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15 Hungarian Peasant Songs BB 79
Rubato BB 79,1
4 medium
Andante BB 79,2
4 medium
Poco rubato BB 79,3
3 easy
Andante BB 79,4
3 easy
Scherzo BB 79,5
5 medium
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Béla Bartók

This composer, who numbers among the most important musical figures in the first half of the twentieth century, is known principally for his research into Hungarian folk music, the elements of which he incorporated into his style. His broad oeuvre includes numerous works for orchestra, piano, and chamber ensembles, as well as choral music; songs with piano accompaniment; and an opera.

1881Born in Nagyszentmiklós on March 25. First piano instruction from his mother.
1893–ca. 1896Piano studies with László Erkel in Pressburg (Bratislava).
1899–1903Studies piano and composition at the Budapest Academy of Music. Symphonic poem “Kossuth” in 1903.
from 1905Together with Zóltan Kodály he begins scientific field research into Hungarian folk music and thereby refutes conventional notions. He becomes acquainted with the music of Debussy.
1905–07Suite No. 2, Op. 4, for small orchestra.
1907–34Professor of piano in Budapest.
1908–09“For Children,” 85 transcriptions of folk songs for piano, later only 79.
1915–17String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, with percussive playing techniques.
1917Premiere of his ballet “The Wooden Prince.”
1918Premiere of “Bluebeard’s Castle,” Op. 11 (composed 1911), partially based on the sounds of French music.
1920Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20.
1926Performance of the pantomime “The Miraculous Mandarin.” Piano cycle “Out of Doors.”
1926–39“Mikrokosmos” for piano (six volumes).
from 1934Editor of the complete edition of Hungarian folk music.
1936Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta as avant-garde work.
1937–38Concerto (No. 2) for violin and orchestra.
1940Emigrates to the United States.
1945Piano Concerto No. 3; his concerto for viola remains unfinished. Death in New York on September 26.

© 2003, 2010 Philipp Reclam jun. GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart

Regular readers won’t be at all surprised to know that I love these new Henle editions. I am of course a particular fan of Bartók’s music, but also a fan of excellent scholarship, and a fan of Henle editions. Here these three combine to deliver an outstanding score.

Pianodao, 2018

Lesenswert ist das instruktive Vorwort des Herausgebers, des renommierten Bartók-Forschers László Somfai, der die vergleichsweise langwierige Entstehungsgeschichte der 15 Ungarischen Bauernlieder beschreibt. Erfreulich ist es weiterhin, dass der Spieler am Schluss des Bandes ein Verzeichnis der von Bartók arrangierten Melodien und der zugehörigen, überwiegend humoristischen Texte erhält.

Üben und Musizieren, 2018

In de Urtext-uitgaven van Henle vinden pianisten uitgebreid commentaren, een heldere lay-out en vaak ook bruikbare suggesties voor vingerzettingen en pedaalgebruik. Ook Bartóks eigen opnamen worden niet vergeten, ze vullen de bestaande uitgaven aan en geven een idee van de tempi en pedaliseringen die de componist voor zijn eigen muziek koos. ... Een voornemen om meer Bartók in de lespraktijk te gebruiken of in het eigen speelrepertoire op te nemen, wordt met deze twee uitgaven een stukje realistischer, ook omdat de printversies digitaal in de Henle Library app zijn te vinden.

Piano Bulletin, 2019

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