Sunday, March 25, 2012

SunPod:

From a colleague's tweet, I heard about Jake Schepps.  Jake is offering an album of bluegrass-flavored Bartók compositions for free this weekend, in honor of Bela's birthday.  An Evening In The Village has eight of Bartók's violin duets, four pieces from Mikrokosmos, and other Hungarian and Romanian folk songs (literal or inspired).  Jake stays true to the gnarly spirit of Bartók, while emphasizing the folk dance elements.

An Evening in the Village (Hungarian Sketches) BB 103   
Hungarian Song (#6: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104  
Hungarian Song II (#25: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 
Melody (Hungarian Sketches) BB 103   
Mikrokosmos #78: Five-Tone Scale BB 105   
Mikrokosmos #149 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm II) BB 105   
Mikrokosmos #150 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm III) BB 105   
Mikrokosmos #153 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm VI) BB 105  
Monroe's Hornpipe (Bonus Track)   
New Year's Greeting (#30: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 (Bonus Track)   
Painful Struggling (#2: Ten Easy Pieces) BB 51 (Bonus Track)   
Pillow Dance (#14: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104  
Play Song (#9: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104   
Play Song-duet (#9: from 44 Violin Duos) BB 104   
Romance: I Know a Little Forest (#34: For Children: Slovakian Folk Tunes) BB 53   
Romanian Christmas Songs: Series I BB 67   
Romanian Whirling Dance (#38: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104   
Ruthenian Kolomeika (#35: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104   
Stars, Stars Brightly Shine (#31: For Children: Hungarian Folk Tunes) BB 53   
Stick Game (#1: Romanian Folk Dances) BB 68   
Wedding Song (#13: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104   

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