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Sketches, Op. 9b, BB 54

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Vázlatok, Op. 9b, BB 54
Foreign language / English title
Sketches, Op. 9b, BB 54
Subtitle
For piano
Dedication
"to Márta" (Mrs. Bartók: Márta Ziegler) (Mov. I), to Emma Kodály and Zoltán Kodály (Mov. III)
Year of composition
1910
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
14 min
Movements, parts
1. Leányi arckép / Portrait of a Girl - Andante (con moto)
2. Hinta palinta / See-saw, Dickory-daw - Comodo
3. Lento
4. Non troppo lento
5. Román népdal /Romanian folk song - Andante
6. Oláhos / In Wallachian Style - Allegretto
7. Poco lento
Premiere information
1914, Paris
Publisher / Source
Rozsnyai 769
Universal Edition UE6840
Editio Musica Budapest © 1950, Z. 1762
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-32525, 2007 - László Somfai (pf.)
Naxos 554717; Pearl 9193; Hungaroton HCD-41002; Hungaroton HCD-12334; Camerata 30CM458; Sony 68275; Manu 1519; Vox 3610; Eroica 3136
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1908 - 1910
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Naxos
Vox Box