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Bartók, Béla 1881 - 1945

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  • Author: Kikuchi, Tomoko

  • Last updated:January 1, 2010
  • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    Born in 1881 in what is now southern Hungary, he received his first piano lessons from his mother. At the age of 18, he entered the Budapest Academy of Music, where he studied piano and composition. While distinguishing himself as a pianist, he resonated with the prevailing sentiment for Hungarian national independence from the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy and began to dedicate himself to the study of unique Hungarian music. He actively engaged in collecting and analyzing folk songs, making their preservation through recordings and publications his lifelong work.

    While many of his piano works are based on folk song motifs, he incorporated serial techniques and unique overtone scales into his compositions, establishing himself as a leading figure in contemporary music internationally. He regarded sound as raw material, and his rhythms and melodies expressed themselves powerfully; yet, his style never leaned excessively towards the avant-garde, successfully blending classical elements with distinctive individual characteristics.

    As the shadow of Nazism fell over Europe and political conditions became unstable, he decided to emigrate to the United States. From 1940, he continued his composition and research at Columbia University, and passed away in New York in 1945.

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    Works(55)

    Concerto (1)

    concerto (4)

    Piano Concerto no.1 BB 91 Sz 83

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 24 min 30 sec 

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    Piano Concerto no.2 BB 101 Sz 95

    Playing time: 29 min 00 sec 

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    Piano Concerto no.3 BB 127 Sz 119

    Key: E-Dur  Composed in: 1945  Playing time: 23 min 30 sec 

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    Konzert für 2 Klaviere,Schalagzeuge und Orchester BB 121 Sz 115

    Composed in: 1940  Playing time: 27 min 00 sec 

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    Piano Solo (14)

    sonata (1)

    Sonata BB 88 Sz 80

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 15 min 00 sec 

    sonatina (1)

    Sonatina BB 69 Sz 55

    Composed in: 1915  Playing time: 4 min 00 sec 

    rhapsody (1)

    Rhapsodie Op.1 BB 36a Sz 26

    Composed in: 1904  Playing time: 20 min 30 sec 

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    pieces (12)

    3 Klavierstück

    Composed in: 1897 

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    3 Klavierstück

    Composed in: 1898 

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    4 Zongoradarab BB 27

    Composed in: 1903  Playing time: 27 min 00 sec 

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    Két Román tánc Op.8a BB 56 Sz 43

    Playing time: 8 min 00 sec 

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    Két elégia Op.8b BB 49 Sz 41

    Playing time: 16 min 00 sec 

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    Három burleszk Op.8c BB 55 Sz 47

    Playing time: 7 min 30 sec 

    Négy siratóének Op.9a BB 58 Sz 45

    Playing time: 7 min 52 sec 

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    Vázlatok Op.9b BB 54 Sz 44

    Playing time: 10 min 50 sec 

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    Szabadban BB 89 Sz 81

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 16 min 00 sec 

    Kilenc kis zongoradarab BB 90 Sz 82

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 15 min 00 sec 

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    Három Rondó népi dallamokkal BB 92 Sz 84

    Playing time: 7 min 40 sec 

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    Seven pieces from "Mikrokosmos" BB 120 Sz 108

    Playing time: 9 min 00 sec 

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    suite (2)

    Suite Op.14 BB 70 Sz 62

    Composed in: 1916  Playing time: 9 min 00 sec 

    Suite BB 122 Op.4b

    Composed in: 1941  Playing time: 29 min 50 sec 

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    etude (1)

    Etõdök Op.18 BB 81 Sz 72

    Composed in: 1918  Playing time: 7 min 30 sec 

    for children (9)

    Kezdõk zongoramuzsikája BB 66

    Composed in: 1913  Playing time: 14 min 30 sec 

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    Etude

    Playing time: 1 min 00 sec 

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    Tíz Könnyű zongoradarab BB 51 Sz 39

    Composed in: 1908  Playing time: 22 min 00 sec 

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    Gyermekeknek BB 53 Sz 42

    Playing time: 20 min 00 sec 

    Gyermekeknek BB 53 Sz 42

    Playing time: 24 min 00 sec 

    Gyermekeknek BB 53 Sz 42

    Playing time: 16 min 00 sec 

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    Gyermekeknek BB 53 Sz 42

    Playing time: 20 min 00 sec 

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    Gyermekeknek (For Children) BB 53 Sz 42

    Playing time: 32 min 10 sec 

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    Gyermekeknek (For Children) BB 53 Sz 42

    Playing time: 30 min 00 sec 

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    fantasy (1)

    Scherzo (Fantasie) BB 11

    Composed in: 1897  Playing time: 5 min 00 sec 

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    bagatelle (1)

    Fourteen Bagatelles Op.6 BB 50 Sz 38

    Composed in: 1908  Playing time: 24 min 00 sec 

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    funeral (1)

    Marche funèbre BB 31

    Composed in: 1903  Playing time: 4 min 20 sec 

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    transcription (2)

    Táncszvit BB 86b Sz 77

    Composed in: 1925  Playing time: 16 min 40 sec 

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    Kis szvit BB 113 Sz 105

    Composed in: 1936  Playing time: 7 min 00 sec 

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    Various works (1)

    Allegro barbaro BB 63 Sz 49

    Composed in: 1911  Playing time: 2 min 30 sec 

    Educational works (6)

    Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107

    Playing time: 23 min 03 sec 

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    Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 21 min 30 sec 

    Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 27 min 36 sec 

    Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 30 min 55 sec 

    Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 20 min 15 sec 

    Mikrokosmos BB 105 Sz 107

    Composed in: 1926  Playing time: 26 min 50 sec 

    Folk and ethnic music arrangements (7)

    Román népi táncok BB 68 Sz 56

    Composed in: 1915  Playing time: 4 min 30 sec 

    Román kolinda-dallamok I BB 67 Sz 57

    Composed in: 1915  Playing time: 5 min 20 sec 

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    Three Hungarian Folk Tunes BB 80b Sz 66

    Playing time: 1 min 30 sec 

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    Tizenöt magyar parasztdal BB 79 Sz 71

    Composed in: 19141918  Playing time: 12 min 25 sec 

    Improvizációk magyar parasztdalokra Op.20 BB 83 Sz 74

    Composed in: 1920  Playing time: 12 min 30 sec 

    Piano Ensemble (1)

    sonata (1)

    Sonate für 2 Klaviere und Schalagzeuge BB 115 Sz 110

    Composed in: 1937  Playing time: 23 min 30 sec 

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    Chamber Music (2)

    pieces (1)

    Contrasts BB 116 Sz 111

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 17 min 00 sec 

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    folk music (3)

    Magyar népdalok BB 21 Sz 33

    Composed in: 1906 

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    Performance Recordings List(1)

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