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Title of the work

Eight Hungarian Folk Songs, BB 47

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Nyolc magyar népdal, BB 47
Foreign language / English title
Eight Hungarian Folk Songs, BB 47
Subtitle
For solo voice and piano
Year of composition
1917
Type
Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s)
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
solo voice - pf.
Duration
10 min
Movements, parts
1. Fekete főd, fehér az én zsebkendőm / Black is the Earth
2. Istenem, Istenem, áraszd meg a vizet / My God Make the River Swell
3. Asszonyok, asszonyok, had´ legyek társatok / Wives, Let Me Be One of Your Company
4. Annyi bánat a szívemen / So Much Sorrow
5. Ha kimegyek arr´ a magos tetőre / If I CLimb
6. Töltik a nagyerdő útját / They Are Mending the Great Forest Highway
7. Eddig való dolgom a tavaszi szántás / Up to Now My Work
8. Olvad a hó, csárdás kis angyalom / The Snow Is Melting
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian / German / English
Premiere information
25 October 1907, Berlin; Valerie Thomán (voice), István Thomán (pf.) (Mov. V)

27 November 1911, Budapest; Dezső Róna (voice), Béla Bartók (pf.)

12 January 1918, Vienna; Ferenc Székelyhídy (voice), Béla Bartók (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1922 UE7191

Hawkes and Son © 1939

Boosey and Hawkes © 1939, B&H 18065


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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-12328; Hungaroton HCD-41002
Remarks, other info
No. 1-5 composed in 1907, no. 6-8 composed in 1917. English translation by Nancy Bush
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Naxos