Kim Kashkashian
Bartók/Eötvös/Kurtàg
Kim Kashkashian viola
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Peter Eötvös conductor
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Peter Eötvös: Replica for Viola and Orchestra
György Kurtág: Movement for Viola and Orchestra
Recorded January and July 1999
ECM New Series 1711
Typically impassioned, committed performances distinguish Kim Kashkashian's New Series recording of music for viola by three great Hungarian composers. Kashkashian's intense focus, superb craftsmanship and explosive virtuosity are brought to bear on Bartók's final work, on one of Kurtág's early pieces, and on "Replica", an important new composition written especially for her by Peter Eötvös.