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Béla Bartók
12+ albums
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Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist who lived from 1881 to 1945. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, renowned for his innovative approach to composition and his exploration of folk music. Bartók was born on March 25, 1881, in Nagyszentmiklós, Austria-Hungary (now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). He showed prodigious musical talent from an early age and began his formal music education at the Budapest Academy of Music. During his studies, he developed a keen interest in folk music and traveled extensively throughout Eastern Europe, collecting and transcribing traditional melodies. In addition to his ethnomusicological work, Bartók composed prolifically. His early compositions reflected the influence of late Romanticism and the music of his contemporaries, such as Richard Strauss and Claude Debussy. However, as he delved deeper into folk music, Bartók's style evolved, embracing elements of Hungarian and other Eastern European folk traditions. His music became characterized by its rhythmic complexity, use of dissonance, and exploration of unconventional tonalities. Bartók's works spanned various genres, including orchestral pieces, chamber music, piano solos, and choral music. Some of his most notable compositions include the Concerto for Orchestra, the Six String Quartets, the Mikrokosmos piano cycle, and the opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle. Despite his artistic achievements, Bartók faced numerous challenges t
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Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: III. Pe-loc - Andante
137,3332For Children Vol. 1, Sz. 42: No. 3 Quasi adagio
35,5473No. 9. Syncopation I
32,9964For Children, Vol. 1, Sz. 42 (Excerpts): No. 17, The Young Bride. Adagio [Original Version]
31,9525No. 5. 6 Unison Melodies V
28,8376No. 102. Harmonics
24,9677Quasi adagio
24,3148Swineherd's Dance
23,3939Four Dirges, Sz. 45, Op. 9a: 1. Adagio
21,25110Rapsodia para violín nº 2 - Moderato
19,550albums
BARTOK: Mikrokosmos (Complete)
Concierto para Violín nº 2 - Rapsodias nº 1 y 2
Bartók: Piano Works
BARTOK: The Miraculous Mandarin (Complete Ballet) / Hungarian Pictures / Dance Suite
BARTOK: Violin Sonata, Sz. 117 / 44 Violin Duos, Sz. 98
BARTOK: Dance Suite, Sz. 77 / Romanian Folk Dances
BARTOK: For Children, Sz. 42
BARTOK: Out of Doors / Ten Easy Pieces / Allegro Barbaro
Bartok: Sonatas & Romanian Folk Dances
BARTOK: Mikrokosmos (Selection) / Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71
Bartók: Complete Solo Piano Works
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12