Béla Bartók

Biography by Michael Rodman

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Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, ethnomusicologist, and teacher whose impact on modern music was immense.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly)	1945	24:10	Concerto
Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114	1936	29:29	Orchestral
String Quartet No. 6 in D major, Sz. 114, BB 119	1939	28:47	Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95	1928	22:59	Chamber Music
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101	1930	28:02	Concerto
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123	1943	37:22	Concerto
String Quartet No. 3 in C sharp major, Sz. 85, BB 93	1927	15:31	Chamber Music
Sonata for 2 pianos & 2 percussion, Sz. 110, BB 15	1937	25:59	Chamber Music
Piano Sonata, Sz. 80, BB 88	1926	13:00	Keyboard
Contrasts, pieces (3) for clarinet, violin & piano, Sz. 111, BB 116	1938	15:58	Chamber Music
The Miraculous Mandarin, pantomime in 1 act, Sz. 73, BB 82 (Op. 19)	1918	30:54	Orchestral
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Sz. 67, BB 75 (Op. 17)	1915	26:50	Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Sz. 102, BB 110	1934	30:48	Chamber Music
Sonata for violin solo, Sz. 117, BB 124 (edited by Yehudi Menhuin)	1944	26:03	Chamber Music
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76, BB 85	1922	20:21	Chamber Music
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Sz. 83, BB 91	1926	24:11	Concerto
Allegro barbaro, for piano, Sz. 49, BB 63	1911	03:00	Keyboard
Duke Bluebeard's Castle (A kékszakkallú Herceg Vára), opera in one act, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Op. 11)	1911	57:16	Opera
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117	1937	37:37	Concerto
Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, Sz. 75, BB 84 (Op. 21)	1921	33:20	Chamber Music