Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Bar Talk (on-demand until 6/30/2021)
$10
Béla Bartók — Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta Sz. 106 BB 114
Arthur Willner — Selected works
Béla Bartók, arr. Arthur Willner – Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
Béla Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114
(Program subject to change)
For Saint Patrick's Day, join musicians from the BSO for some bar talk about ethnomusicologist and composer Béla Bartók. One of his best-known works, Romanian Folk Dances is based on six tunes Bartók recorded and preserved during his many trips through Eastern Europe. The second piece on the program, a moody and dramatic work, splits the strings on opposite sides of the stage to create antiphonal sound effects. Its third movement is instantly recognizable and was used to great effect in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
The broadcast premieres at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. BSO Sessions episodes begin with a performance premiere, followed by on-demand access through June 2021.
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