Two Eastern Europeans who aren’t Slavs: George Enescu from Rumania and Zoltán Kodály from Hungary, and two works by each of them. The first of which comes out of and uses traditional/folk music (Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1; Dances of Galanta), while the second – while still influenced by their native musical traditions – is more dependent on the structures and content of ‘art music’ (Violin Sonata No. 2; Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello).
Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1
Violin Sonata No. 2
00:00 Assez mouvemente
07:13 Tranquillement
14:24 Vif
Kodály: Dances of Galanta
Kodály: Sonata for unaccompanied Cello
I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato 00:15
II. Adagio con gran espressione 09:09
III. Allegro molto vivace 21:02
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