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Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos, BB 120

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Hét darab a Mikrokosmosból, BB 120
Foreign language / English title
Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos, BB 120
Subtitle
For two pianos
Year of composition
1940
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
2 pf.
Duration
9 min
Movements, parts
1. Bolgár ritmus / Bulgarian Rhythm
2. Akkord tanulmány / Chord and Trill Study
3. Perpetuum mobile
4. Kánon és megfordítás / Canon and Inversion
5. Új magyar népdal / New Hungarian folk song
6. Kromatikus invenció / Chromatic Invention
7. Ostinato
Premiere information
29 January 1940, Bpudapest; Béla Bartók, Ditta Pásztory (pf.)

24 November 1940, New York; Béla Bartók, Ditta Pásztory (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1947, B&H 15856
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-12331, 1991 - Béla Bartók, Ditta Pásztory (pf.) [Recorded 1942, USA]
 

Recordings

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