Bela Bartok in Budapest
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Béla Bartók in Budapest
Béla Bartók lived in Budapest for most of his adult life. There he was a professor at the conservatory for 30 years.
In addition to composition, he also devoted himself to folk song. Legend has it that he was inspired by his housemaid, who hummed songs from her homeland while she worked. He made countless journeys to explore the songs, often together with his friend Zoltán Kodály.
At the end of the 1930s he emigrated to the USA, where he died in 1945.
Destination Béla-Bartók-Museum
The city of Budapest opened a museum dedicated to Bartók’s life in his last Budapest residence on the occasion of his 100th birthday. There you can hear his music, see scores and private items such as his Bösendorfer piano.
It is also possible to view the recording technology, such as phonographs and cylinders, with which Bartók, Kodály and their assistants made countless recordings of folk songs from the beginning of the 20th century on their many journeys throughout Hungary, but also Romania, Turkey, etc.
Look into the museum:
In the building there is also a small concert hall where events are held. Please consult the website.
Concert hall:
https://Bartókemlekhaz.hu/?lang=en
Destination Cemetery Farkasréti
Bartók’s grave is located in Farkasréti Cemetery, which is about 3 km outside the city center on the Buda side. His body was moved there in 1989 after the fall of the Iron Curtain, as he died in exile in the USA and was buried there.
Bartók’s tomb:
This cemetery is famous for the beautiful view of Budapest and the beautiful park, which invites you to take a walk. Also worth seeing is the Farkasréti Funeral Chapel, which was inaugurated in 1980.
Farkasréti obituary chapel:
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