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)