Béla Bartók

The Suite Paysanne Hongroise for flute and piano is an arrangement of nine pieces based on the 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano by Béla Bartók. Paul Arma, born in Budapest in 1905, pianist and com...

For many countries, folk dances are important cultural treasures. While a first glance at these compositions shows their clear and simple structure with a distinct musical message, a closer look revea...

Béla Bartók’s '44 Duos' for violins are a set of marvelous musical miniatures that draw on the composer’s love of Eastern European folk music. Ranging from easy to advanced standard, they have long be...

These songs were originally written for unaccompanied chorus. Later an orchestral accompaniment was added, and a piano reduction has been included for rehearsal purposes when preparing the choir for a...

These songs were originally written for unaccompanied chorus. Later an orchestral accompaniment was added, and a piano reduction has been included for rehearsal purposes when preparing the choir for a...

These songs were originally written for unaccompanied chorus. Later an orchestral accompaniment was added, and a piano reduction has been included for rehearsal purposes when preparing the choir for a...

Béla Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, composed in summer 1937 on a commission from Paul Sacher and premièred in Basel in January 1938, is incontestably one of the supreme creations of mo...

Experience a captivating chamber music masterpiece brimming with tonal diversity and thrilling energy with "Kontraste / Contrasts". The extraordinary scoring for violin, clarinet, and piano unfolds a...

From the '44 Duos for two violins' In this album, the experienced flutist, saxophonist and composer Marcin Langer offers 20 arrangements of Bartók’s miniatures '44 Duos for two violins'. The difficult...

The Boosey & Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy.Bartók for Clarinet fe...

The Boosey & Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dan...

Kovács, Béla, arr.

Immerse yourself in the rich and expressive sound of the clarinet ensemble! With "Sonatina", Edition Darok presents an exhilarating work in a sophisticated arrangement by the renowned master Béla Ková...

Béla Bartók (1881-1945) composed his 44 Duos for Two Violins in 1931. These unique musical miniatures combine folk melodies from Eastern Europe with the musical language of the twentieth century in an...

The Boosey & Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dan...

Die 'Rumänischen Volkstänze' gehören ohne Zweifel zu den bekanntesten und beliebtesten Werken Bartóks. Den Kompositionen liegen Tänze aus Transsilvanien zugrunde, die Bartok auf seinen zahllosen Reise...

Prepared from the composer's original manuscript

1936 erhielt Béla Bartók von seinem Schweizer Mäzen Paul Sacher den Kompositionsauftrag zur "Musik für Saiteninstrumente, Schlagzeug und Celesta". Bartók gelang dabei eines der großen Meisterwerke des...

In the early 1930s, Bartók resolved to compose some orchestra pieces which would be easy to play and thus could be performed more often than his other demanding, musically and technically difficult sc...

The 'Romanian Folk Dances' undoubtedly rank amongst Bartók's most popular compositions. The earliest version is scored for piano (1915) and was published by Universal Edition in 1918. The composer him...