FROM FOLK SONG TO PIANO COMPOSITION - FOR CHILDREN NO. 35

INTRODUCTION

LISTEN TO THE FOLK SONG

CHANGE TO SCHIFF'S RECORDING

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András Schiff introduces Bartók’s piano collection For Children

18-year-old Zsófi Vas sings the folk song "Szép a páva..." ("The peacock is beautiful...").

Sound recording taken by Béla Bartók in the village of Doboz during a research trip through southeast Hungary, November 1906

Source: Bartók Archives, Budapest

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Context: Using Bartók’s music in piano lessons

András Schiff on his first encounter with Bartók's music

András Schiff first discovered the collection For Children in his early piano lessons. He was fascinated by Bartok’s compositions and how they use folk songs, both their melodies and their lyrics.

A closer look: The story of a melody

Field research in southern Turkey, 1936 (Bartók Archives, Budapest)

Béla Bartók was enthusiastic when, in November 1906, he first heard the folk melody on which he based No. 35. An unposted letter from the composer tells how he heard the song and what fascinated him about it.

Field research in southern Turkey, 1936 (Bartók Archives, Budapest)

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