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Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
Szonáta szólóhegedűre, BB 124
Foreign language / English title
Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124
Year of composition
1944
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
vl.
Duration
23 min
Movements, parts
1. Tempo di ciaccona
2. Fuga
3. Melodia
4. Presto
Premiere information
26 November 1944, New York; Yehudi Menuhin (vl.)
Publisher / Source
Boosey and Hawkes © 1947, 15896
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Recordings
BMC CD 125, 2006 - Barnabás Kelemen (vl.)
1 min. sample
1 1. Tempo di ciaccona
2 2. Fuga
3 3. Melodia
4 4. Presto
Remarks, other info
Edited by Yehudi Menhuin. "Quarter-tone variant" version, published in 1994
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Bartók, Béla: Sonata for Violin Solo; Sonata for Violin and Piano Hungaroton
Naxos
Cadenza
SWR Classic
Yarlung Records
Naxos
Artek
Vox Legends
Capriccio