After 9/11 I panicked over having the only known copies of Irén Marik’s 100+ hour archive and began to … Continue reading
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Irén Marik
Irén Marik (1905-1986) was discovered living in the small valley town of Independence, California in 1982. Born in Szolnok, … Continue reading
Irén Marik: from Budapest to the California desert.
After arriving in Marik’s little desert town, she began to speak about her life’s events, being charmingly formal, subtly … Continue reading
Irén Marik: From Mozart to Messiaen
Leaving war-torn Europe for the safety and obscurity of exile in the United .States, Irén Marik (1905-1986) survived by teaching at … Continue reading
Irén Marik: From Bach to Bartók
The arc of musical interpretation leads to extremes, to ends we try to explain by using terms such as Apollonian … Continue reading
Bartók in the Desert: The Art of Irén Marik
If there exists an “inner circle” among musicians, whose artistry and probing interpretations set them apart for their profound musical … Continue reading
Allan Evans: Sound Archaeologist
Allan Evans, the author of this webpage, passed away on the afternoon of June 6, 2020. He was 64 years … Continue reading
Bartók exploring Transylvania.
When a grandiose culture encounters a “lesser” one in its midst, the potential for something remarkable arises. One instance … Continue reading
When Debussy came to Budapest
Back in late July of 1983, Janos Sebestyén the harpsichordist thumbed through his little black book and suggested I call … Continue reading
A cellist summons the Mongols
When a cello plays you expect its low range to provide a buttress that stabilizes its highest singing registers that copy operatic and … Continue reading