Saint Ephraim Male Choir / Bubno, Tamas / Szokolay, Dongo Balazs - Bartok & Folk (CD)

An unfamiliar side to Bartók: Choruses for male choir, interspersed with folk musicThe least known area of Bartók's musical legacy is his choral works, including the six male choruses. He wrote the first when he was 22 and the last when he was 54: these compositions run almost throughout his composing career - from the youthful post-Romantic blooming, through his folksong arrangements based on experiences gained on field trips, which infl uenced his whole life and outlook, to one of the greatest works ever written for male choir: a chorus suite entitled From Olden Times.After seven years of preparation by artistic director Tamás Bubnó and the 16 singers, the time seem ripe to present an unfamiliar side of this great Hungarian genius, to both his compatriots and the world at large. For Bartók's male choruses draw directly on the melodic world of Hungarians and the other peoples of the Carpathian Basin, but their message is universal, deep, and they speak to us all: a man has his pla