Béla Bartók: In New York, with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen travels to New York to see where Belá Bartók spent his final years.
Throughout 2011, Esa-Pekka Salonen travelled throughout the UK and Europe, undergoing a major exploration of Bartók's life, influences and music . To find out more please visit: www.philharmoni...

[@ippolit23]

Bartók was my teenage idol. All my pocket money I spent on sheet music and when I first visited New York I went to Boosey&Hawkes to obtain more material. To this day I savour every note of his music I ever heard. Sad and beautiful.

[@Soytu19]

Bartok, what a genius. His music just blows my mind.

[@paulgabor8726]

Thank you, Mr. Salonen, for the thoughtful video you presented to us. The warmth and emotional depth you display would put any Hungarian to shame - or tears... (For me, the latter...)

[@shilloshillos]

Really lovely documentary. Makes you think and appreciate this great composer even more. Thanks for this post!

[@tddstl3166]

Mr. Salonen strikes me as 75% Pierce Brosnan and 25% Gary Oldman.
Enjoyed this upload. Thank you.

[@wielkaaferanayt]

Music:
6:25
Music Final:
9:26

[@PawelVVysocki]

Maybe he was afraid he wouldn't be able to complete the concerto. "The end" might have been triumphant, rather than sad and despondent. Death has the nasty habit of taking geniuses away bang in the middle of writing their last masterpiece. (Why's it always the last one, though.)