tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post4522603416909009642..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: Bartók and Nationalism:A History in Six Dances 6George Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-36947245769915296362013-02-14T20:43:50.279+00:002013-02-14T20:43:50.279+00:00Thank you for these articles, George. I knew somet...Thank you for these articles, George. I knew something of the political history of Hungary,the Treaty of Trianon etc., but not the development of Hungarian culture behind the politics.Dennis Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392008080036061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-61404217658834527392013-02-14T07:42:51.638+00:002013-02-14T07:42:51.638+00:00Yes, the Six Romanian Dances exist in various arra...Yes, the Six Romanian Dances exist in various arrangements, Sue, in a variety of interpretations. The violins sound particularly good. I didn't know you were a violinist too - my brother is a fiddle player in the CBSO, Birmingham. He has been there for decades, haviung trained as a soloist. at the Royal Academy and Trinity College, London.<br /><br />I had forgotten you were a New Yorker.<br /><br />George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-64039874810944886762013-02-13T21:32:25.091+00:002013-02-13T21:32:25.091+00:00George, these amazing posts have especially struck...George, these amazing posts have especially struck a chord with me. Although I'm not Hungarian, my violin teacher throughout my youth was, and was a student of Bartok's protege.My teacher, Mr. Firago, and I used to play these same Bartok dances you have been posting, but transcribed as violin duets. I play them to this day and so I've always considered myself a student of Bartok, as well, just as my teacher did. Too much bound up in my own adolescence at the time, I never thought to ask Mr. Firago about his own diasporic experiences in working class, suburban New York. I wish I had. But the connection you have made between this music and Hungary's past and present difficulties is quite insightful. Thank you.Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com