Bartok's Works
Bartok's Works
Bartok's Works
1, DD 1 -- composed in 1890
Changing Piece (Vltozo darab) for Piano, Op. 2, DD 2 -- composed in 1890
Mazurka for Piano, Op. 3, DD 3 -- composed in 1890
Budapest Athletic Competition (A Budapesti tornaverseny) for Piano, Op. 4, DD 4 -- composed in 1890
Sonatina No. 1 for Piano, Op. 5, DD 5 -- composed in 1890
Wallachian Piece (Olh darab) for Piano, Op. 6, DD 6 -- composed in 1890
Fast Polka (Gyorspolka) for Piano, Op. 7, DD 7 -- composed in 1891
'Bla' Polka for Piano, Op. 8, DD 8 -- composed in 1891
'Katinka' Polka for Piano, Op. 9, DD 9 -- composed in 1891
Voices of Spring (Tavaszi hangok) for Piano, Op. 10, DD 10 -- composed in 1891
'Joln' Polka for Piano, Op. 11, DD 11 -- composed in 1891
'Gabi' Polka for Piano, Op. 12, DD 12 -- composed 1891
Forget-me-not (Nefelejts) for Piano, Op. 13, DD 13 -- composed in 1891
Lndler No. 1 for Piano, Op. 14, DD 14 -- composed in 1891
'Irma' Polka for Piano, Op. 15, DD 15 -- composed in 1891
Radegund Echo (Radegundi visszhang) for Piano, Op. 16, DD 16 -- composed in 1891
March (Indulo) for Piano, Op. 17, DD 17 -- composed in 1891
Lndler No. 2 for Piano, Op. 18, DD 18 -- composed in 1891
Circus Polka (Cirkusz polka) for Piano, Op. 19, DD 19 -- composed in 1891
The Course of the Danube (A Duna folysa) for Piano, Op. 20, DD 20 -- composed in 1891
The Course of the Danube (A Duna folysa) for Violin and Piano, DD 20b -- arrangement of DD 20
made in 1894
Sonatina No. 2 for Piano, Op. 21, DD 21 -- composed in 1891 (?)
Lndler No. 3 for Piano, Op. 22, DD 22 -- composed in 1892 (work lost)
Spring Song (Tavaszi dal) for Piano, Op. 23, DD 23 -- composed in 1892
Szllos Piece (Szllosi darab) for Piano, Op. 24, DD 24 -- composed in 1892 (work lost)
'Margit' Polka for Piano, Op. 25, DD 25 -- composed in 1893
'Ilona' Mazurka for Piano, Op. 26, DD 26 -- composed in 1893
'Loli' Mazurka for Piano, Op. 27, DD 27 -- composed in 1893
'Lajos' Waltz ('Lajos' valczer) for Piano, Op. 28, DD 28 -- composed in 1893
'Elza' Polka for Piano, Op. 29, DD 29 -- composed in 1894
Andante con variazioni for Piano, Op. 30, DD 30 -- composed in 1894
X.Y. for Piano, Op. 31, DD 31 -- composed in 1894 (work lost)
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Piano, Op. 1, DD 32 -- composed in 1894
Scherzo in G Minor for Piano, DD 33 -- composed in 1894
Fantasie in A Minor for Piano, Op. 2, DD 34 -- composed in 1895
Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Piano, Op. 3, DD 35 -- composed in 1895
Capriccio in B Minor for Piano, Op. 4, DD 36 -- composed in 1895
Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 5, DD 37 -- composed in 1895
Sonata No. 3 in C Major for Piano, Op. 6, DD 38 -- composed in 1895 (work lost)
Pieces for Violin, Op. 7, DD 39 -- composed in 1895 (work lost)
Two Fantasias for Violin, Ops. 8 and 9, DD 40 and DD 41 -- composed in 1896 (work lost)
String Quartet No. 1 in B Major, Op. 10, DD 42 -- composed in 1896 (work lost)
String Quartet No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 11, DD 43 -- composed in 1896 (work lost)
Andante, Scherzo and Finale for Piano, Op. 12, DD 44 -- composed in 1897 (work lost)
Three Piano Pieces (Drei Klavierstcke), Op. 12, DD 45 -- composed in 1897; Spring Song (Tavaszi dal),
Valse (Valcer), In Wallachian Style (Olhos)
Piano Quintet in C Major, Op. 14, DD 46 -- composed in 1897 (work lost)
Two Pieces for Piano, Op. 15, DD 47 -- composed in 1897 (work lost)
Great Fantasy for Piano, Op. 16, DD 48 -- composed in 1897 (work lost)
Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 17, DD 49 -- composed in 1897 (work lost)
Scherzo or Fantasie for Piano (Scherzo oder Fantasie fr das Pianoforte), Op. 18, DD 50 -- composed in
1897
