Bartók Discussion on NPR

Posted on Sep 18, 2007 | 0 comments
Filed under: Bartók, Folk Music, Magyar Vonatkozású, Marin Alsop, NPR

NPR has a great interview with conductor Marin Alsop and accompanying article about Bartók’s music, where she touches on folk influences and discusses The Miraculous Mandarin, Romanian Dances, Bluebeard’s Castle and more. Béla Bartók had a breakthrough moment in his early 20s, when he heard a peasant woman singing folk songs. From that point on,...

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