Béla Bartók - Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113 (3º Mov., Allegro assai)
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Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113 is a three-movement work composed by Béla Bartók in 1939, scored for full orchestral strings. Paul Sacher, a Swiss conductor, patron, impresario, and the founder of the chamber orchestra Basler Kammerorchester, commissioned Bartók to compose the Divertimento, which is now known to be the pair's last collaborative work.
The term "Divertimento" (Italian for "diversion") denotes a work primarily designed for the entertainment of both the listeners and the performers. The divertimento was popularized in the Classical period by Haydn, Boccherini, and Mozart. This is a neo-classical work constructed around modal tonalities, but it cannot simply be defined as a modernist work or a strictly neoclassical work. One of the most evident neoclassical characteristics is the treatment of texture. Frequently, a small group of soloists contrasts the whole orchestra, greatly varying the work's texture. This is reminiscent of the Baroque genre of the Concerto Grosso, where a small group of soloists, the concertino, was contrasted and accompanied by the tutti orchestra, or the ripieno. While baroque tonality comes within reach, the work is for the most part tonally modernistic. Dynamically, the work features sharp contrasts. The work also utilizes the fugal elements of imitation, fugato, and contains a three voice fugue.
This piece has 3 movements:
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Molto adagio
3. Allegro assai
The piece of this video, "Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113 (3º Mov., Allegro assai)", is the third movement of the Bartók's Divertimento for String Orchestra.
Performers:
Orchestre de Chambre Ferenc Liszt
János Rolla (Director)