Sonata for Piano, Op. 19, DD 51 - composed in 1898 (work lost)
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 20, DD 52 -- composed in 1898
Three Piano Pieces (Drei Klavierstcke), Op. 21, DD 53 -- composed in 1898; Adagio-Presto; (untitled);
Marcia funebre
The First Term at the Piano (Kezdk zongoramuzsikja), Sz 53 -- composed in 1913; 18 pieces from
Piano Method, with Sndor Reschofsky
Sonatina for Piano, Sz 55 -- composed in 1915
Romanian Folkdances (Romn npi tncok) for Piano, Sz 56 -- composed in 1915:
Stick dance (Joc cu bta)
Sash dance (Brul)
In one spot (Pe loc)
Horn dance (Buciumeana)
Romanian polka (Poarga romneasca)
Fast dance (Maruntel)
Fast dance (Maruntel)
Romanian Christmas Carols (Romn kolindadallok) for Piano, Sz 57 -- composed in 1915
Two Romanian Folksongs for Female Chorus, Sz 58 -- arrangement of piano pieces made in 1915
Nine Romanian Folksongs for Voice and Piano, Sz 59 -- composed in 1915
The Wooden Prince (A fbol faragott kirlyfi), Ballet in One Act, Op. 13, Sz 60 -- libretto by Bla
Balzs; begun in 1914, completed in 1917
The Wooden Prince (A fbol faragott kirlyfi), Suite, Op. 13 -- an arrangement begun in 1921 and
completed in 1924 (?)
Suite for Piano, Op. 14, Sz 62 -- composed in 1916
Five Songs (t dal) for Voice and Piano, Op. 15, Sz 61 -- begun in 1915, completed in 1916:
My love (Az n szerelnen)
Summer (Nyr)
Night of desire (A vgyak jjele)
In vivid dreams (Sznes lomban)
In the valley (Itt lent a vlgyben)
Five Songs (t dal) for Voice and Piano, Op. 16, Sz 63 -- composed in 1916; lyrics by Andre Ady:
Three autumn tears (Hrom szi knnycsepp)
Sounds of autumn (Az szi lrma)
My bed calls me (Az gyam hvogat)
Alone with the sea (Egyedl a tengerrel)
I cannot come to you (Nem mehetek hozzd)
Slovak Folksong, Sz 63a -- composed in 1916 (?)
Eight Hungarian Folksongs (Nyolc magyar npdal) for Voice and Piano, Sz 64 -- first version composed
in 1907, completed in 1917:
Black is the earth (Fekete fld)
My God, my God, make the river swell (Istenem, istenem, rasd meg a vizet)
Wives, let me be one of your company (Asszonyok, asszonyok)
So much sorrow lies on my heart (Annyi bnat az szvemen)
If I climb yonder hill (Ha kimegyek arr' a magos tetre)
They are mending the great forest highway (Tltik a nagy erd tjt)
Up to now my work was plowing in the springtime (Eddig val dolgom a tavaszi sznts)
The snow is melting (Olvad a h)
Three Hungarian Folksongs for Piano, Sz 66 -- first version composed in 1914, completed in 1918
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, Sz 67 -- begun in 1915, completed in 1917
Romanian Folkdances (Romn npi tncok) for Orchestra, Sz 68 -- arrangement of piano pieces made in
1917
Five Slovak Folksongs for Male Chorus (Tot npdalok: Slovck ludov piesne), Sz 69 -- composed in
1917:
Hey, my dear, kind comrades (Ej, postluchajte mlo)
If I must go to the war (Ked' ja smutny pojdem)
Let us go, comrades (Kamardi moj)
Hey, if soon I fall (Ej, a ked' mna zabiju)
To battle I went forth (Ked' som siou na vojnu)
Four Slovak Folksongs for Mixed Choir (Ngy tot npdal: Styri slovensk piesne), Sz 70 -- composed in
1916 (?):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, Sz 95 -- begun in 1930, completed in 1931
Transylvanian Dances (Erdlyi tncok) for Orchestra, Sz 96 -- arrangement made in 1931 of Sz 55
Hungarian Sketches (Magyar kpek) for Orchestra, Sz 97 -- arrangement made in 1931 of nos. 5 and 10
of Ten Easy Pieces, no. 2 of Four Dirges, no. 2 of Three Burlesques, and no. 40 of For Children, Book 1
44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz 98 -- composed in 1931; 44 short duos in four volumes: Volume I: 1. Prosto
(Teasing Song), 2. Kalamajk (Maypole Dance), 3. Menuetto, 4. Szentivnji (Midsummer Night Song), 5.
