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The First Term at the Piano, BB 66

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Kezdők zongoramuzsikája, BB 66
Foreign language / English title
The First Term at the Piano, BB 66
Year of composition
1913
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
I. Moderato; II. Moderato; III. Párbeszéd; IV. Párbeszéd / Dialogue; V. Moderato; VI. Moderato; VII. Népdal / Folksong; VIII. Andante; IX. Andante; X. Népdal / Folksong; XI. Menüett / Minuet; XII. Kanásztánc / Dance of the Swineherd; XIII. Hol voltál, báránykám? / Where Have You Been My Little Lamb?; XIV. Andante G-dúrban / in G major; XV. Lakodalmas / Bridal Dance; XVI. Paraszttánc / Peasant Dance; XVII. Allegro deciso; XVIII. Keringő / Waltz
Publisher / Source
Rózsavölgyi 4936 (1929); Zeneműkiadó 986 (1952), 989 (1955); Schott 4335
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 31604; Sony 68275; Philips 446368; Hungaroton HCD 41002
Remarks, other info
The numbers in brackets refer to the numbers of the pieces in ´Piano School´ with Sándor Reschofsky (Rózsavölgyi 3635 (1913), Zeneműkiadó 1954): No.1 Moderato (21) No.2 Moderato (22) No.3 Párbeszéd (24) No.4 Párbeszéd (26) No.5 Moderato (36) No.6 Moderato (40) No.7 Népdal (44) No.8 Andante (51) No.9 Andante (59) No.10 Népdal (68) No.11 Menüett (89) No.12 Kanásztánc (77) No.13 Hol voltál, báránykám? (95) No.14 Andante (105 G-dúrban) No.15 Lakodalmas (116) No.16 Paraszttánc (115) No.17 Allegro deciso (118) No.18 Keringő (119)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Naxos
Naxos