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Béla Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta – 1st Movement
Béla Bartók’s “Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta” was written in 1936 for conductor Paul Sacher. The piece consists of four movements: Andante tranquillo, Allegro, Adagio, and Allegro molto. Bartók…
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Béla Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta – 2nd Movement
Béla Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta was written in 1936 for Swiss conductor Paul Sacher. It showcases Bartók’s refined musical concepts, with the piano and percussion instruments effectively…
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Bela Bartok – String Quartet No. 4
Bela Bartok’s String Quartet No.4 performed by Ken Hamao, Erin Schreiber, Katie Hagen, and Tony Rymer. Recorded in July 2006 at Encore School for Strings, Ohio. Watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg0mMMEDNno…
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Béla Bartók – Music for Strings
Béla Bartók, Eastern European composer and ethnomusicologist, was born in Hungary in 1881 and died in New York in 1945.
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Béla Bartók – The Wooden Prince, Performed by WDR Sinfonieorchester
Béla Bartók’s ballet, The Wooden Prince, performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under conductor Cristian Măcelaru. Includes eight dances: Introduction, Dance of the princess in the forest, Dance of the…
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Bartok Op. 18 Etudes for Piano
Bartok Op 18 Etudes – Bela Bartok’s 3 piano etudes were written in Rákoskeresztúr, Hungary in 1918. No 1 features disjunct chromaticism, tiring to play. No 2 has extended arpeggios…
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From Village to Concert Hall: The Journey of Folk Melodies
…the Compositions of Bartók Béla Bartók, a Hungarian composer, heavily incorporated Hungarian folk music into his works. His compositions, such as the Romanian Folk Dances and Sonata for Solo Violin,…
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Béla Bartók – Bulgarian Rhythm
Bartók Rhythm
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Béla Bartók’s String Quartet, 1st Movement – Allegro, Performed by Juilliard String Quartet
Bartók’s String Quartet No. 5 is a masterpiece of formal balance. Check out the Juilliard String Quartet’s luminous 1963 recording….
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Bluebeard’s Castle – Béla Bartók
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók, performed by the Colorado MahlerFest Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Woods. Featuring April Fredrick as Judith and Gustav Andreassen as Bluebeard….
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Béla Bartók – The Miraculous Mandarin
Béla Bartók’s “The Miraculous Mandarin” performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer….
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Béla Bartók – Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117 – Performed by Dmitry Udovychenko
Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin performed by Dmitry Udovychenko….