Tt nta (1) (Slovakian Song), 6. Magyar nta (1) (Hungarian Song), 7. Olh nta (Walachian Song), 8. Tt
nta (2) (Slovakian Song), 9. Jtk (Play Song), 10. Rutn nta (Ruthenian Song), 11. Gyermekrengetskor
(Cradle Song), 12. Sznagyjtskor (Hay Song), 13. Lakodalmas (Wedding Song), 14. Prns tnc(Pillow
Dance); Volume II: 15. Katonanta (Soldiers' Song), 16. Burleszk (Burlesque), 17. Mentel nta (1)
(Hungarian March), 18. Mentel nta (2) (Hungarian March), 19. Mese (Fairy Tale), 20. Dal (A Rhythm
Song), 21. jvksznt (1) (New Year's Song), 22. Szunyogtnc (Mosquito Dance), 23.
Mennyasszonybcsztat (Bride's Farewell), 24. Trfs nta (Comic Song), 25. Magyar nta (2) (Hungarian
Song); Volume III: 26. "Ugyan des kommasszony..." (Teasing Song), 27. Snta-tnc (Limping Dance), 28.
Bnkds (Sorrow), 29. jvksznt (2) (New Year's Song), 30. jvksznt (3) (New Year's Song), 31.
jvksznt (4) (New Year's Song), 32. Mramarosi tnc (Dance from Mramaros), 33. Ara tskor
(Harvest Song), 34. Szmll nta (Enumerating Song), 35. Rutn kolomejka (Ruthenian Kolomejka), 36.
Szl a Duda (Bagpipes); Volume IV: 37. Preludium s Knon (Prelude and Canon), 38. Forgats (Rumanian
Whirling Dance), 39. Szerb tnc (Serbian Dance), 40. Olh tnc (Walachian Dance), 41. Scherzo, 42. Arab
dal (Arabian Song), 43. Pizzicato, 44. "Erdlyi" tnc (Transylvanian Dance).
Szkely Songs (Szkely dalok) for Male Chorus, Sz 99 -- composed in 1932 and 1938:
1. How often I've regretted (Hej, de sokszor megbntottl)
2. My God, my life (Instenem, letem)
3. Slender Thread, hard seed (Vkony crna, kemny mag)
4. In Kilynfalva girls are gathering (Kilynfalvi kzptizbe)
5. = 3.
6. Do a dance, priest (Jrjaz pap a tncot)
Hungarian Peasant Songs (Magyar parasztdalok) for Orchestra, Sz 100 -- arrangement made in 1933 of
piano pieces
Five Hungarian Folksongs (Magyar npdalok) for Solo Voice and Orchestra, Sz 101 -- arrangement
made in 1933 of five pieces from Sz 92
String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102 -- composed in 1934
27 Two and Three-part Choruses for Children's Chorus (Vols. 1 to 6) and for Female Chorus (Vols. 7
and 8) (27 kt-s hromszlam krus), Sz 103 -- traditional Hungarian songs arranged by Bartk; begun
in 1935, completed in 1936; five songs transcribed for choir and school orchestra in 1937; two songs
transcribed for choir and chamber orchestra in 1937
From Olden Times (Elmult idokbol) for Male Chorus, Sz 104 -- composed in 1935; No one's more
unhappy than the peasant (Nincs boldogtalanabb); One, two, three, four (Egy, kett, hrom, ngy); No one is
happier than the peasant (Nincsen szerencssebb)
Petite suite for Piano, Sz 105 -- arrangement made in 1936 of nos. 28, 38, 43, 16, and 36 of Sz 98; revised
in 1943
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106 -- composed in 1936
Mikrokosmos for Piano, Sz 107 -- first version composed in 1926, completed in 1932-1939; 153 pieces of
increasing difficulty in six volumes
Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for Two Pianos, Sz 108 -- begun in 1939, completed in 1940
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz 110 -- composed in 1937
Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz 111 -- composed in 1938
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Sz 112 -- begun in 1937, completed in 1938
Divertimento for Strings, Sz 113 -- composed in 1939
String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114 -- composed in 1939
Concerto for Two Pianos, Sz 115 -- arrangement made in 1940 of Sz 110
Suite for Two Pianos, Op. 4b, Sz 115a -- arrangement made in 1941 of no. 2 from Sz 34
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116 -- begun in 1942, completed in 1943, revised in 1945
Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117 -- composed in 1944
Ukranian Folksong (A frj keserve: The Husband's Grief) for Voice and Piano, Sz 118 -- composed in
1945