Bela Bartok

Perhaps it is even time to reconsider the assertion of scholar Alan Walker that Liszt was, in the words of Bela Bartok, "the true father of modern music."

Pianists Andre Watts and Evgeny Kissin offer Liszt recitals 2011

MR: Is it also true that you were named after Bela Bartok?

Mike Ragogna: Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano Mike Ragogna 2011

Yet even when the mood is romantic, as on Pete Rugolo's haunting "Interlude," Kenton keeps everything dissonant enough so that it's still more Bela Bartok than Percy Faith.

The Jazz Scene: Birthdays and Mermaids Will Friedwald 2012

Bela Bartok was a master, as was Benjamin Britten.

Michal Shapiro: A Transcendent Colombian Heritage: Lucia Pulido at the Hiro Ballroom (video) Michal Shapiro 2011

MR: Is it also true that you were named after Bela Bartok?

Mike Ragogna: Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano Mike Ragogna 2011

And he would say, 'Yeah I want you to draw from Bela Bartok, Stravinsky, not from just the fiddle groove.'

Michael Bialas: Carrie Rodriguez Reveals Her Love Connection With Our Country Michael Bialas 2011

When the Swing Era ended, Goodman experimented with bebop and studied classical clarinet, even commissioning new work from Bela Bartok and Aaron Copland.

Benny Goodman: Forever The King Of Swing 2009

The page for Erwartungand Bluebeard's Castlesays "By Bela Bartok"at the top of the page.

Archive 2008-08-01 Lisa Hirsch 2008

The page for Erwartungand Bluebeard's Castlesays "By Bela Bartok"at the top of the page.

Proofreaders Wanted, at Several Musical Organizations Lisa Hirsch 2008

Bela Bartok wrote some wonderful music utilizing some traditional Hungarian melodies.

Illiterate Authors? James F. McGrath 2008