Béla BartokThis biography covers the full range of Bela Bartók’s (1881--1945) work from his early explorations of the folklore of Hungary to his Third Piano Concerto composed on his deathbed in the United States. Illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs of people and events, the book brings a reclusive creator strikingly to life, showing inextricable links between his life, his music and the turbulence of two world wars. This biography is essential reading to understand the singular nature of Bartók's genius and the originality of his contribution to music. |
Contents
Seven Doors all Barred and Bolted 190918 | 18 |
Chapter 5 | 30 |
Chapter 6 | 39 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Academy Allegro barbaro Antal Doráti arrangement Austrian Balázs ballet Bartók and Kodály Bartók Béla Bartók played Bartók wrote Bartók's music Béla Balázs Béla Bartók Berlin Bluebeard's Castle Chicago Symphony Orchestra composer composer's Concerto for Orchestra Dance Suite Debussy Ditta Dohnányi edited February fp Budapest Fritz Reiner German Hungarian Folk-songs Hungary István January Klára Kodály's Kossuth Lajos later Liszt London Magyar Magyar népdalok March Márta melody Mikrokosmos Miraculous Mandarin mother movement Music for Strings musicians November Nyugat Opera House peasant Percussion and Celesta performance Péter pianist piano and orchestra Piano Concerto piano pieces Pianos and Percussion Pozsony premičre programme published pupil recital Rhapsody Romanian Rozsnyai Sándor Scherzo Schoenberg score Slovak Slovakian songs sound Stefi Strauss Stravinsky String Quartet summer Symphony Orchestra conducted Székely Szigeti texts Thomán trip verbunkos Vienna violin and piano Violin Concerto Violin Sonata VISSZA voice and piano Wooden Prince writing York Zoltán