I thought I might have posted this before, but apparently not. It's easily in the Top 5, and sometimes #1 piece I'd like to hear before I die, if I get a choice.
I could bore with some interesting musicological details, but I'll stick to the basics.
Bartok wrote this concerto more or less on his death bed with the hopes of it being a somewhat more popular piece that could make some money for his wife after he died.
I was always hoping, and still do, that ya'lls will mention what it is that you like about what you're listening to, or what it reminds you of, or whatever. A bit more than, "I'm listening to X". When you feel like it.
I especially like this from 6:30. Listen to the clouds of fast notes that create a sense of weightlessness and disembodiment in how they sit against the held notes of the winds, like at 8:30. I love the power and declaration from 9:40; the dissonance, that gives way to a gentle release at 10:10.
I'm not being technical at all, but does this description still sound like a foreign language?
