Béla Bartók Rumanian folk Dances

[atchicago1]

Hey thanks for sharing this gem. But any idea who the excellent pianist is?

[Nornegest]

@atchicago1 Tasso Janopoulo.

[TudatThought7Imagine]

I implore all Romanians to love and nourish its Hungarian minority. Promote their well-being so that new Bela Bartoks may be born and more interpretations of Romanian dances can be heard. May art be the force of our unity.

[AndyKordo]

@TudatThought7Imagine Romanians do appreciate the Hungarians. They gave then all the rights they can enjoy! They even have their own party, let them make Hungarian language official language in cities where they're a majority. But the thing is that the Hungarians want more: they want autonomy, that's why Romanians and Hungarians are always fighting.

[TudatThought7Imagine]

@AndyKordo If autonomy is the key to fixing our issues, and moving forward to a better tomorrow, then why not grant it? Personally I think that's a minor price to pay for the love and betterment of our communities. One of the biggest mistakes for the K. Hungary was their refusement to grant autonomy to their Romanian minorities, so why make the same mistake again?

[AndyKordo]

@TudatThought7Imagine Saying something is easier than doing it, isn't it? Both countries (Hungary and Romania) joined the EU voluntarily (with the purpose of being united with the other European countries). Doing something like that would seem absurd (autonomy also means separation) and the European officials wouldn't like it that much.

[CanEmperorGaoViolin]

Wonderful!

[sdegrace]

I've seen recent performance. They were sick. Not good at all. This is right energy for me.

[lisztrestore]

There were so many GREAT violinists 50 years ago. Now.......?....so many clones....

[mantiglia]

Wonderful pianist,Tasso Janopoulo...

[SuperLuckydream]

A wonderful performance by both musicians! Many thanks to billentyu007 for posting and dear friend Candy as Kievest for sharing this beauty.

[froghunterheroshit2]

at 04:26 the pianist looks really funny. It s like Frankenstein and his creation are having a splendid time practicing .... wonderful though

[jdebruynviolin]

This video disproves everyone who says Szeryng was unremarkable... !!!!

[victorfb01]

I love the reaction to the wrong note at 0:38...

[xy5454]

woow beautiful quality in sound and interpretation :)

[Morphae]

Wow, it gets under my skin.

[robidoki]

He is the best ever, with Rumanian-Hungarian feeling and perfect performing always

[stringisking]

1:17-1:45=JISM :)

[snailderby]

I love how he lingers on the first note of each phrase of the second dance.

[toyouall]

Much better than Hillary H........He's got much more flavors, and doesn not sound mechanical unlike HH.

[toyouall]

What can I say..........simply brilliant!!!!!

[tjpark0420]

The pianist is just as amazing as Szeryng..

[beaumessin]

@tjpark0420 Indeed he is; he's so much into the moment playing that piano score just as Bartók would have played it himself.

[liberterevee]

Magnifique... Quand on écoute tous ses Grands de la musique, ce qu'on fait avec notre petit violon nous parait bien faible!

[rshts]

golden arm

[iggorr82]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

[petrof4056]

great interpretation, what a fabulous artist he was!

thanks for sharing

[Frankineti]

Es mi idolo!

[camiloacosta]

wonderful artist!

[ohiovr]

great work and pretty good recording too!

[bourbakis]

The 3rd dance (harmonics) is out of the world good.

Wonderful overall phrasing.

[LubistchGirl]

Lovely!

[FailScene]

Nice

[FrankfurtStrings]

Szeryng is the violin.

[MomSaysImCool]

@FrankfurtStrings Well put! Szeryng was the violin in the sense that he just knew how a piece is supposed to sound and how to play it without it ever sounding laboured.

[sagalat]

Sensational, rare archive....BRAVI!