BÉLA BARTÓK
1881 – 1945
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was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hungary's greatest composers.[1] Through his collection and analytical study of folk music, he was one of the founders of comparative musicology, which later became ethnomusicology.
LISTEN to Bela Bartók's Masterpieces
For Children
1.
Sorrow
from "For Children"
2
Andante Tranquillo
from "For Children",
Suite for Piano ,Opus 14
1
1 st Movement
2
2nd Movement
3
3rd Movement
Mikrokosmos
Folksong Style
Vol IV, No 100
Pentatonic Style
Vol III, No.78
Major and Minor
Vol II, No 59
Chromatic Invention
Vol III, No 91
Bulgarian Rhythm
Vol IV,#115
Music for Stringed Instruments, Percussion, and Celesta
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is one of the most outstanding symphonic works of the 20th century. Bartok limited himself to the string composition of the orchestra, seating to the left and right of the conductor a string group divided in two, and in the center of the piano, harp, timpani, other percussion and celesta.
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The Composition of the Music is a 4-part sonata-symphonic cycle: a slow fugue, a dramatic scherzo in sonata form, a lyrical landscape by Adagio and a jubilant dance finale. Bartok masterfully applies his favorite principle of monothematicism: from the dark, chromatically winding theme of the initial fugue, practically all the thematic material of the work is born.
1st Movement
2nd Movement
3rd Movement
4th Movement
Sonata for two pianos and percussion
1st movement
Sonata for 2 pianos and percussion ,a work that is unique in its way, for this type of chamber ensemble appears for the first time.
The five-part concerto - essentially a symphony - was written for a large orchestra (triple wind instruments, increased number of strings, two harps). Following the ancient "competitive" form of concerto grosso, Bartok poses the most difficult tasks for the performers. The score is full of virtuoso solos of individual musicians and entire orchestral groups, full of ensemble dialogues, permeated with timbre polyphony.
from 1st Movement
The Harsh Introduction (Andante non troppo. Allegro) is a dramatic prologue to the cycle.
Scherzo (Allegretto scherzando) - the sphere of fantastic images; it contains a lot of sly humor, witty duets-competitions of wood and brass instruments (hence the name of the scherzo - "The Game of Couples"). Elegy (Andante non troppo) is the tragic culmination of the concert, which absorbed the painful experiences of the war years. This is a memorial lament for the abandoned homeland.
An interrupted intermezzo (Allegretto) is a series of bizarre, capricious visions, one of which is full of undisguised sarcasm: a grotesque dance episode contains a fragment of the famous "invasion theme" from Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony.
The finale (Pesante. Presto) is a life-affirming apotheosis of dance, full of fire and mighty, truly Beethoven's strength