Tanchaz Talk Interview’s Master Class series episodes comprehensively explore the complex mysteries of Hungarian folk music with Soma Salamon, Lecturer at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and one of Hungary’s most in-demand folk musicians and teachers.
This episode examines the beginnings of Hungarian folk music research, including:
- peeling off the layers of ethnomusicology;
- early researchers in the 19th century;
- Béla Vikár's first-ever phonograph recording of Hungarian folk music; and
- Béla Bartók’s remarkable encounter with a Székely handmaiden.
Released on March 6, 2021.
Tanchaz Talk is the world’s only English-language program focusing primarily on Hungarian folk music.
“Tanchaz Talk Interviews” features long-form interviews with a wide range of guests appearing on the program. More (non-interview) episodes of Tanchaz Talk, featuring a mix of music and stories, are available on www.tanchaz.com and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/kalmanmagyar.
Host Kalman Magyar (Öcsi) is one of North America’s leading Hungarian folk musicians and personalities. Read more at www.kalmanmagyar.com.
Recommended reading mentioned in the episode:
- Daniel Liptak: http://real.mtak.hu/102163/1/6.2018.59.1-2.7.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1uVorz58D7JWtRN4IBFd2vb58a12aBL47IISusmfvIgGnzrpVQjud9-x8
- Katalin Paksa: https://bookline.hu/product/home.action?_v=Paksa_Katalin_A_history_of_Hungarian_fo&type=22&id=324514&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7YyCBhD_ARIsALkj54oZqRkUML7ximmyD1d7zOHJ83zjDMT4JVKl_m6m3IWslhcz_X7yQvsaAqVuEALw_wcB&fbclid=IwAR3u_tcZerc223rCw8nCC30C4SYlaLLpeJgzpMoDFaQMbeolek7KttZKePA
- Lynn Hooker: https://www.amazon.com/Redefining-Hungarian-Music-Liszt-Bartók/dp/0199739595
- David Schneider: https://www.amazon.ca/Bartók-Hungary-Renewal-Tradition-Intersection/dp/0520245032