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From Hungary to Taiwan

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1 Wilson: Hungarian Folk Songs - Dudatanc
2 Ballada
3 A Ratoti Legenyek
4 Lancz, Lancz
5 Porondos Viz Martjan
6 Ej Gorbenye
7 Maramarosi Tancok
8 Nechocze Ty, Hanulienka Z Rana Do Trna
9 Liang: Song Recollections
10 Bartok: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 - Allegro
11 Prestissimo, con sordino
12 Non troppo lento
13 Allegretto pizzicato
14 Allegro molto
15 Lin: Four Taiwanese Folk Songs - Seaport Goodbye
16 Hengchun Folksong
17 Dark Sky
18 Rain Night Flower
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From Hungary to Taiwan is a milestone album from the award-winning Formosa Quartet. Released by Bridge Records, the album pairs three imaginative new works with Béla Bartók's towering Fourth String Quartet, a nod to the group's Taiwanese heritage and a celebration of "folk", in every sense of the word.

The program juxtaposes two pairs: Hungarian folk music in two representations, and Taiwanese folk music in two representations. Formosa Quartet decided to commission composers Dana Wilson, Lei Liang, and Wei-Chieh Lin to create this fascinating view of cultural identity.

As liner notes annotator Ronald Robboy wrote, "This imaginative recording project offers treatments of folk music from Hungary and Taiwan that juxtapose the two in unexpected ways, illuminating different facets of their respective musical cultures and causing us to think more deeply about what can be meant by, not just the term ‘folk music,' but by the music itself."

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    Posted At: September 19, 2024 12:00 AM
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  • EMU's McAndless residency to host Formosa Quartet with 'The American Mirror Project' finale / EMU Today
    Posted At: March 25, 2024 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: February 21, 2024 12:00 AM
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  • Formosa Quartet make their first PCMS appearance at Philadelphia's American Philosophical Society / 90.1WRTI
    Posted At: November 26, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Formosa Quartet gets new McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair from EMU College of Arts and Sciences
    Posted At: May 15, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Formosa Quartet - From Hungary to Taiwan is the KUSC: Download of the Week
    Posted At: February 7, 2019 12:00 AM

    Formed in 2002 when the four founding members came together for a concert tour of Taiwan, Formosa Quartet is deeply committed to championing Taiwanese music and promoting the arts in the land of its heritage, as well as exploring diverse and adventurous mediums for string quartet. Their new album, From Hungary To Taiwan, is an imaginative recording project, offering virtuoso treatment of folk music From ...
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    Posted At: January 31, 2019 12:00 AM

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  • Formosa Quartet 'From Hungary to Taiwan' is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: January 15, 2019 12:00 AM

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