Béla Bartók

Two manuscripts of the Suite, Op. 14 are held in the archive of Peter Bartók, in Florida. One of these is the autograph sketch of the work (without dynamic signs), the other is a hand written copy pre...

Peter Bartók casts a fresh eye on the Petite Suite, originally published as an excerpt of five pieces from the composer's 44 Duos for Two Violins (1938). A 1943 second publication added a sixth piece,...

This work, based on folk songs collected by the composer early in the twentieth century, was first published in the year 1918. The first publication contained the twenty pieces without requiring octav...

This revised edition was prepared by comparing the prior printed edition with the available manuscript sources, which are the following: 1) a manuscript, apparently intended as a final copy, on deposi...

All surviving manuscript sources have been used for this revised edition of 3 Rondos on Folk Tunes. It is a piece for piano composed in 1916 and 1927. Authentic Slovakian melodies are not only being c...

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

A corrected edition of the 'Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs', op.20 now available in a new computer-set score. Edited by Peter Hennings and Nelson Dellamaggiore, it examines all extant sourc...

Barók's Mikrokosmos displays a world of different musical styles in miniature form. The pieces are progressive in difficulty, suitable for developing many points of technique and musicianship. Additio...

The work was composed in 1908-1910. 'Bartók may have chosen to call these sketches because most of the pieces are indeed like a painter's sketch for a later, larger work: quickly executed creative wor...

Béla Bartók composed his Piano Quintet while at grammar school in Pozsony (Pressburg, now Bratislava), and it still shows the influence of Brahms in its melody and harmony. The work was always resound...

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Béla Bartók (1881-1945) is widely acknowledged as one of the most distinguished and influential composers of the twentieth century. Born in Hungary to a musical family, he became a leading internation...

Béla Bartok wrote 44 duos for two violins between 1931 and 1932 and dedicated them to Erich Doflein, who later became the founding director of the Freiburg University of Music. The arrangements for tw...