Bartok’s Years in America

Béla Viktor János Bartók (25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers. Bartok's Years in America – Based on a series of anonymous interviews with close friends and acquaintances of Bartok during his time in America. The theme is the high emotional cost of leaving one's native land to uphold moral convictions.