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In Reply to: In other words -- nobody knows? posted by Amphissa on March 15, 2011 at 07:57:16:
While I have no facts or statistics on the subject, and I would cheerfully acknowledge it if you or anyone else proved me wrong, and Wikipedia and answers.com are far from authoritative sources, the (unsubstantiated) statement in the link below that "Bartók's works have steadily risen in popularity since his death" strikes me as more or less accurate.
I don't think one year of statistics from the League of American Orchestras proves anything, whatever those statistics may be. From the beginning of the LP era, Bartok's main orchestral works have always been in print. Benny Goodman and Josef Szigeti commissioned and recorded Contrasts, it was a big hit (by classical standards) from the beginning (admittedly due in part to Goodman's participation) and remains a famous record. The Concerto for Orchestra was a big success from the start, and Koussevitzsky, who commissioned it, called it the best orchestral piece in 25 years. So Bartok is not news.
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- I don't agree with your premise - rbolaw 08:35:20 03/15/11 (2)
- RE: I don't agree with your premise - Amphissa 16:04:40 03/15/11 (1)
- "By your estimation"? - rbolaw 16:30:20 03/15/11 (0)
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