Komitas & Bartok: Folk Tunes

Release Date: 26th Mar 2021
Catalogue No: MDG6132196
Label: MDG

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Bartók: 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csik, BB 45b, Sz. 35a

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

Komitas: Dances (7)

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano (15), BB 79, Sz. 71

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

Komitas: Songs (7)

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

Bartók: Romanian Christmas Carols, BB 67, Sz. 57: Series I

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

Bartók: Romanian Christmas Carols, BB 67, Sz. 57: Series II

Steffen Schleiermacher (piano)

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** Premiere Recording ** Bela Bartok set out to collect and research the folk music of Transylvania, Hungary and Romania. At this time 3,000 kilometres further south-east, the monk Komitas had already gathered a magnificent archive of songs and dances, both religious and folk, from his culture, ancient Armenia. In an unusual double portrait, Steffen Schleiermacher shows the differences and similarities between these two artistic personalities, whose compositions are decisively influenced by their engagement with the original music of their homeland. Although Komitas travelled a lot through Europe to present his research results, there is no evidence of a personal encounter with Bartok. In Armenia, however, musicians of all styles, from church choir to heavy metal, still pronounce his name with the greatest respect. Pianist Steffen Schleiermacher needs no introduction - his recordings for MDG have received the widest admiration all over the world.

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