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Béla Bartók
Hungarian composer and pianist
Béla Viktor János Bartók (Hungarian: [ˈbɒrtoːk ˈbeːlɒ]; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) 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. Among his notable works are the opera Bluebeard's Castle, the ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, the Concerto for Orchestra and six string quartets. Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became known as ethnomusicology. Per Anthony Tommasini, Bartók "has empowered generations of subsequent composers to incorporate folk music and classical traditions from whatever culture into their works," and was "a formidable modernist who in the face of Schoenberg’s breathtaking formulations showed another way, forging a language that was an amalgam of tonality, unorthodox scales and atonal wanderings." His work is often described as being a combination of traditional peasants' folk music and avant-garde music.
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- Kossuth, BB31, Sz.21 1903 Orchestral
- Allegro barbaro, BB63, Sz.49 1911 Keyboard
- Duke Bluebeard's Castle, op. 11, BB62: Opera 1911 Stage
- 7 Romanian Folk Dances, BB76 1915 Orchestral
- Suite for Piano, op. 14, BB70, Sz.62 1916 Keyboard
- 8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20, BB83, Sz.74 1920 Keyboard
- Dance Suite, BB86a, Sz.77 1923 Orchestral
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in A major, BB91, Sz.83 1926 Orchestral
- Piano Sonata, BB88 1926 Keyboard
- Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no. 1, BB94b, Sz.87 1928 Orchestral
- Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no. 2, BB96b, Sz.90 1928 Orchestral
- Rhapsody for Violin and Piano no. 1, BB94a, Sz.86 1928 Chamber
- Rhapsody for Violin and Piano no. 2, BB96a, Sz.89 1928 Chamber
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, BB101, Sz.95 1931 Orchestral
- Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, BB117, Sz.112 1938 Orchestral
- Divertimento for String Orchestra, BB118 1939 Orchestral
- Sonata for Violin Solo, BB124, Sz.117 1944 Chamber
- Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major, BB127, Sz.119 1945 Orchestral
- 14 Bagatelle, op. 6, BB50 Keyboard
- 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, BB79, Sz.71 Keyboard
- 2 Elegies, op. 8b, BB49, Sz.41 Keyboard
- 2 Pictures, op. 10, BB59, Sz.46 Orchestral
- 2 Romanian Dances, op. 8a, BB56 Keyboard
- 3 Burlesques, op. 8c, BB55, Sz.47 Keyboard
- 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, BB80b, Sz.66 Keyboard
- 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, BB45b, Sz.35a Keyboard
- 3 Klavierstucke, BB14 Keyboard
- 3 Klavierstucke, BB8 Keyboard
- 3 Rondos on Slovak Folktunes, BB92, Sz.84 Keyboard
- 3 Studies, op. 18, BB81, Sz.72 Keyboard
- 4 Dirges, op. 9a, BB58, Sz.45 Keyboard
- 4 Old Hungarian Folksongs, for male chorus, BB60, Sz.50 Vocal
- 4 Orchestral Pieces, op. 12, BB64, Sz.51 Orchestral
- 4 Piano Pieces, BB27, DD71 Keyboard
- 4 Slovak Folksongs, BB78 Vocal
- 4 Slovakian Folksongs, BB46, Sz.35b Vocal
- 44 Duos for 2 violins, Volumes 1-4, BB104, Sz.98 Chamber
- 5 Hungarian Folksongs, for mixed chorus, Sz.93, BB99 Vocal
- 5 Magyar nepdalok, BB 108 Vocal
- 5 Songs, BB72, Sz.63, op. 16 Vocal
- 7 Pieces from Mikrokosmos, for 2 pianos, Sz.108, BB120 Keyboard
