The Folk Dance Connection
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"The Wedding Dance" (1566), by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
There’s no denying the appeal of attractive tunes and strong, catchy rhythms.
But, just as important, this is music that often speaks volumes about a particular people or culture that might otherwise be overlooked—or even suppressed.
In this hour, the impact of folk dance on works by Brahms, Liszt, Chopin, Dvorak, Grieg, Bartok, Arnold, and many more.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
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Title
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Group/Artist
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Catalog #
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UPC
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Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies
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Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer
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Philips 456 570-2
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028945657028
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Nocturne: The Romantic Life of Frederic Chopin [for Polonaise in A Major]
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Lucy Parham
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Deux-Elles DXL 1152
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666283115222
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Chopin: Mazurkas Vol. 1
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Garrick Ohlsson
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Helios CDH55392
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034571153919
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Brahms: Hungarian Dances
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Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
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Deutsche Grammophon 4779962
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028947799627
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Grieg: Norwegian Dances
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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi
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Virgin Classics 3447222
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094634472227
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Dvorak: Slavonic Dances
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
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Mercury Living Presence Collector’s Edition 478 3566
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028947835660
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Janacek: Hary Janos Suite, etc, (for Dances of Marosszek)
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London Philharmonic, Walter Susskind
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EMI 5 72683 2
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724357268325
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Dorati conducts Bartok (for Roumanian Folk Dances)
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,
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Mercury Living Presence Collector’s Edition 478 3566
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028947835660
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Arnold: Dances (for Four Scottish Dances)
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Brisbane, Andrew Penny
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Naxos 8.553526
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730099452625
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Reflections (for Surinach: Ritmo Jondo)
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Philharmonia a Vent
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Klavier 11166
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019688116620
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Skalkottas : 36 Greek Dances
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BBC Symphony, Nikos Christodoulou
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BIS BIS-CD-1333/1334
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7318591333340
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