Which work best exemplifies his genius and will longest endure: 1.Concerto for Orchestra 2. Music for Strings, Percussion,and Celeste 3. Bluebird's Castle 4....
... Easy. The string quartets. All the others are great, but they all show only part of Bartok's genius. Only the string quartets bring everything together...
... I was going to argue for the Concerto for Orchestra. I'm not really that familiar with the quartets, so take my 2 cents with a grain of salt. :-) ... -- R....
Hello from Christine in Australia, My most favourite Bartok Work is the ballet, The Wooden Prince followed by the 44 Violin Duos, The Violin Concertos and the...
Hello, Do you, Bartok fans everywhere, have private recordings of live performances or broadcasts that you would like to share ? This is just a suggestion, of...
Sigh... I can't help myself. I KNOW everyone says the Quartets are better than the Concerto for Orchestra but that fugal brass bit in the first mvt. is is one...
Hello everyone, There is a free file sharing site at http://www.download-winmx.com/ It is not perfect but you can download some of Bela Bartok's work from...
Hy to all B.B.C. members. The greatest Bartopk's work ... or works ? The first I'd like to suggest is the "Music for strings, percussion and celesta". The ...
... Hey Ri! ... Woah! He has an opera?! Man I learn something new everyday on this list! ... Oh, well. I guess we disagree here (but hey, beauty is in the eye...
... Bartók has writen four works around the "scene" : an opera : "Bluebird's Castle" a melodram : "the Miraculous Mandarin" a ballet : "the Wooden Prince" and...
... with the cocnerto for orchestra ! ... there is, in my ... inspiration. I agree about the Concerto for Orchestra.A great work,but his loves I believe were...
I started with the Concerto for Orchestra too, and I still love it, as well as other accessible pieces like the Third PC. Now the disclaimer: the more I get...
Heh. I'm reminded of an episode of Fraiser where Fraiser says to his brother, "Remember when we thought that the 1812 Overture was a great piece of music?" and...
It will take me years to plow through BB's SQ's and opera, because I go through phases and I'm now in a different phase composer-wise. I'm listening to a far...
I was really far into debt. Like Most I was in Financial dispair. I could not seem to get ahead no matter how hard I tried. Untill I found this place. ...
Hello! i am looking for the lyrics to "a temeto kapu" (the churchyard gate). Does someone know where I can find them, preferably free? Thank you very much, ...
Hello from Sydney, Australia Christian, The song sound to me like it may be a Transylvanian Melody. There is a group Muzsikas, who play Transylvanian and...
Christine, Thanks for writing. I managed to find someone who has the lyrics, I will post them as soon as I get them, though it may be a while, I don't know the...
Hello Christian and the rest of the group, Thank you for obtaining the lyrics of this song. It will make interesting reading. I have not heard this particular...
Hello Everyone from Christine, Sydney, Australia Thank you Christian for those beautiful words in both Hungarian and English. I am not a Hungarian speaker but...
Hi all, I'm a newbie here. I'm a music student. My favourite styles of music are classical and traditional/folk. That's probably why I like Bartok so much!...
... In that light,what are your impressions of the Allegro Barbaro and the Piano Sonata,both early works I believe(?) And why the 2-piano sonata vs. the 1st...
... Great ! ... I agree with this choice. But don't forget : the sonata for 2 pianos .. the quartets his opera, Bluebeard's castle the Magic mandarin the piano...
Hello everyone, I agree with Larry. I like the Wooden Prince very much. My other favourites are the 3 Piano Concertos; the String Quartets, The Violin...