- 9 Little Piano Pieces, BB90, Sz.82 Keyboard
- Albumblatt, for violin and piano, BB26b Chamber
- Andante Keyboard
- Cantata profana, BB100, Sz.94, "The Enchanted Stags" Vocal
- Choruses in 2 and 3 Parts, 27 works for children's or female chorus and piano, BB111, Sz.103 Vocal
- Ciaia Sonata in G Keyboard
- Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion, and Orchestra, BB121, Sz.115 Orchestral
- Concerto for Orchestra, BB123, Sz.116 Orchestral
- Concerto for Orchestra, BB127, Sz.116 Orchestral
- Contrasts, for clarinet, violin, and piano, BB116 Chamber
- Duo for 2 violins, without opus; without Sz. Chamber
- Eight Hungarian Folksongs Vocal
- En plein air Keyboard
- Falun: 3 Village Scenes, BB87b, Sz.79 Vocal
- Falun: Village Scenes, BB87a, Sz.78 Vocal
- First Term at the Piano, BB66, Sz.53 Keyboard
- For Children : 85 Teaching Pieces in 4 volumes, BB53, Sz.42 Keyboard
- From Gyergó, for recorder and piano, BB45a, Sz.35 Chamber
- Fugue in G minor, for organ and strings Keyboard
- Hungarian Peasant Songs, BB107, Sz.100 Orchestral
- Húsz magyar népdal in 4 volumes, BB98, Sz.92 Vocal
- Magyar nepdalok, BB109 Keyboard
- Mikrokosmos: 153 Progressive Piano Pieces in 6 volumes, BB105, Sz.107 Keyboard
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB114, Sz.106 Orchestral
- Out of Doors, BB89 Keyboard
- Pastorale for keyboard in C Keyboard
- Petite Suite, BB113, Sz.105 Keyboard
- Petits morceaux, for piano, BB38 Keyboard
- Piano Quintet, BB33 Chamber
- Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, BB94c, Sz.88 Chamber
- Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, op. 1, BB36b, Sz.27 Orchestral
- Rhapsody, op. 1, BB36a, Sz.26 Keyboard
- Romanian Christmas Carols, 20 pieces in 2 series, BB67, Sz.57 Keyboard
- Romanian Dance, BB61, Sz.47a Orchestral
- Román népi táncok, BB68, Sz.56 Keyboard
- Scherzo in B major, BB11 Keyboard
- Six danses populaires roumaines, for trumpet and ensemble Chamber
- Sonata for 2 Pianos and 2 Percussion, BB115, Sz.110 Chamber
- Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B flat major, SF. 775 Keyboard
- Sonatina over themes of peasants from Transsylvania Keyboard
- Sonatina, BB69, Sz.55 Keyboard
- String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 7, BB52, Sz.40 Chamber
- String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 17, BB75, Sz.67 Chamber
- String Quartet no. 3 in C sharp major, BB93, Sz.85 Chamber
- String Quartet no. 4 in C major, BB95 Chamber
- String Quartet no. 5 in B flat major, BB110, Sz.102 Chamber
- String Quartet no. 6 in D major, BB119, Sz.114 Chamber
- Suite for Orchestra no. 1, Sz. 31, BB 39 Orchestral
- Suite for Orchestra no. 2, op. 4, BB40, Sz.34 Orchestral
- The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19, BB82 Stage
- The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19a, BB82, Sz.73a Orchestral
- The Wooden Prince, op. 13, BB74 Stage
- The Wooden Prince, op. 13, BB74, Sz.60 Orchestral
- Toccata in G Keyboard
- Toccata no. 1 for keyboard Keyboard
- Toccata no. 2 for keyboard Keyboard
- Transylvanian Dances, BB102b, Sz.96 Orchestral
- Tre Correnti Keyboard
- Two Portraits, for violin and orchestra, op. 5, BB48b, Sz.37 Orchestral
- Violin Concerto no. 1, BB48a, Sz.36 Orchestral
- Violin Sonata in E minor, BB28 Chamber
- Violin Sonata no. 1 in C sharp minor, op. 21, BB84, Sz.75 Chamber
- Violin Sonata no. 2 in C major, BB85, Sz.76 Chamber