Bartók Recordings from Private Collections Béla Bartók

Release: 21 Nov 1995 Hungary, Language: [Multiple languages], Status: Official
Format: CD + CD + CD + CD, Tracks: 45, Length: 4:3:54, Barcode: 5991811233426
Release type: Album

Contents

CD #1
1 For Children Sz. 42, Vol. 3 no. 22 Duhajkodó (Revelry) / Seven Sketches, Sz. 44, no. 3 Lento (incomplete) 2:10
2 Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 10 Medvetánc (Beer Dance) / Sketches no. 6 Oláhos / In Valachian Style 2:40
3 Bagatelles (14) for piano, Sz. 38, BB 50 (op. 6): No. 10 Allegro 2:21
4 Fourteen Bagatelles Sz. 38 no. 7 Allegretto molto capriccioso / For Children Sz. 42 Vol. 1, no. 10 2:39
5 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 1 Jocul cu bâta (fragment) 2:37
6 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 3 Pe loc (Topogó) / No. 4 Buciumeana (Bucsumi tánc) / No. 5 “Poarga” româneasca (Román “Polka”) 2:36
7 Romanian Dances (2) (Ket román tánc), for piano, Sz. 43, BB 56 (op. 8a): No. 1 Allegro vivace 4:12
8 Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (op. 20) 1:44
9 Allegro barbaro, for piano, Sz. 49, BB 63 2:31
10 Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 5 Este a székelyeknél (Evening in Transylvania (incomplete) 2:31
11 Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 10 Medvetánc (Beer Dance) 1:43
12 Romanian Dances (2) (Ket román tánc), for piano, Sz. 43, BB 56 (op. 8a): No. 1 Allegro vivace (fragment) 2:24
13 Partita for keyboard no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (BC L5): Praeambulum 2:50
14 Partita for keyboard no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (BC L5): Passepied / Gigue (fragment) 3:44
15 Pieces (7) for piano, op. 11: No. 2 Székely keserves (Székely Lament) / No. 4 Sírfelírat (Epitaph) (fragment) 3:25
16 Pieces (7) for piano, op. 11: No. 6 Székley Song 3:25
17 Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo no. 4 in A major, BWV 1055: 1. Allegro (fragment) 3:23
18 Rondo for piano & orchestra in A major, K. 386: (fragment) 3:32
19 Variationen über das Motiv von Bach: Weinen, Klagen, for piano, S. 180 (LW A214) (two fragments): Bars 16–64, 96‐Animato 5:07
CD #2
1 Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101 16:26
2 Variations (6) on an original theme for piano in F major, op. 34 (fragment) 3:18
3 Capriccio for piano in B minor, op. 76/2 3:11
4 Nocturne for piano no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27/1, CT. 114 (fragment) 4:16
5 Bagpipe Music, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 5/138), Sz. 107/5/138, BB 105/138 1:10
6 From the Island of Bali, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 4/109), Sz.107/4/109, BB 105/109 1:16
7 Mikrokosmos Vol. 6, progressive pieces (14) for piano, Sz. 107/6, BB 105/140–153: No. 148 Hat tánc bolgár ritmusban (1.) Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (no. 1) (fragment) 1:49
8 Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a) (two fragments): 1. Allegro con spirito 1–65, 136–194 5:55
9 Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a) (two fragments): 2. Andante 1–33, 49–112 6:42
10 Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a) (two fragments): 3. Allegro molto 1–293, 368–380 4:32
11 En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134 (fragment): 1. Avec emportement 1–203 3:51
12 En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134 (two fragments): 2. Lent. Sombre 1–92, 144–179 6:28
13 En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134 (two fragments): 3. Scherzando 1–63, 114‐Fine 3:06
CD #3
1 Rhapsody for piano & orchestra, Sz. 27, BB 36b (op. 1) (5 fragments) 20:31
2 Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: I. Allegro non troppo 11:06
3 Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: II. Andante, un poco adagio 9:24
4 Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: III. Scherzo. Allegro 8:02
5 Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo 10:40
CD #4
1 Rhapsody for violin & piano no. 1, Sz. 86, BB 94a 12:30
2 Hungarian Folksongs, for violin & piano (transcribed from “For Children”): Part 1 5:26
3 Concerto pathétique (I & II), for 2 pianos, S. 258 (LW C18) 20:36
4 Words to Cantata profana (in Hungarian) 3:53
5 Lecture on the collecting tour in Anatolia (in Hungarian) 13:09
6 Interview with Bartók in Brussels Radio (in French) 2:56
7 Interview with Bartók from the ‘Ask the Composer’ series 5:59
8 Recordings of Bartók’s family talks (1913–33) (three fragments) 2:02

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