cobaltjones (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is not classical music, which refers to an era ending with Beethoven, but this is powerful music that has yet to be understood by a wide audience. Bartok was very intense and bleak. One feels stalked by profound violence and disillusionment; as if aliens had landed in the forest, taken up stringed instruments and devised their own tonality.

violafrreakk (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hiccupofirony you have noooo taste in classical music. Wonderful (=How ever i hated the filming, it was awkward angles, and it was either too close or too far away. But the musicians were great (=

HARMONICO101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Nice performance of a modern masterpiece!

HARMONICO101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hiccupofirony, you don't have to be jerk. And you should watch your arrogance. That might cause you some problems in the future.

777cc777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah ~ the 4th is just ........ waow etc..... It's great to see the first mvmt (at least a bit) here. No doubt extremely difficult to play... Bartok's music is ultrapowerful. He was also a great guy ~ he left his home country in protest at his govt siding with the n*z*s. For anyone who hasn't heard, chk out the violin&piano sonatas (there are 2), and the first two piano concertos, and perhpas the miraculous mandarin suite. These works are all just 'beyond great'... like much of Bartok's music :)

thespewbrooklyn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

They remind me of the bad guys from Superman II.

ACDC13rox (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

They scare me....

TheOnlyMelody (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sebastian gürtler is amazing :)

Violinist11288 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

bartok string quartets are amazing! so much color and movement. I never get tired of listening to them. They get better and better each time.

amaraca (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The first time I heard a piece of Bartok, it made me cringe. I've been a complete fan ever since!