Sonate Sz. 117
fur Gitarre
by Bela Bartok
Chamber Music - Sheet Music

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SKU: PR.UE037178

Fur Gitarre. Composed by Bela Bartok. Solo part. With Standard notation. 28 pages. Universal Edition #UE037178. Published by Universal Edition (PR.UE037178).

ISBN 9783702474812. UPC: 803452071921.

The great violinist Yehudi Menuhin commissioned Bartok for a new work, and Bartok responded with the Sonate. When first Menuhin saw the work, he deemed it unplayable! Upon further inspection, the composition began to make sense, and Menuhin would ultimately hail it as the most important composition for violin alone since Bach. Similarly, Dejour - captivated by the Sonate - would have grave doubts about transcribing such a virtuosic masterpiece for violin for his own instrument, the guitar. He, too, came to realize that the Sonate could well transfer to the guitar, with its chord progressions, contrapuntal motion, and more. While still demanding of virtuosity, the Sonate is now available as a masterpiece for guitar.