First heard: 11 January 2022
B茅la Bart贸k was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist who lived from 1881 to 1945. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, renowned for his innovative approach to composition and his exploration of folk music. Bart贸k was born on March 25, 1881, in Nagyszentmikl贸s, Austria-Hungary (now S芒nnicolau Mare, Romania). He showed prodigious musical talent from an early age and began his formal music education at the Budapest Academy of Music. Read more on Last.fm