This long-awaited, authoritative account of Bartok's compositional processes stresses the composer's position as one of the masters of Western music history and avoids a purely theoretical approach or one that emphasizes him as an enthusiast for Hungarian folk music. For Bela Bartok, composition oft[...]

This biography covers the full range of Bela Bartok'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 reclus[...]

One of the most popular orchestral works of the 20th century, this orchestral showpiece was written by Bartok to a commission from Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1943.[...]

This research guide is an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources and catalogue of Bartok's compositions. Since the publication of the second edition, a wealth of information has been proliferating in the field of Bartok research. The third edition of this research guide provides an[...]

(BH Piano). A newly researched and engraved edition with extensive performance notes and a composer biography complete with access to online video piano lessons with editor Immanuela Gruenberg addressing topics in Bartok's The First Term at the Piano .[...]