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Title of the work

Suite for 2 Pianos, Op. 4b, BB 122

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Szvit két zongorára, Op. 4b, BB 122
Foreign language / English title
Suite for 2 Pianos, Op. 4b, BB 122
Year of composition
1941
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
2
Instrumentation
2 pf.
Duration
30 min
Movements, parts
1. Serenata - Comodo
2. Allegro diabolico
3. Scena della Puszta
4. Per finire
Premiere information
6 January 1942, Chicago; Béla Bartók, Ditta Pásztory (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1960, B&H 18574
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Recordings
Hungaroton LPX 11398, 1969 - Ditta Bartók-Pásztory, Mária Comensoli (pf.)
Warner Classics apex 0927-49569-2, 1992 - Jean-Francois Heisser, Georges Pludermacher (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Arranged for Two Pianos based on Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 4, BB 40

See also:
Suite No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 4, BB 40