by Béla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti, Benny Goodman · Sony Music Entertainment · CD · EAN 5099704767628
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«Contrasts / Mikrokosmos (Excerpts)» is the compilation by Béla Bartók with Joseph Szigeti and Benny Goodman, released in 1991 by Sony Music, on CD.
This compilation brings together Contrasts, a chamber piece for violin, clarinet and piano, along with excerpts from Mikrokosmos, Bartók's pedagogical cycle. The recording, made in New York in 1940, features the composer on piano, Joseph Szigeti on violin and Benny Goodman on clarinet. It includes Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm and From the Diary of a Fly.
Recording of May 15, 1940. Digitally remastered mono edition, catalog number MPK 47676, total duration 59:40.
For fans of chamber music and 20th-century classical repertoire, interested in historical recordings with the original performers.
