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Title of the work

Two Pictures, Op. 10, BB 59

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Két kép, Op. 10, BB 59
Foreign language / English title
Two Pictures, Op. 10, BB 59
Subtitle
For orchestra
Year of composition
1910
Type
Symphony orchestra
Instrumentation
3 fl (III anche picc.), 2 ob., c.ing., 3 cl. (III anche cl.b.), 3 fg. (III anche cfg.) - 4 cor., 4 tr., 3 trb., tuba - timp., perc. (ptti., gr.c., camp.) - cel., 2 arpa - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
16 min
Movements, parts
1. Virágzás / In Full Flower. Poco adagio
2. A falu tánca / Village Dance. Allegro
Premiere information
26 February 1913, Budapest; Philharmonic Society Orchestra [Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara], István Kerner (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Rózsavölgyi Edition © 1912, 3557

Editio Musica Budapest © 1953, Z. 1003, Z. 1765, B-14, Z. 10057
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Recordings
IMP 1021; Deutsche Grammophon 445825; Hungaroton HCD-12400; Intercord 830812; Praga 250184; Hungaroton HCD-31049; Nimbus 5309; Sony 48263; Sony 58949; Nimbus 1771; London 448276; Naxos 554183; Hungaroton HCD-41002
Remarks, other info
Transcribed for piano. Publishers: Rózsavölgyi © 1921, 3558 Universal Edition UE6850, Editio Musica Budapest © 1953, Z. 867
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bartók, Béla: Two Portraits for Violin and Orchestra; Four Pieces for Orchestra; Two Pictures for Orchestra Warner
Bartók, Béla: Viola Concerto (1995 version edited by P. Bartok and P. Neubauer); Two Pictures, Sz. 46; Viola Concerto (completed by Tibor Serly, 1949), Sz. 120 / Serly, Tibor - Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra Naxos
Decca