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Béla Bartók

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Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 24 episodes and was first played on 21 December 2014.

Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist who lived from 1881 to 1945. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, renowned for his innovative approach to composition and his exploration of folk music.

Bartók was born on March 25, 1881, in Nagyszentmiklós, Austria-Hungary (now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). He showed prodigious musical talent from an early age and began his formal music education at the Budapest Academy of Music. During his studies, he developed a keen interest…

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Hungarian Sketches
Antal Dorati, Kodaly, Bartok
Mercury1990
Hungarian Sketches
Antal Dorati, Kodaly, BartokMercury1990
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Concerto For Orchestra
Bartók, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
RCA Victor Red Seal1956
Concerto For Orchestra
Bartók, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony OrchestraRCA Victor Red Seal1956
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For Children
Bartók Béla, Ránki Dezső
Hungaroton1977
For Children
Bartók Béla, Ránki DezsőHungaroton1977
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Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1
Bartók, Maurizio Pollini, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shlomo Mintz, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Deutsche Grammophon0
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1
Bartók, Maurizio Pollini, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shlomo Mintz, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio AbbadoDeutsche Grammophon0
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Improvisations
Béla Bartók, Leonid Hambro
Bartók Recording Studio1950
Improvisations
Béla Bartók, Leonid HambroBartók Recording Studio1950
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44 Duos For Two Violins
Béla Bartók, András Keller, János Pilz
ECM Records, ECM New Series2002
44 Duos For Two Violins
Béla Bartók, András Keller, János PilzECM Records, ECM New Series2002
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New Year's Greeting II [No.29 Újéköszöntó]
Bartók, Iva Bittová, Dorothea Kellerová
Parnassus Records2020
New Year's Greeting II [No.29 Újéköszöntó]
Bartók, Iva Bittová, Dorothea KellerováParnassus Records2020
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Mikrokosmos
Béla Bartók, Georges Solchany
His Master's Voice, EMI1975
Mikrokosmos
Béla Bartók, Georges SolchanyHis Master's Voice, EMI1975
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The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Opus 19
Bartok, London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
Decca0
The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Opus 19
Bartok, London Symphony Orchestra, Georg SoltiDecca0
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The Love For Three Oranges March
David Oistrach, Prokofiev, Bartok, Z. Kodaly
Parliament1960
The Love For Three Oranges March
David Oistrach, Prokofiev, Bartok, Z. KodalyParliament1960
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