From the archives
It’s impossible to reassess pianist György Sándor’s legacy without addressing the influence of his friendship with Béla Bartók, who accepted the 18 year-old as a private piano pupil. ‘I will never forget my first lesson...), an incandescent whirlwind of a performance and a thrilling demonstration of his formidable technique. After which the miniatures that make up Bartók’s are startling in their simplicity, brilliant evocations of folk song and rustic scenes. emerges not just as a set of progressive piano exercises, but an insight into the nuts and bolts of Bartók’s pianistic toolkit.
