BARTOK, BELA

Additional reading Bla Bartk Essays, compiled and ed. by Benjamin Suchoff (1976), collects the composer's writings, especially on folk music. Bartk's letters have been collected and edited by Jnos Demny in several publications: Bartk Bla: levelek, fnykpek, kziratok, kottk (1948), over 100 letters in the original Hungarian; Bartk Bla levelei, az utols kt v gyjtse (1951), with an additional 200 letters, some translated into Hungarian for this volume; Bartk Bla levelei (1955), a further 300 letters, with the original letters published alongside their Hungarian translations; Ausgewhlte Briefe (1960), a collection of 200 letters translated into German, the majority taken from the earlier Hungarian editions, but a large portion being newly published, with some published for the first time; and Bla Bartk Letters (1971), nearly 300 letters, of which 60 appear in print for the first time. Jnos Demny (ed.), Bartk Bla levelei: j dokumentumok, 4 vol. (1971), contains family documents and Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak, and other documents relating to Bartk's correspondence. Biographical and critical works include Paul Griffiths, Bartk (1984); Malcolm Gillies, Bartk Remembered (1990), a selection by those who knew the composer personally; Halsey Stevens, The Life and Music of Bla Bartk, 3rd ed. prepared by Malcolm Gillies (1993), with a catalog of compositions and an extensive bibliography; Malcolm Gillies (ed.), The Bartk Companion (1993); Peter Laki (ed.), Bartk and His World (1995); and Lszl Somfai, Bla Bartk: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources (1996). Major Works: Orchestral music. Kossuth, symphonic poem (1903); Suite No. 1, op. 3, for large orchestra (1905); Suite No. 2, op. 4, for small orchestra (190507); Dance Suite (1923); Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta (1936); Divertimento, for string orchestra (1939); Concerto for Orchestra (1943). Concerti: Violin Concerto No. 1 (190708), No. 2 (193738); Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926), No. 2 (193031), No. 3 (1945); Viola Concerto (unfinished, but completed by Tibor Serly, 1945). Chamber music. String quartets: No. 1, op. 7 (1908); No. 2, op. 17 (191517); No. 3 (1927); No. 4 (1928); No. 5 (1934); No. 6 (1939). Miscellaneous: Piano Quintet (190304); Sonatas for Violin and Piano No. 1 (1921), No. 2 (1922); Rhapsodies for Violin and Piano No. 1 and 2 (1928); Forty-four Duos, for two violins (1931); Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937; transcribed as Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, 1940); Contrasts, for violin, clarinet, and piano (1938); Sonata for Solo Violin (1944). Piano solos: Rhapsody, op. 1 (1904; also arranged for piano and orchestra and for two pianos); Fourteen Bagatelles, op. 6 (1908); For Children (190809); Allegro barbaro (1911); Sonatina (1915); Suite, op. 14 (1916); Sonata (1926); Out of Doors, suite (1926); Mikrokosmos, 153 progressive pieces for piano (192639). Vocal music. Stage works: Duke Bluebeard's Castle, op. 11, an opera, libretto by Bla Balzs (Budapest, 1918); The Wooden Prince, op. 13, ballet, libretto by Bla Balzs (Budapest, 1917); The Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19, pantomime, libretto by Menyhrt Lengyel (Cologne, 1926). Canata: Cantata Profana: The Nine Enchanted Stags, for double mixed chorus, tenor and baritone soloists, and orchestra (1930). Songs: A large number of settings of Hungarian and other folk songs, including Five Village Scenes, for voice and piano (1924).