Painted Flowers
Bart贸k meets a fellow folk song collector. Donald Macleod explores the life of one of Hungary's greatest composers, who travelled Europe recording folk songs.
Bart贸k meets a fellow folk song collector.
B茅la Bart贸k was regarded as one of Hungary鈥檚 greatest composers. His fellow countryman, the pianist Andras Schiff, called him 鈥渙ne of the giants in the history of music.鈥� But he was also one of the founders of what we now call ethnomusicology, spending much of his time immersed in peasant life, collecting folk songs. As around him Europe was torn apart by conflict, Bart贸k found relief in rural life and took inspiration from these traditional tunes, incorporating them into his own compositions.
In today's programme, Donald Macleod discovers how Bart贸k met Zolt谩n Kod谩ly, a kindred spirit who shared Bart贸k's love of folk song.
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csik, BB 45b, Sz. 35a
V铆kingur 脫lafsson, piano
Eight Hungarian Folksongs
Polina Pasztircsak, soloist
Aleksandra Sasha Kozlov, piano
Allegro Barbaro
C茅dric Tiberghien, piano
14 Bagatelles - excerpt
C茅dric Tiberghien, piano
For Children
James Ehnes, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano
Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36: Andante sostenuto
Vilde Frang, violin
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Produced by Alice McKee for 麻豆社 Audio Wales & West
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B茅la Bart贸k
Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csik District, Sz. 35a
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 486 168 1.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Eight Hungarian Folksongs, Sz. 64
Performer: Aleksandra Sasha Kozlov. Singer: Polina Pastirchak.- LA DOLCE VOLTA : LDV-217.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Allegro Barbaro, Sz. 49
Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.- HYPERION : CDA 68133.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Bagatelles, Op. 6 (selection)
Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.- HYPERION : CDA 68133.
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B茅la Bart贸k
For Children (selection)
Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Andrew Armstrong.- CHANDOS : CHAN-10752.
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B茅la Bart贸k
Violin Concerto No.1, Sz. 36 (1st mvt)
Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mikko Franck.- WARNER CLASSICS : 9029566255.
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