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Title of the work

Contrasts, BB 116

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Kontrasztok, BB 116
Foreign language / English title
Contrasts, BB 116
Subtitle
For clarinet, violin and piano
Dedication
"Written for and dedicated to Benny Goodman and Joseph Szigeti"
Year of composition
1938
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
3
Instrumentation
vl., cl., pf.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Verbunkos / Recruiting Dance
2. Pihenő / Relaxation
3. Sebes / Fast Dance
Premiere information
9 January 1939, New York; József Szigeti (vl.), Benny Goodman (cl.), Endre Petri (pf.) [Mov. I and III]

13–14 May 1940, New York: József Szigeti (vl.), Benny Goodman (cl.), Béla Bartók (pf.)[studio recording, complete work]

4 February 1941, Boston, USA; József Szigeti (vl.), Benny Goodman (cl.), Béla Bartók (pf.) [complete work, in concert]
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1942, B&H 18756
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-12328, 1991 - József Szigeti (vl.), Benny Goodman (cl.), Béla Bartók (pf.) [Recorded 1940, New York]
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
BMC Records
Bartók, Béla: Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 1,2; Contrasts; Sonata for Solo Violin Hungaroton
Naxos
Bartók, Béla: Violin Sonatas No.1, 2; Contrasts Naxos
Hungaroton
Naxos
Naxos
Naxos
Dynamic
Delos
Delos