Artist
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók is a composer artist from Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Composer · Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary · Best composer albums
- 24
- Releases
- 1965–2016
- Active years
Discography
24Most popular
44 Duos
2016
Upcoming shows
About
Béla Viktor János Bartók; March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers (Gillies 2001). Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of ethnomusicology. Béla Bartók was born in the small Banatian town of Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (since 1920 Sânnicolau Mare, Romania) on March 25, 1881. Bartók's family reflected some of the ethno-cultural diversities of the country. His father, Béla Sr., considered himself thoroughly Hungarian, because on his father's side the Bartók family was a Hungarian lower noble family, originating from Borsod county (Móser 2006a, 44; Bartók 1981, 13), though his mother, Paula (born Paula Voit), had German as a mother tongue, but was ethnically of "mixed Hungarian" (Bayley 2001, 16). mong her closest forefathers there were family names like Polereczky (Magyarized Polish or Slovak) and Fegyveres (Magyar). Béla displayed notable musical talent very early in life: according to his mother, he could distinguish between different dance…
Béla Bartók in brief
- How many Béla Bartók releases are on Riffiter?
- 24 releases are catalogued, spanning 1965 to 2016.
- What genre is Béla Bartók?
- Béla Bartók is catalogued under Composer.
- What is the most recent Béla Bartók release on Riffiter?
- 44 Duos, released in 2016.