Bartok: First Rhapsody, Sz. 94c For Cello And Piano

Category: Cello and Piano ** Composer: Bartok, Bela ** Title: First Rhapsody, Sz. 94c ** Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Edition ** Difficulty: A6.

Based on a Hungarian folk dance called the czardas, Bartok's First Rhapsody is the first of two such works for violin and orchestra. It was dedicated to the composer's good friend and fellow Hungarian, Joseph Szigeti, one of the great violinists of the early 20th century. This version for cello and piano has been transcribed from the original work for violin and orchestra by the composer.