Classics Today 10/10; International Record Review: outstanding. This album presents two major works by Béla Bartók—the Concerto for Orchestra and Dance Suite—alongside the world premiere recording of Two Pictures in a new, reconstructed version, performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra under Lan Shui. Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra (1943) is one of his final masterpieces, a wartime work that balances dark introspection with brilliant orchestration and Hungarian folk spirit. Each of its five movements features shifting moods and instrumental solos, culminating in a triumphant finale that reflects both struggle and renewal. The Dance Suite (1923) was composed for the 50th anniversary of Budapest’s unification and integrates Arabic, Hungarian, and Romanian motifs into an inventive rhythmic tapestry. In Two Pictures, op. 10 (1910), Bartók contrasts lush impressionism in In Full Flower with raw folk energy in Village Dance—now heard as intended thanks to the reconstruction of its original instrumentation. This release highlights Bartók’s evolution as a composer bridging modernism and tradition with rhythmic vitality, national identity, and bold orchestral color.