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Romanian Christmas Carols, BB 67

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Román kolinda-dallamok, BB 67
Foreign language / English title
Romanian Christmas Carols, BB 67
Subtitle
For piano
Year of composition
1915
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
11 min
Movements, parts
Series I
1. Allegro (Pă cel plai de munte)
2. Allegro (Inteabă şi ´ntreabă)
3. Allegro (D-oi roagă să roagă)
4. Andante (Ciucur verde de mătasă)
5. Allegro moderato (Coborît-o coborît-o)
6. Andante (In patru cornuţi de lume)
7. Andante (La lină fântână)
8. Allegro (Noi umblăm d-a corindare)
9. Allegro (Noi acum ortacilor)
10. Più allegro (Tri crai dăla răsăritu

Series II
1. Molto moderato (Colo ´n jos la munte ´n josu)
2. Moderato (Deasupra pă răsăritu)
3. Andante (Creşte-mi, Doamne creştiu)
4. Andante (Sculaţi, sculaţi boieri mari)
5. Moderato (Ai, Colo ´n josu mai din josu)
6. Andante (Şi-o luat, luată)
7. Variante della precedente (Colo sus, mai susu)
8. Allegro (Colo sus pa după lună)
9. Allegretto (De cei-i domnul bunu)
10. Allegro (Hai cu toţii să suimu)
Premiere information
1 October 1922, Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), Romania; Béla Bartók (Pf.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1918, UE5890 [© renewed 1945 by Béla Bartók]

Universal Edition © 1995, UE5890
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31604; Hungaroton HCD-31036; Arts 47284; Sony 68275; Philips 446368; Manu 1519; Chandos 9761; Hungaroton HCD-41002; Naxos 554718; Vox 3610; Eroica 3136
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Naxos
Naxos
Naxos
Solo Musica
Vox Box
Hungaroton