The Definitive Bartók Edition – Bartók Piano Collection Book 2

The Definitive Bartók Edition brings together selected highlights from the definitive imprints of pedagogical masterpieces Mikokosmos (1926-37) and For Children (1908-09, revised 1943) alongside excerpts from Romanian Folk Dances (1915) and Romanian Christmas Carols (1915) in two companion volumes for the very first time. Contents: Lament (For Children II/28) · Tavern Song (For Children I/21) · In Folk Song Style (Mikrokosmos – No. 100) · Jest (For Children I/27) · Dance of the Slovaks (Ten Easy Pieces – No. 3) · The Two Pigeons (For Children II/8) · Peasant’s Flute (For Children II/26) · Jeering Song (For Children I/30) · Romanian Song (Seven Sketches – No. 5) · Change in Time (Mikrokosmos No. 126) · In Valachian Style (Seven Sketches – No. 6) · Romanian Folk Dance No. 4 · Dialogue No. 3 (Nine Little Piano Pieces – No. 3) · Hungarian Folk Song (Ten Easy Pieces – No. 6) · Dawn (Ten Easy Pieces – No. 7) · Maid’s Song (For Children I/33) · Sash Dance (Romanian Folk Dances – No. 2) · In One Spot (Romanian Folk Dances – No. 3) · Swine-herd’s Song (For Children I/37) · Teasing Song (For Children II/18) · Canon (For Children II/29) · Stick Dance (Romanian Folk Dances – No. 1) · Bear Dance (Ten Easy Pieces – No. 10) · Bulgarian Rhythm I (Mikrokosmos – No. 113) · Bulgarian Rhythm II (Mikrokosmos – No. 115) · Melody in the Mist (Mikrokosmos – No. 107) · Harmonics (Mikrokosmos – No. 102) · Jack-in-the-Box (Mikrokosmos – No. 139) · From the Diary of a Fly (Mikrokosmos – No. 142)