Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra - II. Giuoco Delle Coppie. Allegretto scherzando

Monday, September 12, 2011
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Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114 - 4. Allegro molto

Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114 - 3. Adagio

Béla Bartók memorial plaque in Baja, Hungary

Béla Bartók memorial plaque in Baja, Hungary

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Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114 - 2. Allegro

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Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Sz. 106, BB 114 - 1. Andante tranquillo

Bela Bartok’s house in Budapest turned into a museum, now the Bela Bartok Memorial House

Bela Bartok’s house in Budapest turned into a museum, now the Bela Bartok Memorial House

Saturday, September 10, 2011
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Bartok - Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 - 3. Allegro vivace

I cannot conceive of music that expresses absolutely nothing. Bela Bartok
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Bartok - Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 - 2. Adagio religioso

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Bartók - Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 - 1. Allegretto

Béla Bartók in 1927

Béla Bartók in 1927

Thursday, September 8, 2011
Bartók and Kodály

Bartók and Kodály

Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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Bartok - Six Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56

I. Bot tánc / Jocul cu bâtă (Stick Dance)
II. Brâul (Sash Dance)
III. Topogó / Pe loc (In One Spot)
IV. Bucsumí tánc / Buciumeana (Horn Dance)
V. Román polka / Poarga Românească (Romanian Polka)
VI. Aprózó / Mărunţel (Fast Dance)
VII. Aprózó / Mărunţel (Fast Dance)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution. Bela Bartok