Béla Bartók and the Ideal of Europe,Lecture held at the Hungarian Institute in Bucharest on May the 3rd 2004

The paper discusses the political message of Bartók’s work, asserting that Bartók was a pioneer of a new kind of patriotism and “europeanness”. A patriotism which is essential in the building of Europe, and in the process of European integration where the harmony of the neighboring countries is based on mutual knowledge and acknowledgment. Bartok’s example for patriotism is unique and it manifests in his music, as he never accepted any kind of political role…

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