Béla Bartók

Mega Bear · 06-16-2017, 07:41 PM

I did not see a thread on Bartók, and this man is quite an inspiration to me.

His accessible works like "Concerto for Orchestra" are cinematic, echoing the film scores of John Williams, and his studies of folk music birthed ethnomusicology. His use of polymodal chromaticism argued that all pitches in the western twelve-tone oeuvre could be used with equal weight (though he was not the first to create composite scales or explore serialism of course). I consider him a bright and creative composer.

Spectralmusic · 06-17-2017, 12:41 AM

Bartok is ****ing amazing, one of my favorite earlier 20th century composers. He certainly opened the doors (pun intended) in certain areas for composers like Ligeti and Stockhausen.

My favorite works are:

Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta
Miraculous Mandarin
String Quartet no 4
Out of doors
Piano Concerto no 1

Special call out to Six Dances In Bulgarian Rhythm too

**Frownland** · 03-25-2018, 04:31 PM

Really been enjoying some Bartok lately.

No. 4 is especially wild.

josht23musiclover · 03-25-2018, 11:09 PM

^I've been listening to him a bit lately too, although I haven't yet gotten to the quartets which are among his most highly regarded.

Highlights so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJpCXT89lZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOJCKN148M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIi1CUpuIs8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnhUJMbFB6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dKGegUCVkY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2E058Ep99Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDOEqha8hg

Tor E Bekken · 09-17-2018, 08:15 AM

I used to play a lot of his solo piano pieces, from Mikrokosmos...GREAT music.

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Mega Bear Groupie Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 11	Béla Bartók I did not see a thread on Bartók, and this man is quite an inspiration to me. His accessible works like "Concerto for Orchestra" are cinematic, echoing the film scores of John Williams, and his studies of folk music birthed ethnomusicology. His use of polymodal chromaticism argued that all pitches in the western twelve-tone oeuvre could be used with equal weight (though he was not the first to create composite scales or explore serialism of course). I consider him a bright and creative composer.

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Spectralmusic Contemporary Composer Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: 93/93 Posts: 462	Bartok is ****ing amazing, one of my favorite earlier 20th century composers. He certainly opened the doors (pun intended) in certain areas for composers like Ligeti and Stockhausen. My favorite works are: Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta Miraculous Mandarin String Quartet no 4 Out of doors Piano Concerto no 1 Special call out to Six Dances In Bulgarian Rhythm too __________________ This is an important announcement

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Really been enjoying some Bartok lately. No. 4 is especially wild. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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josht23musiclover Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 91	^I've been listening to him a bit lately too, although I haven't yet gotten to the quartets which are among his most highly regarded. Highlights so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJpCXT89lZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOJCKN148M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIi1CUpuIs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnhUJMbFB6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dKGegUCVkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2E058Ep99Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDOEqha8hg

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Tor E Bekken Groupie Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 11	I used to play a lot of his solo piano pieces, from Mikrokosmos...GREAT music.