BARTOK: Mikrokosmos

Dreyfus, Huguette

HMX 290791

Nakład wyprzedany, ostatni egzemplarz

There are six books of Mikrokosmos pieces in all, but Dreyfus draws her repertoire for this disc from Vols. 3-6, mainly because the pieces in the first two volumes are extremely short and simple. Mind you, many of those recorded are also very brief, which is why they have often been grouped together on one track. For example, track 1 consists of Triolets (‘Triplets’) at 0:42, A trois voix(‘In three parts’) at 0:28, and Petite Etude (‘Little Study’) at 0:29. As we progress through the volumes, the pieces gradually become more developed, and one is constantly coming across tiny masterpieces. To take two at random: ‘Chords together and opposed’ (Accords joints et opposés) on track 8 has terrific rhythmic bite and crunch such as one could not really create on the piano (and, interestingly, could have come straight out of the finale of Poulenc’s Concert champêtre, written a few years earlier in 1929). Then track 12 contains as its second item the unforgettable ‘From the Diary of a Fly’ (Ce que la mouche raconte), which buzzes more amazingly than ever in this harpsichord version. Dreyfus changes registration very sparingly and discreetly, but when she does so the musical effect is undoubtedly enhanced.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Harmonia Mundi

24-05-2004

794881736928