Bela Bartok

The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartók.

In 1945 Bela Bartok described 'Mikrokosmos' as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for 'didactic' purposes, seeing them as a series of pieces in many different styles, representing a small world, or as the 'world of the little ones, the children'. Stylistically Mikrokosmos reflects the influence of folk music on Bartók's life and the rhythms and harmonies employed create music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written.

The 153 pieces making up 'Mikrokosmos' are divided into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty / Partition /

39 Slovakian tunes for beginner pianists, now available in a newly revised and re-engraved edition. Includes an introductory note by the composer's son Peter Bartók. A piano teaching classic! / Partition /

40 Hungarian tunes for beginner pianists in a revised and re-engraved edition. Includes an introductory note by the composer's son Peter Bartók. A piano teaching classic. / Classique / Partition /

This is a new edition of Béla Bartók's popular Romanian Folk Dances in its original scoring for Solo Piano. With fascinating background notes and unique imagery, this publication is essential for pianists interested in the work of the Hungarian composer.When Bartók was just 23 years old, he visited the Transylvanian town of Gerlicepuszta. Overhearing a lullaby sung by a teenage servant girl named Lidi Dósa, he quizzed her about it and noted it down. This was the beginning of a passion for folk music that would go on to change the course of the composer's life and work.Romanian Folk Dances remains one of Bartók's most popular and enduring works, evoking the folk melodies combined with his own idiosyncratic harmonies and textures. Each of the six short pieces here is based on a traditional melody which Bartók penned during his travels. Including newly engraved masterpieces Stick Dance, Waistband Dance, In One Spot, Dance From Butschum, Romanian Polka and Fast Dance, this sheet music collection features editorial revisions guided by recordings of Bartók's own performance. The notation also includes fingering guidance throughout.Romanian Folk Dances also features a specially-written introduction as well as some fantastic photographs that both tell the story of the young composer and the intriguing backstory of this work. One of the most important 20th century composers and, along with Liszt, one of Hungary's finest musical minds, Bartók held a strong fascination for folk music. Through his studies, recordings and arrangements, he composed some incredible music like these Romanian Folk Dances, while simultaneously initiating the field of ethnomusicology. / Piano

Leichte Klavierstücke Und Tänze. Par BARTOK BELA. Bartók's voluminous output for the piano contains a great many exquisite masterpieces at every level of difficulty. This collection gathers together easy to moderately difficult pieces, including a wide variety of dance forms and folk-music miniatures. Players can coax magical sounds from the instrument using a varied refinement of touch such as silently depressed keys or can even play in two keys at once (bitonality). In addition, all of this provides a stimulus for improvisation. This collection is a welcome addition to the repertoire used in music schools and private lessons and will, of course, appeal to all lovers of Bartók's music. Besides familiar works, it also contains several that have never before been edited. Two pieces handed down as fragments have been judiciously completed by the editor. Care has been taken to provide a spacious engraving and practical page turns. - Easy to moderately difficult pieces with fingering - Ideal for teaching purposes - Several pieces edited for the first time - Spacious engraving with practical page turns / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Piano

The Definitive Bartók Edition brings together selected highlights from Béla Bartók's extensive pedagogical piano catalogue for the very first time. Featuring repertoire from For Children, Mikrokosmos, Ten Easy Pieces, Romanian Christmas Carols, Fourteen Bagatelles and others, each volume has been compiled to be steadily progressive to aid learning.An accompanying audio CD features demonstration performances by Iain Farrington. / Piano

The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartók.

In 1945 Bela Bartok described 'Mikrokosmos' as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for 'didactic' purposes, seeing them as a series of pieces in many different styles, representing a small world, or as the 'world of the little ones, the children'. Stylistically Mikrokosmos reflects the influence of folk music on Bartók's life and the rhythms and harmonies employed create music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written.

The 153 pieces making up 'Mikrokosmos' are divided into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty. / Partition /

Dans une note relative à la première édition des Chants paysans hongrois prévue pour 1914, Bartók écrit que 'les mélodies ici éditées sont des chansons populaires au sens le plus restreint du terme, ou, mieux dit, des chants paysans'. Bartók renonça tout d'abord à éditer cette collection et l'augmenta de nouvelles pièces de musique populaire réunies entre temps. La première édition ne vit finalement le jour qu'en 1920. Le spécialiste de Bartók László Somfai décortique dans son introduction la genèse compliquée de cette oeuvre. Les remarques à la fin de l'édition contiennent d'importantes indications relatives à l'exécution. Elles sont tirées des deux enregistrements que le compositeur réalisa en 1927 et 1936 de certaines pièces. Le texte musical est emprunté au volume de l'édition intégrale des oeuvres de Bartók en cours de préparation. Encore un autre et très populaire titre de Bartók au catalogue des éditions Henle! / Piano