Béla Bartók / Ferenc Fricsay, 1956: Divertimento For String Orchestra - RIAS Symphony Orchestra

Ferenc Fricsay (1914-1963) leads the RIAS Symphony Orchestra of Berlin in this performance, recorded in 1956, of Bartok’s Divertimento for String orchestra, composed in 1939. From the extremely rare LP shown above, issued on the Decca label, serial number DL 9748. 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Molto adagio 3. Allegro assai From this same LP: Bela Bartok / Ferenc Fricsay, 1956: Two Portraits, Op. 5 - RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Berlin - “David Hertzberg“