{"product_id":"hres2411-land-of-my-early-childhood-bartok-piano-works-one-microphone-recording-pure-dsd","title":"Land of My Early Childhood: Bartók Piano Works [One Microphone Recording] [Pure DSD]","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Pure DSD 256 Stereo One Microphone Recording\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\" is one thing to return the country of childhood and feel so much at home. it another be able record there music which over years has become a symbol lost cherished childhood. i undertook trip hungary with my daughter wanted her see land mother early as well that forebears. was deeply moving experience re-discovered roots strong connection this its traditions culture. late parents emigrated australia. move could not reconcile myself for long those first life immersed in hungarian culture particular were rich sustaining had these. steeped folksong classical been hard get bearings new land. eventually became pianist career began teenage sydney conservatorium during time already performed soloist chamber musician concerto orchestras. scholarships ended up many uk studying royal college then going on study louis kentner albert ferber others austria switzerland. performing involved appearances festivals societies solo recitals south bank wigmore hall other venues. recorded extensively bbc. returning australia these activities continued concerts recordings abc broadcasting corporation teaching adjudicating accompanying coaching young musicians. children product his extensive collecting folksongs direction they led him musically whereas latter displays extraordinary assimilation elements within mature musical vocabulary. originally consists songs more or less their original form but most imaginative sympathetic harmonisation possible. composition hand later venture bart commenced piano son p grew into an exhaustive lexicon diverse technical some truly inspired material providing comprehensive training students musicians generally. culmination volume inventiveness took decidedly virtuoso turn indeed last pieces dances bulgarian rhythm dedicated english concert harriet cohen. hunnia records fulfilment dream do hope will interest listeners hear how can still remain spite living elsewhere... data-sheets-userformat=\"{\" time:=\"\"\u003eIt is one thing to return to the country of one’s childhood and feel so much at home. It’s another to be able to record there the music which, over the years, has become a symbol of a lost and cherished childhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\nIn 2023 I undertook a return trip to Hungary with my daughter; I wanted her to see the land of her mother’s early childhood, as well as that of her forebears. It was a deeply moving experience as I re-discovered my roots, my strong connection with this land and its traditions and culture. In late 1957 my parents and I emigrated to Australia. This was a move to which I could not reconcile myself for a long time: those first years of life immersed in Hungarian culture and music in particular were so rich, so sustaining, and I had lost these.\r\n\r\nSteeped in Hungarian folksong and classical music as I had been, it was hard to get my bearings in a new\/old land. Eventually, I became a pianist with a career that began in my teenage years at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music during which time I already performed as soloist, chamber musician and concerto soloist with orchestras. With scholarships, I ended up for many years in the UK, at first studying at the Royal College of Music and then going on to study with Louis Kentner, Albert Ferber and others in the UK, Austria and Switzerland. My performing career involved many appearances at festivals, music societies, solo and chamber recitals on the South Bank, the Wigmore Hall and other venues. In the 1980’s I recorded extensively as a soloist for the BBC. Returning to Australia in the late 80’s, these activities continued with concerts and recordings for the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and teaching, adjudicating, accompanying and coaching young musicians.\r\n\r\n'For Children’ is a product of Bartók’s extensive early collecting of folk songs and the new direction to which they led him musically, whereas Mikrokosmos displays the extraordinary assimilation of folk song elements within his mature musical vocabulary. ‘For Children’ (composed originally in 1908\/9) consists of the songs more or less in their original form but with the most imaginative and sympathetic harmonisation possible.\r\n\r\nThe composition of ‘Mikrokosmos’, on the other hand, was a much later venture for Bartók (1927 to 1939). Originally commenced as a piano ‘tutor’ (books 1 and 2) for his son, Péter, it eventually grew into an exhaustive lexicon of diverse technical and musical elements with some truly inspired material, providing a comprehensive training for students of the piano and musicians generally. The culmination was Volume 6, in which his inventiveness took a decidedly virtuoso turn; indeed, the last 6 pieces – Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm – were dedicated to the English concert pianist, Harriet Cohen.\r\n\r\nTo be able to record these in Hungary with Hunnia Records is the fulfilment of a dream and I do hope it will be of interest to listeners to hear how a Hungarian can still remain a Hungarian in spite of years living elsewhere.\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Adam, Piano\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Hunnia Records","offers":[{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740474192196,"sku":"HRES2411-15","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740474224964,"sku":"HRES2411-16","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740474257732,"sku":"HRES2411-21","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 32 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740474290500,"sku":"HRES2411-35","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740474323268,"sku":"HRES2411-7","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740474356036,"sku":"HRES2411-6","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57342848893252,"sku":"HRES2411-14","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/HRES2411.jpg?v=1778498078","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/hres2411-land-of-my-early-childhood-bartok-piano-works-one-microphone-recording-pure-dsd","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}