Idea, Notation, Interpretation: Written and Oral Transmission in Bartók's Works for Strings

Idea, Notation, Interpretation: Written and Oral Transmission in Bartók's Works for Strings

Discusses problems in interpreting Bartók's works and argues that Bartók's recordings of his own works present a more authentic transmission of the composer's true intentions than relying on written notation. Article follows-up the author's previous study of Bartók's piano w...

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Published in:Studia musicologica. Academiae Scientiarum Hungarica Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 37 - 49
Main Author: Somfai, László
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Budapest Akademiai Kiado 01-01-1996
Akademiai Kiado Zrt
Academiae Scientiarum Hungarica
Subjects:
Bartók, Béla
Composers
History
Interpretation
Musical articulation
Musical motives
Musical Notation
Musical performance
Solos
Sound Recordings
String quartets
Violin concertos
Violinists
Violins
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Summary:Discusses problems in interpreting Bartók's works and argues that Bartók's recordings of his own works present a more authentic transmission of the composer's true intentions than relying on written notation. Article follows-up the author's previous study of Bartók's piano works with a focus on the string parts of Bartók's oeuvre: the violin music and the string quartets. Presents the interpretations of three of Bartók's contemporaries: Székely, Szigeti, and Gertler.
ISSN:0039-3266
1788-6244
1588-2888
1789-2422
DOI:10.2307/902130