Zoltan Kocsis has died.
I have some of his Debussy recordings, some Liszt too. He recorded a fantastic version of Ravel's G major Piano Concerto, but it's his Debussy that I'll go back to most. 64's not nearly old enough.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/11/zoltan-kocsis-obituary
He did an extensive survey of Bartok which I have on CD.
shareAh yes, that rings a bell - have yet to explore Bartok's solo piano music, despite various dips into Mikrokosmos when in single figures...any particular piece(s) you can recommend, please?
shareBartok's most famous piano piece is probably the Allegro barbaro. It's played here by Kocsis himself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCP2US7BaU
His second most famous solo piano piece is probably the Out of Doors Suite, again played by Kocsis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDOEqha8hg