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Suite No. 2, Op. 4, BB 40

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
II. szvit, Op. 4, BB 40
Foreign language / English title
Suite No. 2, Op. 4, BB 40
Subtitle
For orchestra
Year of composition
1907
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob. (II anche c.ing.), 2 cl. (I anche c.picc., II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 3 cor., 2 tr. - timp., perc. (gong, ptti, trg., gr.c., tambourine - 2 arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
34 min
Movements, parts
1. Comodo
2. Allegro Scherzando
3. Andante
4. Comodo
Premiere information
2 January 1909, Berlin; Berlin philhamonic Orchestra, Béla Bartók (cond.) (Mov. II only)

22 November 1909, Budapest; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, István Kerner (cond.)

24 January 1921, Budapest; Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.) (Revised version)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1921, UE6986
Hawkes and Son 1939
Boosey and Hawkes © 1948, B&H16160

Available here!
Recordings
IMP 1028; Carlton Classics 6700952; Mercury 434350; Olympia 644; Hungaroton HCD-41002, 2000
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1905 - 1907, revised: 1921, 1943

See also arranged version for Two Pianos:
Suite for 2 Pianos, Op. 4b, BB 122
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bartók Béla: Orchestral suites Nos 1,2 Hungaroton
Bartók, Béla: Suite No. 2 / Rumanian Dance / Rumanian Folk Dances / Dance Suite Hungaroton
Decca