also been working together for more than 25 years by now -I remember a russian CD when still in my teens.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434003919232314545noreply@blogger.com