Sz. 48, Op. 11, BB62 • “A kéksz. akállú Herceg Vára”
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The year 1911 was, from one perspective, exactly the wrong time for a young, albeit respected, composer to be making his initial foray into opera. As Bartók labored on his first and only essay in the genre, he must have been aware that entertainment-seeking European audiences were then enjoying the efforts of a formida...
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