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Title of the work

Four Old Hungarian Folksongs, BB 60

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Négy régi magyar népdal, BB 60
Foreign language / English title
Four Old Hungarian Folksongs, BB 60
Subtitle
For male chorus a capella
Year of composition
1912
Type
Male choir
Instrumentation
male choir
Duration
4 min
Movements, parts
1. Rég megmondtam bús gerlice / Long Ago I Told You
2. Jaj Istenem, kire várok / Oh, God, Why Am I Waiting?
3. Ángyomasszony kertje / In My Sister-in-law´s Garden
4. Béreslegény, jól megrakd a szekeret / Farmboy, Load the Cart Well
Text
Folk song(s)
Language
Hungarian
Premiere information
13 May 1911, Szeged, Hungary; Szeged Choir, Péter König (cond.)[original version]

21 Nov 1926, Pozsony (Bratislava), Slovakia; Pozsony Toldy Club [Pozsonyi Toldy kör], István László Németh (cond.) [revised version]
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1928, UE8891

Boosey and Hawkes © 1955
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31047; Bis-383 CD, 1987; Hungaroton HCD-41002
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1910 - 1912, revised: 1926
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Hungaroton
Hungaroton