The Hungarian Soul

~ Release by Béla Bartók (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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CD 1-4 BALLET & ORCHESTRAL WORKS Suite No. 2*. Two Pictures • Two Portraits • Four Pieces • The Wooden Prince ballet suite • Romanian Folk Dances• The Miraculous Mandarin• Dance Suite • Music for strings, percussion and celesta • Divertimento for strings • Concerto for Orchestra
CD 5-7 CONCERTANTE MUSIC Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 • Concerto for two pianos, percussion and orchestra • Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 • Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2 • Viola Concerto
CD 7 CHORAL WORKS Four Slovak Folk songs Sz. 70 • Four Hungarian Folk songs Sz. 93
CD 8 OPERA Bluebeard's Castle
CD 9-12 CHAMBER MUSIC Sonata for two pianos, percussion*. Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for two pianos*
44 Duos for two violins Sz. 98 • Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 • Contrasts • String Quartets Nos. 1-6
CD 13-17 PIANO WORKS For Children • Study for the left hand Sz. 22 • Ten Easy Pieces • Two Elegies • Sonatinc Sz. 55 • Three Burlesques* • Romanian Folk Dances* • Romanian Christmas Carols*. Piano Suite* Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs • Dance Suite • Piano Sonata • Out of doors • Mikrokosmos VIOLIN WORKS Solo Violin Sonata
CD 18 TRANSCRIPTIONS & ARRANGEMENTS Hungarian folk melodies for violin & cello • Folk songs from the County of Czik for clarinet & piano*. Romanian Folk Dances (for clarinet & piano* | flute & guitar violin & piano | saxophone quartet) • Hungarian Peasant Suite for flute & piano • Suite No. 2 for two pianos Sz. 115a
CD 19-20 HISTORICAL RECORDINGS Bartók plays Bartók, 1928-1937 Gramophone recordings| Recordings by Dinu Lipatti & Paul Sacher • André Gertler* • Lili Kraus • Yehudi Menuhin & Wilhelm Furtwängler

* First release on CD. Newly remastered from original tapes in 192 kHz/24-bit by Art & Son Studio, Annecy

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-11 21:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Bartók: Suite no. 2 / Two Pictures
2CD: Bartók: Four Pieces / The Wooden Prince / Romanian Folk Dances
3CD: Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Dance Suite / Music for strings, percussion and celesta
4CD: Bartók: Divertimento for strings / Concerto for Orchestra,
5CD: Bartók: Piano Concertos nos. 1-3
6CD: Bartók: Concerto for two pianos, percussion and orchestra / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Rhapsody nos. 1 & 2
7CD: Bartók: Violin Concerto no. 2 / Viola Concerto, Op. posth. / Four Slovak Folk songs / Four Hungarian Folk songs
8CD: Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
9CD: Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion / Seven Pieces from 'Mikrokosmos' / 44 Duos for two violins /
10CD: Bartók: Violin Sonatas nos. 1 & 2 / Contrasts
11CD: Bartók: String Quartets nos. 1, 2 & 4
12CD: Bartók: String Quartets nos. 3, 5 & 6
13CD: Bartók: For Children
14CD: Bartók: Four Piano Pieces / Ten Easy Pieces / Two Elegies / Sonatina / Three Burleques / Romanian Folk Dances / Romanian Christmas Carols / Piano Suite
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1Four Piano Pieces, Sz. 22, BB 27: I. Study for the left hand
8:16
2Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: Dedication
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist)
recording of:
Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: Dedication
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1908)
part of:
Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51
1:58
3Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: I. Peasant song: II. Frustration: III. Slovak Young's men dance2:03
4Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: IV. Sostenuto: V. Evening in Transylvania3:32
5Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: VI. Hungarian folk song - VII. Dawn: VIII. Slovakian folk song3:01
6Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39, BB 51: IX. Five-finger exercise - X. Bear dance2:29
7Two Elegies, Sz. 41, BB 49: I. Grave
7:10
8Two Elegies, Sz. 41, BB 49: II. Molto adagio
7:10
9Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: I. Bagpipes (Allegretto: Allegro)
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist)
recording of:
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: I. Dudások. Molto moderato (Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: I. Bagpipes. Molto moderato)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69
1:23
10Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: II. Bear Dance (Moderato)
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist)
recording of:
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: II. Medvetánc. Moderato (Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: II. Bear Dance. Moderato)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69
0:51
11Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: IIII. Finale (Allegro vivace)
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist)
recording of:
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69: III. Finale. Allegro vivace
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1915)
part of:
Sonatina, Sz. 55, BB 69
1:49
12Three Burleques, Sz. 47, BB 55: I. Quarrel (Presto)
2:09
13Three Burleques, Sz. 47, BB 55: II. A little tipsy (Allegretto)
2:22
14Three Burleques, Sz. 47, BB 55: III. Molto vivo, capriccioso
2:26
15Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: I. Stick dance
0:58
16Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: II. Sash dance
0:24
17Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: III. In one spot
0:52
18Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: IV. Dance of Buchumi
0:36
19Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: V. Romanian dance
0:29
20Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68: VI. Fast dance
0:55
21Romanian Christmas Carols, Sz. 57, BB 67: I. Series A
4:25
22Romanian Christmas Carols, Sz. 57, BB 67: II. Series B
5:58
23Piano Suite, Sz. 62, BB 70: I. Allegretto
1:54
24Piano Suite, Sz. 62, BB 70: II. Scherzo
1:55
25Piano Suite, Sz. 62, BB 70: III. Allegro molto
2:10
26Piano Suite, Sz. 62, BB 70: IV. Sostenuto
2:39
15CD: Bartók: Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs / Dance Suite / Piano Sonata / Out of doors
16CD: Bartók: Mikrokosmos (1)
17CD: Bartók: Mikrokosmos (2) / Solo Violin Sonata
18CD: Bartók: Hungarian folk melodies / Folk songs from the County of Czik / Romanian Folk Dances / Hungarian Peasant Suite / Suite no. 2 for two pianos
19CD: Historical Recordings (1)
20CD: Historical Recordings (2)