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Folk Music of Hungary

Various Artists
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

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101
Female singer, unaccompanied
01:15
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102
Female singer, unaccompanied
02:01
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103
Veres Istvánné
02:09
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104
Veres Istvánné
01:53
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105
Ambrus Sándorné
01:44
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106
Ambrus Sándorné
01:15
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107
Ambrus Sándorné
01:48
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108
Ambrus Sándorné
01:50
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109
Jószef Koós
01:37
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110
Jószef Koós
01:27
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111
Vrebóka István
01:00
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112
Vrebóka István
01:07
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113
Vrebóka István
01:17
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114
Male singer with flute
01:59
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115
Male singer with flute
01:28
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116
Mrs. Joseph Papai
00:51
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117
Male singer, unaccompanied
01:05
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118
Jozsef Danolta Gyorfi
00:54
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119
Jozsef Danolta Gyorfi
01:03