Bartók Recordings from Private Collections

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1CD: Cylinder Recordings, 1910–15 / HMV Recording, 1929 / Broadcast Recordings, 1932–35 / The Babits/Makai Collection, 1936–39
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1For Children Sz. 42, Vol. 3 no. 22 Duhajkodó (Revelry) / Seven Sketches, Sz. 44, no. 3 Lento (incomplete)
Béla Bartók2:10
2Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 10 Medvetánc (Beer Dance) / Sketches no. 6 Oláhos / In Valachian Style
Béla Bartók2:40
3Bagatelles (14) for piano, Sz. 38, BB 50 (op. 6): No. 10 Allegro
Béla Bartók2:21
4Fourteen Bagatelles Sz. 38 no. 7 Allegretto molto capriccioso / For Children Sz. 42 Vol. 1, no. 10
Béla Bartók2:39
5Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 1 Jocul cu bâta (fragment)
Béla Bartók2:37
6Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68: No. 3 Pe loc (Topogó) / No. 4 Buciumeana (Bucsumi tánc) / No. 5 “Poarga” româneasca (Román “Polka”)
Béla Bartók2:36
7Romanian Dances (2) (Ket román tánc), for piano, Sz. 43, BB 56 (op. 8a): No. 1 Allegro vivace
Béla Bartók4:12
8Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Sz. 74, BB 83 (op. 20)
Béla Bartók1:44
9Allegro barbaro, for piano, Sz. 49, BB 63
recording of:
Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49, BB 63
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 49) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 63)
Béla Bartók2:31
10Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 5 Este a székelyeknél (Evening in Transylvania (incomplete)
Béla Bartók2:31
11Ten Easy Pieces (Tiz könnyu zongoradarab), for piano, Sz. 39, BB 51: No. 10 Medvetánc (Beer Dance)
Béla Bartók1:43
12Romanian Dances (2) (Ket román tánc), for piano, Sz. 43, BB 56 (op. 8a): No. 1 Allegro vivace (fragment)
Béla Bartók2:24
13Partita for keyboard no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (BC L5): Praeambulum
Johann Sebastian Bach2:50
14Partita for keyboard no. 5 in G major, BWV 829 (BC L5): Passepied / Gigue (fragment)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:44
15Pieces (7) for piano, op. 11: No. 2 Székely keserves (Székely Lament) / No. 4 Sírfelírat (Epitaph) (fragment)
Zoltán Kodály3:25
16Pieces (7) for piano, op. 11: No. 6 Székley Song
Zoltán Kodály3:25
17Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo no. 4 in A major, BWV 1055: 1. Allegro (fragment)
partial recording of:
Keyboard Concerto no. 4 in A major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Keyboard Concerto no. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
Johann Sebastian Bach3:23
18Rondo for piano & orchestra in A major, K. 386: (fragment)
partial recording of:
Rondo für Klavier und Orchester A-Dur, KV 386 (fragment)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 386), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 386) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 386)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:32
19Variationen über das Motiv von Bach: Weinen, Klagen, for piano, S. 180 (LW A214) (two fragments): Bars 16–64, 96‐Animato
partial recording of:
Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S. 180 (for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 180)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen": I. Sinfonia
Franz Liszt5:07
2CD: The Babits/Makai Collection, 1936–39
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1Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
premiered in:
Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1933-01-23)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (from 1930 until 1931)
part of:
Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 101) and Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 95)
Béla Bartók16:26
2Variations (6) on an original theme for piano in F major, op. 34 (fragment)Ludwig van Beethoven3:18
3Capriccio for piano in B minor, op. 76/2
recording of:
8 Klavierstücke, op. 76: Nr. 2. Capriccio in B minor: Allegretto non troppo
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
8 Klavierstücke, op. 76 (8 Piano Pieces, op. 76)
Johannes Brahms3:11
4Nocturne for piano no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27/1, CT. 114 (fragment)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 91) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 114)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 27
Fryderyk Chopin4:16
5Bagpipe Music, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 5/138), Sz. 107/5/138, BB 105/138Béla Bartók1:10
6From the Island of Bali, for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol. 4/109), Sz.107/4/109, BB 105/109Béla Bartók1:16
7Mikrokosmos Vol. 6, progressive pieces (14) for piano, Sz. 107/6, BB 105/140–153: No. 148 Hat tánc bolgár ritmusban (1.) Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (no. 1) (fragment)Béla Bartók1:49
8Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a) (two fragments): 1. Allegro con spirito 1–65, 136–194Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:55
9Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a) (two fragments): 2. Andante 1–33, 49–112Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:42
10Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a) (two fragments): 3. Allegro molto 1–293, 368–380Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:32
11En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134 (fragment): 1. Avec emportement 1–203
partial recording of:
En blanc et noir: I. Avec emportement
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1915-06-04 until 1915-07-20)
dedicated to:
A. Kussewitsky
part of:
En blanc et noir, L. 134, CD 142
Claude Debussy3:51
12En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134 (two fragments): 2. Lent. Sombre 1–92, 144–179
partial recording of:
En blanc et noir: II. Lent, sombre
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1915-06-04 until 1915-07-20)
dedicated to:
Jacques Charlot
part of:
En blanc et noir, L. 134, CD 142
Claude Debussy6:28
13En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134 (two fragments): 3. Scherzando 1–63, 114‐Fine
partial recording of:
En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1915-06-04 until 1915-07-20)
dedicated to:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
En blanc et noir, L. 134, CD 142
Claude Debussy3:06
3CD: The Babits/Makai Collection, 1936–39
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1Rhapsody for piano & orchestra, Sz. 27, BB 36b (op. 1) (5 fragments)
piano:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody for Piano and Orchester, op. 1, Sz. 27
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1905)
premiered at:
[concert] (1909-11-15)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 27)
Béla Bartók20:31
2Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: I. Allegro non troppoJohannes Brahms11:06
3Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: II. Andante, un poco adagioJohannes Brahms9:24
4Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: III. Scherzo. AllegroJohannes Brahms8:02
5Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 34b: IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppoJohannes Brahms10:40
4CD: The Babits/Makai Collection, 1936–39
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1Rhapsody for violin & piano no. 1, Sz. 86, BB 94a
recording of:
Rhapsody no. 1 for violin and piano, Sz. 86
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 86)
Béla Bartók12:31
2Hungarian Folksongs, for violin & piano (transcribed from “For Children”): Part 1
Béla Bartók, arr. Tivadar Országh5:27
3Concerto pathétique (I & II), for 2 pianos, S. 258 (LW C18)
recording of:
Concerto pathétique, S. 258 (for two pianos)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1856)
dedicated to:
Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1866)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 258)
Franz Liszt20:37
4Words to Cantata profana (in Hungarian)
spoken vocals [recitation]:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
recording of:
Cantata profana, Sz. 94 (Hungarian version)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1934-05-25)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1930)
translator:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
Béla Bartók3:54
5Lecture on the collecting tour in Anatolia (in Hungarian)
spoken vocals:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
Béla Bartók13:09
6Interview with Bartók in Brussels Radio (in French)
spoken vocals:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
Béla Bartók2:57
7Interview with Bartók from the ‘Ask the Composer’ series
spoken vocals:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (on 1944-07-02)
spoken vocals [interviewer]:
David LeVita (musicologist at the Brooklyn Museum, and interviewer in the museum’s seven-part ‘Ask the Composer’ series) (on 1944-07-02)
recorded at:
Brooklyn Museum sculpture garden in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (on 1944-07-02)
Béla Bartók6:00
8Recordings of Bartók’s family talks (1913–33) (three fragments)
Béla Bartók2:03