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	Woman singing in Dorian mode	01:15
102	On the Sandy Bank of the Creek	Woman singing in Dorian mode	02:01
103	Beautiful Is the Spring	Woman singing in Dorian mode	02:09
104	I Live on the Bank of Theiss River	Woman singing in Aeolian mode	01:53
105	The Cemetery's Gate	Peasant woman singing	01:44
106	Clouds Are Gathering	Peasant woman singing	01:15
107	I Pray to God	Peasant woman singing	01:48
108	Everlasting Love	Peasant woman singing	01:50
109	They Are Playing the Bagpipe	Peasant man singing followed by flute variation	01:37
110	He Who Wants to Become a Piper	Peasant man singing followed by bagpipe variation	01:27
111	Bárányim	Hungarian bagpiper	01:00
112	Sajaju	Hungarian bagpiper	01:07
113	Vasvári	Hungarian bagpiper	01:17
114	O Love, O Love	Man playing flute and singing	01:59
115	I Am a Prisoner	Man singing in Mixolydian mode	01:28
116	Where Have You Been?	Peasant woman singing	00:51
117	My Dog, Rajna	Man singing in Mixolydian mode	01:05
118	On the Border of Baranya County	Man singing in Dorian mode	00:54
119	On the Hoof of the Horse of Francis Joe	Man singing in Aeolian mode	01:03