# Béla Bartók

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Leánynéző: The Song That Tells You How to Choose a Partner

Leánynéző is not a love song. It is a checklist. Long before dating apps or private courtship, choosing a partner was a public act. In villages across Europe, a young man would visit a potential bride with elders, not to impress her, but to observe. The question was not attraction, but durability. …

Episode 447. Júlia Hamari in Song

The rich-voiced and expressive Hungarian mezzo-soprano Júlia Hamari celebrated her 83rd birthday last November, and in honor of that event, I produced an episode which originally appeared only on Patreon, but which I bring to you today as a belated birthday tribute. I’ve put together a program that…

S2, Ep. 24: Symphonic Deep-Dive

Dani & Serena talk with Nicole Cowan (Assistant Librarian) and Mathew Fuerst (composer, program notes annotator) about Béla Bartók’s psychological masterpiece: Bluebeard’s Castle. Prefer video? Go here! Have a question? Email osabackstage@gmail.com This is a public episode. If you would like to di…

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

Béla Bartók was regarded as one of Hungary’s greatest composers. His fellow countryman, the pianist Andras Schiff, called him “one of the giants in the history of music.” But he was also one of the founders of what we now call ethnomusicology, spending much of his time immersed in peasant life, col…

The Joy of Classical Music - Ep 154 - New Adventures in Music 5

New Adventures in Music is a series within a series devoted to the thrill of musical discovery and the joy of listening. This week, there’s two new releases from Harmonia Mundi - Zachary Wilder’s Brooklyn Suite and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Béla Bartók and from that album, we’re featuring The…

Tyler Cowen: On the Sound of Patriotism - A Musical History

To honor the 250th anniversary of America, Tyler Cowen plays Rick patriotic music from the United States and around the world in this special listening episode. In addition to his work as an economist, professor, and bestselling author, Tyler Cowen is a longtime music enthusiast with an expansive r…

Preucil and Tamestit play Bartók

Béla Bartók composed 44 short duos for two violins, initially for use in an educational method. Their musical rigor makes them suitable for concert performance, and a new recording with violinist Alexandra Preucil and violist Antoine Tamestit intersperses the duos with the original field recordings…

Five Classical Music Biographies and Memoirs for Your Summer Reading List

Last week an excerpt from composer John Luther Adams’s forthcoming memoir was posted on the New Yorker’swebsite. It’s an enticing tidbit, but unfortunately it won’t arrive in time to make it on this year’s summer reading lists. However, there are several new biographies and memoirs written about an…