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Sonata No. 2, Op. 76, BB 85

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
II. szonáta, Op. 76, BB 85
Foreign language / English title
Sonata No. 2, Op. 76, BB 85
Subtitle
For violin and piano
Dedication
Composé pour Mlle. Jelly d’Arányi
Year of composition
1922
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
vl., pf.
Duration
20 min
Movements, parts
1. Molto moderato
2. Allegretto
Premiere information
7 February 1923, Berlin; Imre Waldbauer (vl.), Béla Bartók (pf.)

27 February 1923, Budapest; Ede Zathureczky (vl.), Béla Bartók (pf.)

7 May 1923, London; Jelly Arány (vl.), Béla Bartók (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1923, UE7259
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-12330/7, 2001 - József Szigeti (vl.), Béla Bartók (pf.) (Recorded in Washington, 13 April 1940)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bartók, Béla: Violin Sonatas No.1, 2; Contrasts Naxos
SWR Classic
Naxos