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Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96b

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
II. rapszódia, BB 96b
Foreign language / English title
Rhapsody No. 2, BB 96b
Subtitle
For violin and orchestra
Dedication
to Zoltán Székely
Year of composition
1929
Type
Concerto
Instrumentation
vl. solo - 2 fl. (II anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl. (II anche cl.b.), 2 fg. (II anche cfg.) - 2 cor., 2 tr., trb., tuba - timp., perc. (ptti., trg., gr.c., tmb.picc.) - arpa, cel. (anche pf.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
Duration
12 min
Movements, parts
1. Moderato ("Lassú" / "Slow")
2. Allegro moderato ("Friss" / "Quick")
Premiere information
25 November 1926, Budapest; Zoltán Székely (vl.), Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1929, UE9867

Boosey and Hawkes © 1949, B&H 16230
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Remarks, other info
Composed: 1928 - 1929, revised: 1935