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Béla Bartók

Romanian Folk Dances  Play

Rachel Lee Violin
Ron Regev Piano

Recorded on 07/07/2010, uploaded on 01/04/2011

Musician's or Publisher's Notes

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (arr. Székely)         

I.   Dance with Sticks; II.  Waistband Dance; III. Stamping Dance; IV. Hornpipe Dance; V.  Romanian Polka; VI. Quick Dance

Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances, a reflection of his interest in folk-music and his great ability in using such melodic material so as to set it off in a new way, was conceived in 1915 for piano and is now equally well known in an arrangement for violin and piano by Zoltán Székely, and a version for solo violin and string orchestra. The short dances are each based on material collected from Romanian sources in Hungary.         Rachel Lee