In the Native Idiom. Bartók New Series on the Hungaroton Label
In the Native Idiom. Bartók New Series on the Hungaroton Label

Summary/Abstract: Is Bartók still a Hungarian composer? The question is raised by the first releases in an astonishing recording project, the Bartók New Series, which is coming out on the revivified Hungaroton label—or, rather, that question is raised not so much by the releases themselves (which answer it powerfully in the affirmative) as by the notion of a complete recorded edition as a domestic endeavour, involving a Hungarian company and, at least so far, exclusively Hungarian artists. Surely, one might think, Bartók has long been a universal figure, needing no promotion from his home country’s National Cultural Fund (the main sponsor of the series, according to its informative website, www.bartoknewseries.com) and not necessarily benefitting from being confined to his compatriots among performers.

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