A champion of Hungarian folk music, Béla Bartók travelled around the country with Zoltán Kodály to collect and document old Magyar folk melodies. Inspired by the research, he started incorporating the folk elements in his music, including in Out of Doors, a fascinating presentation of aspects of Hungarian peasant life. "With Drums and Pipes" is a rowdy, rustic celebration, followed by "Barcarolle," a traditional boat song in 6/8 full of dark and elusive harmonic and rhythmic twists. The third movement "Musettes" imitates the "out-of-tune" tones of bagpipes and the use of drone bass which can be heard frequently in bagpipe music. In "The Night's Music," we hear a choir of sounds from nature—crickets, frogs, and the murmurs of all living creatures. The perpetual propelling movement in the left hand in "The Chase" brings the suite to an exciting and explosive ending. Amber Liao
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Béla Bartók
The Chase, no. 5 from Out of Doors Play
Recorded on 06/18/2014, uploaded on 11/06/2014
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A champion of Hungarian folk music, Béla Bartók travelled around the country with Zoltán Kodály to collect and document old Magyar folk melodies. Inspired by the research, he started incorporating the folk elements in his music, including in Out of Doors, a fascinating presentation of aspects of Hungarian peasant life. "With Drums and Pipes" is a rowdy, rustic celebration, followed by "Barcarolle," a traditional boat song in 6/8 full of dark and elusive harmonic and rhythmic twists. The third movement "Musettes" imitates the "out-of-tune" tones of bagpipes and the use of drone bass which can be heard frequently in bagpipe music. In "The Night's Music," we hear a choir of sounds from nature—crickets, frogs, and the murmurs of all living creatures. The perpetual propelling movement in the left hand in "The Chase" brings the suite to an exciting and explosive ending. Amber Liao
More music by Béla Bartók
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Second Rhapsody for violin and piano
String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40
First Rhapsody: Prima parte, “Lassu”
Six Romanian Popular Songs
Two Portraits, Op. 5, No. 1 "Idealistic" Andante sostenuto
Rhapsody No. 1
Romanian Folk Dances
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Suite Paysanne Hongroise
Performances by same musician(s)
In the Mists
Mazurka no. 1, Sostenuto - Molto rubato, from 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50
Mazurka no. 2, Allegramente - Poco vivace, from 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50
Mazurka no. 7, Poco vivace, from 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50
Out of Doors, Sz. 81
Barcarolla, no. 2 from Out of Doors
With Drums and Pipes, no. 1 from Out of Doors
Musettes, no. 3 from Out of Doors
The Night's Music, no. 4 from Out of Doors
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