Béla Bartók
Born: 25th March 1881, Sannicolau Mare
Died: 26th September 1945, New York
Nationality: Hungarian
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology.
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Interview,
Bartók, Janáček and Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski
The pianist talks about his new album of piano works from Central Europe, featuring Bartók Bagatelles, the second book of Janáček's On an Overgrown Path and Szymanowski Mazurkas.
Recording of the Week,
Folk Songs from Magdalena Kožená
The Czech mezzo teams up with her husband Simon Rattle and the Czech Philharmonic for superbly characterful performances of folk-inspired song-cycles by Bartók, Berio, Ravel and Montsalvatge.
Popular Genres: Bartók
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Instrumental
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Bartók
- 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csik, BB 45b, Sz. 35a (30)
- Allegro barbaro, BB 63, Sz. 49 (50)
- Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 (171)
- Contrasts for violin, clarinet & piano, BB 116, Sz. 111 (59)
- Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77 (76)
- Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 (83)
- Duke Bluebeard's Castle, Sz. 48, Op. 11 (44)
- Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano (15), BB 79, Sz. 71 (39)
- Hungarian Sketches, BB 103, Sz. 97 (35)
- Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74, Op. 20 (43)
- Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106 (114)
- Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB89 (55)
- Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83 (58)
- Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 (67)
- Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 (100)
- Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80 (74)
- Piano Suite, BB 70, Sz. 62, Op. 14 (45)
- Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87 (36)
- Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90 (27)
- Rhapsody for Violin & Piano No. 1, BB 94a, Sz. 86 (56)
- Romanian Folk Dances for orchestra, Sz. 68, BB 76 (39)
- Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68 (208)
- Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano) (45)
- Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117 (116)
- Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110 (73)
- Sonatina, BB 69, Sz. 55 (43)
- String Quartet No. 1, Sz 40 (Op. 7) (64)
- String Quartet No. 2, Sz 67 (Op. 17) (67)
- String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85 (69)
- String Quartet No. 4, Sz 91 (69)
- String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102 (69)
- String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114 (66)
- String Quartets Nos. 1-6 (33)
- The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (ballet) (36)
- The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73 (suite) (52)
- Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120 (37)
- Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36 (42)
- Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112 (116)
- Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75 (66)
- Violin Sonata No. 2, BB 85, Sz. 76 (62)
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