A shared interest in Bartók prompted this collaboration between pianist Lucian Ban, violist Mat Maneri, and woodwinds player John Surman. . . . The playing is marked by delicacy and the music’s tone often introspective, never more so than during “What A Great Night This Is, A Messenger Was Born” when viola and bass clarinet address the melody transcribed by Bartók as Ban extemporizes. “Transylvanian Dance” concludes the release on a buoyant, ECM-like note with Surman’s soprano sax pirouetting alongside Ban’s driving piano. . . . Transylvanian Folk Songs is a wholly absorbing set distinguished by imagination and originality. . .  click to read full review