Aaron Rabushka <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I've always thought that Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra (which received an
>outstanding performance a couple of weeks ago in Dallas) was nocturnal for
>its first four movements, lit variously by moonlight, starlight, lanterns,
>and street lamps. The sun finally comes out in the fifth movement.

Actually it is one of the finest pieces of night music in the litterature
(see my Bartok post not long ago for more info...)

James Zehm <[log in to unmask]>