Bartók

David devotes this entire program to a discussion of Bela Bartók. He plays the following works:

1) Portraits for Orchestra - "Idealistic" and "A Distorted Portrait" Issued by Bartók Records and performed by the New Symphony Orchestra of London with Jean Pougnet on violin under the direction of Franco Autori.

2) A Bartók arrangement of Hungarian folk songs recorded by the tenor Leslie Chabay with Tibor Kosma at the piano. Bartók Records.

3) A movement from Bartók's String Quartet #4 (1928) performed by the Juilliard String Quartet for Columbia Records.

4) Opening portion of The Wooden Prince (1914-1916) The New Symphony Orchestra of London under the direction of Walter Susskind.

5) Summer 1954 Intermission talk by David Randolph during a Lewisohn Stadium concert.

WNYC archives id: 53615