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Ten Easy Piano Pieces, BB 51

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Tíz könnyű zongoradarab, BB 51
Foreign language / English title
Ten Easy Piano Pieces, BB 51
Year of composition
1908
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
Ajánlás / Dedication
1. Paraszti nóta / Peasant Song
2. Lassú vergődés / Frustration
3. Tót legények tánca / Slovakian Boy´s Dance
4. Sostenuto
5. Este a székelyeknél / Evening in Transylvania
6. "Gödöllei piactéren leesett a hó" / Hungarian Folksong
7. Hajnal / Dawn
8. "Azt mondják, nem adnak" / Slovakian folk song
9. Ujjgyakorlat / Five-finger Exercise
10. Medvetánc / Bear Dance
Premiere information
15 November 1909, Budapest; Béla Bartók (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Rozsnyai © 1908, 293; Universal Edition UE6841
Zeneműkiadó © 1951, Z. 300
Schott 4396
Suvini Zerboni SZ4657
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Recordings
Pearl 9193; Hungaroton HCD-12334; Hungaroton HCD-31860; The Divine Art 25022; ASV 687; EMI 55031; Sony 68275; Vanguard 8087; Koch Discover 920491; Intersound 3744; Eufoda 1296; Hungaroton HCD-41002; Vox 3610; Naxos 8555329; Eroica 3136; Hyperion 55194
Remarks, other info
See transcriptions of movements V. and X. under BB103
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Recordings From Private Collections Hungaroton
Naxos
Hungaroton
Naxos
Naxos
Vox Box