Béla Bartók in Italy -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Music Examples -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Bartók in Liberal Italy, 1911-1925 -- Heroism and Silence: Bartók in Mussolini's Italy, 1925-1938 -- Resistance and Dictatorship, 1939-1942 -- Resistance and Democracy, 1943-1947 -- Bartók's Legacy in a Divided World, 1948-1956 -- Bartók's Influence on Italian Composers -- Conclusion: Bartók and the Memory of the Twentieth Century -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Performances of Bartók's Works in Italy between 1911 and 1950 -- Index
Summary
Examines the reputation of the Hungarian musician Béla Bartók (1881-1945) as an antifascist hero
