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Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)

Imrovisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20 Sz. 74 (1920)
1 Improvisation I - Molto moderato 01:14
2 Improvisation II - Molto capriccioso 01:01
3 Improvisation III - Lento, rubato 02:33
4 Improvisation IV - Allegretto scherzando 00:41
5 Improvisation V - Allegro molto 00:50
6 Improvisation VI - Allegro moderato, molto capriccioso 01:30
7 Improvisation VII - Sostenuto, rubato 02:06
8 Improvisation VIII - Allegro 01:59

7 Sketches Op. 9b Sz. 44 (1908-1910)

9 1. Portrait d'une jeune fille / Portrai of a Girl Andante con moto 01:45
10 2. Balançoire. Comodo / See-Saw, Dickory-Daw 00:50
11 3. Lento 01:51
12 4. Non troppo lento - Tempo 03:17
13 5. Mélodie populaire roumaine / Romanian Folk Melody Andante rubato 01:15
14 6. A la maničre valaque / In Walachian Style Allegretto 00:36
15 7. Poco lento 01:55
16 Allegro Barbaro Sz. 49 (1910/11) 02:30

2 Elegies, op. 8b Sz. 41(1908/09)

17 Elegie I - Grave 06:32
18 Elegie II - Molto adagio, sempre rubato 07:09

Suite, Op. 14 Sz. 62 (1916)
19 I Allegretto 01:52
20 II Scherzo 01:47
21 III Allegro molto 02:06
22 IV Sostenuto 03:31

3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a (1907)

23 1. The Peacock Rubato 01:37
24 2. At the Jánoshdia fairground L'stesso tempo 01:36
25 3. White lily Poco vivo 00:46

Sonatina, Sz. 55 (1915)
Based on Romanian Folks tunes
26 I Bagpipes Allegretto 01:35
27 II Bear Dance Moderato 00:35
28 III Finale allegro vivace 01:53

15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71 (1914-18)

29 1. Four old Sorrowful Songs: Rubato 01:04
30 2. Four old Sorrowful Songs: Andante 01:54
31 3. Four old Sorrowful Songs: Poco rubato 00:40
32 4. Four old Sorrowful Songs: Andante 00:37
33 5. Scherzo: Allegro 00:40
34 6. Ballade Andante (Tema con variazioni) 02:41
35 7. Old Dance Tunes: Allegro 00:49
36 8. Old Dance Tunes: Allegretto 00:31
37 9. Old Dance Tunes: Allegretto 00:13
38 10. Old Dance Tunes: I'stesso Temo 00:28
39 11. Old Dance Tunes: Assai moderato 00:46
40 12. Old Dance Tunes: Allegretto 00:37
41 13. Old Dance Tunes: Poco piů vivo 00:31
42 14. Old Dance Tunes: Allegro 00:34
43 15. Old Dance Tunes: Allegro 01:29

TOTAL TIME 70:23

Recording Recording  : XI 2024
Recording location: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln/Germany
Executive Producer: Oliver Cech (Deutschlandfunk) & Andreas von Imhoff (Avi-Service for music)
Recording Producer, Editing & Mastering: Christoph Franke
Recording Assistent: Christoph Rieseberg (DLF)
Piano Technician: Christian Schoke Steinway D

Publishers: Henle (Imrovisations; Allegro Barbaro; Sonatina; Suite op. 14; 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs);
Editio musica Budapest (Seven Sketches; 3 folksongs from Csík; 2 Elegies)

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