Album · 1991
Bartók at the Piano
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 5 Evening in Transylvania / Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: No. 6 Ballade
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2
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: Nos. 7–10, 12, 14, 15; Old Dance Tunes
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4:38
3
Sonatina, Sz. 55
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3:46
4
Rumanian Folk Dances: 1. Jocul cu bâtă (Bot‐tánc) / 2. Brâul / 3. Pe loc (Topogó) / 4. Buciumeana (Bucsumi tánc) / 5. “Poarga” românească (Román “polka”) / 6. Mărunțel (Aprózó)
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4:52
5
Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 5 Evening in Transylvania / No. 10 Bear Dance
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4:11
6
Two Rumanian Dances, Sz. 43: No. 1 Allegro vivace
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4:06
7
Fourteen Bagatelles, Sz. 38: No. 2 Allegro giocoso / Three Burlesques, Sz. 47: No. 2 (a bit drunk)
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2:50
8
Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49
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2:24
9
Suite, op. 14, Sz. 62: I. Allegretto
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1:46
10
Suite, op. 14, Sz. 62: II. Scherzo
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1:45
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Suite, op. 14, Sz. 62: III. Allegro molto — IV. Sostenuto
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4:23
12
Suite, op. 14, Sz. 62: I. Allegretto
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1:47
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Suite, op. 14, Sz. 62: II. Scherzo
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1:45
14
Suite, op. 14, Sz. 62: III. Allegro molto — IV. Sostenuto
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4:28
15
Sonata in G major 268, K. 427 / Sonata in A major 135, K. 212
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2:49
16
Sonata in A major 293, K. 537 / Sonata in B-flat major 50, K.70
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3:08
17
Années de Pèlerinage, Vol. III: No. 7 Sursum corda
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3:20
18
Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71: Nos. 7–10, 12, 14, 15; Old Dance Tunes
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4:24
19
Three Rondos on Folk Melodies, Sz. 84: No. 1 Andante
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2:59
20
Nine Little Piano Pieces, Sz. 82: No. 6 Air / Nine Little Piano Pieces, Sz. 82: No. 8 Tambourine / Petite Suite, Sz. 105: V. Bagpipes
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3:05
Disc 2
1
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 1 Annie Miller
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8:20
2
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 6 The Three Orphans
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6:51
3
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 7 Cockricoo!
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2:47
4
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 8 The Heartless Wife
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3:00
5
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 9 The Weeping‐Willow
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2:55
6
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 11 Far Across the Village Green / No. 10 Long‐Nose
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2:50
7
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 12 Wheelcart, Barrow / No. 16 Woman, Woman, Out of Your Bed!
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1:55
8
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 15 Lovely Is the Forest
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2:59
9
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 13 Woe Is Me / No. 30 Kitty and Johnny
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2:47
10
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 41 The Pear Tree of Gyöngyös / No. 14 All the Hemp
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2:49
11
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 18 Katie Kádár
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6:49
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 19 The Sisters
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2:58
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 20 The Cricket’s Wedding
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2:34
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 21 In the Forest
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3:00
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 23 I Have but Just Arrived / No. 24 Gypsy Song
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2:55
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 32 Called to Serve My Country
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 39 All Our Homes / No. 33 Over Yonder
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3:05
18
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 37 Stephen Kadar
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4:01
19
Hungarian Folk Music: No. 40 “Labantz”, Mocking “Kurutz”
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4:02
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Hungarian Folk Music: No. 42 Rákóczi’s Lament
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3:47
Disc 3
1
Five Hungarian Folk Tunes: No. 1 Far Behind I Left My Country / No. 2 Crossing the River / No. 3 in the Summer Fields
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2:56
2
Five Hungarian Folk Tunes: No. 4 the Horseman, No. 5 Walking Through the Town
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2:42
3
Eight Hungarian Folksongs: No. 1 Snow‐White Kerchief / No. 3 Women, Women, Listen
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2:37
4
Eight Hungarian Folksongs: No. 2 Coldly Runs the River / No. 5 If I Climb the Rocky Mountains
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2:28
5
Eight Hungarian Folksongs: No. 6 All the Lads to War / No. 7 Spring Begins With Labour / No. 8 Snow Is Melting
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3:52
6
Hungarian Folk Tunes
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7
