Bartók's Piano Concerto

“I mean to portray in music the whole story of the human race…” Well, Richard Strauss did everything on a spectacular scale! Kazushi Ono has a passion for Strauss, and if you only know Also Sprach Zarathustra from 2001: A Space Odyssey, you haven’t heard the half of it. But there’s more: as powerhouse pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet detonates Bartók’s explosive concerto, and Dvořák’s Serenade serves as a delicate appetiser.