Rumanian Folk Dances

Album by Béla Bartók & Ensemble Villa Musica

Rumanian Folk Dances is a suite of six short piano pieces by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed in 1915. Musically the pieces draw on Romanian folk melodies and rhythms, employing modal scales, asymmetric metres and concise dance-like forms, and they reflect Bartók's early practice of collecting and incorporating folk material into art music.

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  1. 1.
    Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano: I. Verbunkos. Moderato, ben ritmato
    5:39
  2. 2.
    Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano: II. Pihenö. Lento
    4:53
  3. 3.
    Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano: III. Sebes. Allegro vivace
    7:24
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Violin Solo: I. Tempo di ciaccona
    10:03
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Violin Solo: II. Fuga. Risoluto, non troppo vivo
    4:56
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Violin Solo: III. Melodia. Adagio
    7:08
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Violin Solo: IV. Presto
    6:06
  8. 8.
    Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for Violin & Piano): I. Allegro moderato
    1:21
  9. 9.
    Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for Violin & Piano): II. Allegro
    0:30
  10. 10.
    Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for Violin & Piano): III. Andante
    1:21
  11. 11.
    Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for Violin & Piano): IV. Molto moderato
    1:24
  12. 12.
    Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for Violin & Piano): V. Allegro
    0:29
  13. 13.
    Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for Violin & Piano): VI. Allegro
    0:53

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