Rumanian Folk Dances: 1. Jocul cu bâtă (Bot‐tánc) / 2. Brâul / 3. Pe loc (Topogó) / 4. Buciumeana (Bucsumi tánc) / 5. “Poarga” românească (Román “polka”) / 6. Mărunfitel (Aprózó)
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8
Rhapsody no. 1 for violin and piano, Sz. 86: Prima parte (“Lassú”)
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4:10
9
Rhapsody no. 1 for violin and piano, Sz. 86: Seconda parte (“Friss”)
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5:02
10
Contrasts, Sz 111: I. Recruiting Dance
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Contrasts, Sz 111: II. Relaxation
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Contrasts, Sz 111: III. Fast Dance
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6:58
Disc 4
1
Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 124 Staccato / No. 146 Ostinato
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3:31
2
Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 113 Bulgarian Rhythm (1) / No. 129 Alternating Thirds / No. 131 Fourths / No. 128 Peasants Dance
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4:11
3
Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 120 Fifth Chords / No. 109 From the Island of Bali / No. 138 Bagpipe
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 100 in the Style of a Folksong / No. 142 From the Diary of a Fly / No. 140 Free Variations
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3:37
5
Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 133 Syncopation / No. 149 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (2) / No. 148 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (1)
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 108 Wrestling / No. 150 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (3) / No. 151 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (4)
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 94 Tale / No. 152 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (5) / No. 153 Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (6)
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4:04
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 126 Change of Time / No. 116 Melody / No. 130 Village Joke / No. 139 Merry Andrew
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4:01
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 143 Divided Arpeggios / No. 147 March
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 144 Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 97 Notturno / No. 118 Triplets in 9/8 Time / No. 141 Subject and Reflexion
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4:11
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Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107: No. 136 Whole‐Tone Scale / No. 125 Boating / No. 114 Theme and Inversion
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4:19
Disc 5
1
Sonata no. 9 in A major for violin and piano: I. Adagio sostenuto — Presto
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11:14
2
Sonata no. 9 in A major for violin and piano: II. Andante con Variazioni
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12:10
3
Sonata no. 9 in A major for violin and piano: III. Presto
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6:22
4
Sonata for violin and piano: I. Allegro vivo
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4:13
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Sonata for violin and piano: II. Intermède (fantasque et léger)
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3:50
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Sonata for violin and piano: III. Finale (très animé)
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Sonata no. 2 for violin and piano, Sz. 76: I. Molto moderato / II. Allegretto
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19:08
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Rhapsody no. 1 for violin and piano, Sz. 86: Prima parte (“Lassú”), Seconda parte (“Friss”)
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9:09
Disc 6
1
Sonata for two pianos and percussion, Sz. 110: I. Assai lento — Allegro molto
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12:51
2
Sonata for two pianos and percussion, Sz. 110: II. Lento, ma non troppo
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6:18
3
Sonata for two pianos and percussion, Sz. 110: III. Allegro non troppo
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6:48
4
Petite Suite, Sz. 105: I. Slow Tune / I. bis Valachian / II. Whirling Dance / III. Quasi pizzicato / IV. Ruthenian / V. Bagpipes
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7:15
5
Fourteen Bagatelles, op. 6, Sz. 38: No. 2 Allegro siocoso / Three Rondos on Folk Melodies, Sz. 84: No. 1 Andante
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3:50
6
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, op. 20, Sz. 74: No. 1 Molto moderato / No. 2 Molto capriccioso / No. 6 Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso / No. 7 Sostenuto, rubato / No. 8 Allegro
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7:51
7
Nine Little Piano Pieces, Sz. 82: No. 9 Preludio — All’ungherese
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3:47
8
Three Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66
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3:53
9
Seven Pieces From “Mikrokosmos” for two pianos, Sz. 108: No. 2 Chord and Trill Study / No. 5 New Hungarian Folksong / No. 6 Chromatic Invention
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3:30
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Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39: No. 5 Evening in Transylvania / No. 10 Bear Dance
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4:44
11
For Children, Sz. 42: No. 3 Quasi adagio / No. 4 Allegro — Pillow Dance / No. 6 Allegro — Study for the Left Hand / No. 10 Allegro molto — Children’s Dance / No. 12 Allegro
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For Children, Sz. 42: No. 13 Andante — Ballade / No. 15 Allegro moderato / No. 18 Andante non troppo — Soldier’s Song / No. 19 Allegretto / No. 21 Allegro robusto
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4:13
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For Children, Sz. 42: No. 26 Moderato / No. 34 Allegretto / No. 35 Con moto / No. 31 Andante tranquilo / No. 30 Allegro ironico — Jeering Song
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4:03
In print
First pressed 1981, still pressed 1994 — 3 pressings.