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Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Zene húros hangszerekre, ütőkre és cselesztára, BB 114
Foreign language / English title
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114
Dedication
The Basel Chamber Orchestra and their leader, Paul Sacher
Year of composition
1936
Type
Orchestral work
Instrumentation
strings: vl. 1-4, vla. 1-2. vlc. 1-2, cb. 1-2 - timp., perc. (tmb.picc., ptti., tam-tam, gr.c., xil.) - cel., arpa, pf.
Duration
26 min
Movements, parts
1. Andante tranquillo
2. Allegro
3. Adagio
4. Allegro molto
Premiere information
21 January 1937, Basel; Basel Chamber Orchestra, Paul Sacher (cond.)

14 February 1938, Philharmonic Society Orchestra, Ernő Dohnányi (cond.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1937, UE10815, UE10888

Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag WPhV 201

© Paul Sacher Stiftung, Schott 2000 [Facsimile edition]
Available here!
Recordings
Philips Digital Classics, LP 416836-2, 1987 - Zoltán Kocsis (pf.), Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (cond.)
Decca SXL 6111, 1964 - London Symphony Orchestra. Georg Solti (cond.)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Naxos
Bernstein in Budapest Hungaroton
Bernstein in Budapest ´83 Hungaroton
Naxos
Naxos
ORFEO Music Foundation
ORFEO Music Foundation
Naxos
Vox Box
Capriccio
SWR Classic
SWR Classic
Arthaus Musik
Art Nova Classics
X5 Music Group AB
Hungaroton
Decca