Folk Music of Hungary

As one of the great devotees and collectors of folk songs, Béla Bartók visited villages throughout Eastern European countries such as Hungary and Romania in order to record local peasants on the spot, "in their natural environment." Nevertheless, for Folk Music of Hungary, which Bartók produced, peasants were brought to Budapest to be recorded at the Hungarian Broadcasting Company. His son Peter Bartók describes the recording as "a great event for these people who had never before seen the city." Hungarian Folk Songs features a capella singing as well as native instruments such as bagpipes and flutes. Liner notes include commentary by Peter Bartók, track notes by Henry Cowell, numerous pictures, musical notation, and translated lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Come on Girls, to the Spinning House	n/a	01:15
102	On the Sandy Bank of the Creek	n/a	02:01
103	Beautiful Is the Spring	n/a	02:09
104	I Live on the Bank of Theiss River	n/a	01:53
105	The Cemetery's Gate	Female Hungarian singer	01:44
106	Clouds Are Gathering	Female Hungarian singer	01:15
107	I Pray to God	Female Hungarian singer	01:48
108	Everlasting Love	Female Hungarian singer	01:50
109	They Are Playing the Bagpipe	Hungarian musicians	01:37
110	He Who Wants to Become a Piper	Hungarian musicians	01:27
111	Bárányim	Hungarian bagpipers	01:00
112	Sajaju	Hungarian bagpipers	01:07
113	Vasvári	Hungarian bagpipers	01:17
114	O Love, O Love	Hungarian musicians	01:59
115	I Am a Prisoner	Male Hungarian singer	01:28
116	Where Have You Been?	Female Hungarian singer	00:51
117	My Dog, Rajna	Male Hungarian singer	01:05
118	On the Border of Baranya County	Male Hungarian singer	00:54
119	On the Hoof of the Horse of Francis Joe	Male Hungarian singer	01:03