As one of the great devotees and collectors of folk songs, Bela Bartok visited villages throughout Eastern European countries such as Hungary and Romania in order to record local peasants on the spot, "in their natural environment." Nevertheless, for Folk Music of Hungary, which Bartok produced, peasants were brought to Budapest to be recorded at the Hungarian Broadcasting Company. His son Peter Bartok describes the recording as "a great event for these people who had never before seen the city." Hungarian Folk Songs features accapella singing as well as native instruments such as bagpipes and flutes. Liner notes include commentary by Peter Bartok, track notes by Henry Cowell, numerous pictures, musical notation, and translated lyrics.

Tracklist:

Come On Girls, To The Spinning House
On The Sandy Bank Of The Creek
Beautiful Is The Spring
I Live On The Brink Of The Theiss River
The Cemetery's Gate
Clouds Are Gathering
I Pray To God (Version 1)
Everlasting Love
I Pray To God (Version 2)
Everlasting Love
They Are Playing The Bagpipe
Instrumental (Version 1)
Instrumental (Version 2)
O Love, O Love
I Am A Prisoner
Where Have You Been Siskin, This Night?
My Dog, Rajna
On The Border Of Baranya County
On The Hoof Of The Horse Of Joe Francis

UPC: 093070400023
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 5.30.12
Format: CD

Folk Music Of Hungary - Folk Music of Hungary / Various (CD)