Clara Barry, Emil Spanyi & Mátyás Szandai - Clara Barry sings Bartók (2023) [Hi-Res]

While some people's lives get muddled up in the meanders of complexity, others, on the contrary, dazzle by the clarity of their path, which they follow step by step according to the quiet rhythm of obviousness. It's as if these steps had called to each other and been arranged in such a way as to offer the face of naturalness. Clara Barry belongs to this second category, and the clarity of a form of quiet logic emanates from her conversation. So much so that she can sum up her life and this album's programme in the breath of a single sentence: "Although I studied classical violin, I've always sung, immersed in this strong tradition of Swedish folk song handed down by my mother. This favoured my encounter with Bartok and led me to present a project based on this mode of transmission so simple and yet so refined, which requires the musicians to display a skilful blend of technique and improvisation." Eight Bartok pieces, one by Kodaly and two Swedish creations: this is the fluid and balanced tribute of a clear idea, but nonetheless the result - since the idea alone is not enough! - of a long maturation process.