List of compositions by Béla Bartók

This aspires to be a complete list of compositions by Béla Bartók. The catalogue numbering by András Szőllősy (Sz.), László Somfai (BB) and Denijs Dille (DD) are provided, as well as Bartók's own opus numbers. Note that Bartók started three times anew with opus numbers, here indicated with "(list 1)", "(list 2)" and "(list 3)" respectively. The pieces from the third listing are by far best known; opus lists 1 and 2 are early works. The year of composition and instrumentation (including voice) are included. See the main article on Béla Bartók for more details.

Catalogue numberings, year of composition and instrumentation

By type

This is a near complete list of compositions by Béla Bartók. Both the more common András Szőllősy catalogue numbering (Sz.) and the more recent László Somfai catalogue number (BB.) are provided. Where compositions do not have a Sz. numbering, the intermediate Denijs Dille catalogue numbering (DD.) has been provided. See the main article on Béla Bartók for more details.

This list does not include early compositions that have since been lost.

Stage

• Bluebeard's Castle (1911, revised 1912 & 1917) Op. 11, Sz. 48, BB 62, opera
• The Wooden Prince (1914–16) Op. 13, Sz. 60, BB 74, ballet
• The Miraculous Mandarin (1918, 1919 completed 1926) Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82, ballet-pantomime

Orchestral

• Scherzo in C major from Symphony in E-flat major DD 68, BB 25
• Suite #1 for full orchestra (1905) Op. 3, Sz. 31, BB 39
• Suite #2 for small orchestra (1905–1907 revised 1943) Op. 4, Sz. 34, BB 40
• Two Pictures (1910) Op. 10, Sz. 46, BB 59
• Romanian Dance Sz. 47a, BB 61
• Four Pieces (1912) Op. 12, Sz. 51, BB 64
• Suite The Wooden Prince Op. 13, Sz. 60, BB 74
• Romanian Folk Dances for small orchestra (1917) Sz. 68, BB 76
• Suite The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82
• Kossuth, Symphonic Poem Sz. 75a, BB 31
• Dance Suite (Táncszvit) (1923) Sz. 77, BB 86
• Transylvanian Dances Sz. 96, BB 102b
• Hungarian Pictures (1931) Sz. 97, BB 103
• Hungarian Peasant Songs Sz. 100, BB 107
• Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) Sz. 106, BB 114
• Divertimento (1939) Sz. 113, BB 118
• Concerto for Orchestra (1942–43, revised 1945) Sz. 116, BB 123

Concertante

• Piano
• Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra Op. 1, Sz. 27, BB 36b
• Scherzo Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra Op. 2, Sz. 28, BB 35
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926) Sz. 83, BB 91
• Piano Concerto No. 2 (1930-31) Sz. 95, BB 101
• Piano Concerto No. 3 (1945) Sz. 119, BB 127
• Violin
• Violin Concerto No. 1 (1907–1908, 1st pub 1956) Op. posth., Sz. 36, BB 48a
• Two Portraits for Violin and Orchestra (1907, 1908) Op. 5, Sz. 37, BB 48b
• Rhapsody Folk Dances for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 (1928–29) Sz. 87, BB 94
• Rhapsody Folk Dances for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 (1928, rev. 1935) Sz. 90, BB 96
• Violin Concerto No. 2 (1937–38) Sz. 112, BB 117
• Viola
• Viola Concerto (completed by Tibor Serly and also arr. for cello) (1945) Sz. 120, BB 128
• Other
• Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra (1940 arrangement of Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion)

Choral

• With orchestral accompaniment
• 3 Village Scenes Falun Sz. 79, BB 87b
• 5 Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 101, BB 108
• 7 Choruses with Orchestral Accompaniment, selected and arr. from Sz. 103, BB 111
• Cantata Profana (The Nine Enchanted Stags) (1930) Sz. 94, BB 100
• Without orchestral accompaniment
• 4 Old Hungarian folksongs Sz. 50, BB 60
• 4 Slovak Folksongs Sz. 70, BB 78
• 27 Two-part & Three-part Choruses Sz. 103, BB 111
• Evening DD 74, BB 30
• From Olden Times (3), BB 112 (1935)
• Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 93, BB 99
• 5 Slovak Folksongs Sz. 69, BB 77
• Székely Songs Sz. 99, BB 106

Chamber

• 44 Duos for Two Violins Sz. 98, BB 104
• Andante in A major DD 70, BB 26
• Contrasts for clarinet, violin, and piano (1938) Sz. 111, BB 116
• Piano Quartet in C minor (1898) Op. 20, Sz. 9, BB 13, DD 52
• Piano Quintet (1903–04) DD 77, BB 33 (An earlier piano quintet, also in C major, composed in 1897, is lost.)
• Rhapsody No. 1 for violin and piano (1928) Sz. 86, BB 94
• Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and piano (1929) Sz. 89, BB 96
• Rhapsody for cello and piano Sz. 86, BB 94 (transcription by Bartók of Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 1)
• Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Sz. 110, BB 115
• Sonata in E minor for violin and piano DD 72, BB 28
• Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano (1921) Op. 21 Sz. 75, BB 84
• Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (1922) Sz. 76, BB 85
• Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos (for two pianos) Sz. 108, BB 120
• Sonata for Solo Violin Sz. 117, BB 124
• Suite Op. 4b (arranged for two pianos), Sz. 115a, BB 122
• String Quartets
• String Quartet No. 1 Op. 7, Sz. 40, BB 52
• String Quartet No. 2 Op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75
• String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85, BB 93
• String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91, BB 95
• String Quartet No. 5 Sz. 102, BB 110
• String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114, BB 119

Piano

• 2 Elegies Op. 8b, Sz. 41, BB 49
• Two Romanian Dances (1910) Op. 8a, Sz. 43, BB 56
• 3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csík District Sz. 35a, BB 45/b
• 3 Burlesques Op. 8c, Sz. 47, BB 55
• 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Sz. 66, BB 80b
• 3 Studies Op. 18, Sz. 72, BB 81
• 3 Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes Sz. 84, BB 92
• 4 Dirges, Op. 9a, Sz. 45, BB 58
• 4 Pieces DD 71, BB 27
• 7 Sketches Op. 9b, Sz. 44, BB 54
• 8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs (1920) Op. 20, Sz. 74, BB 83
• 9 Little Piano Pieces Sz. 82, BB 90
• 10 Easy Pieces (1908) Sz. 39, BB 51
• 14 Bagatelles (1908) Op. 6, Sz. 38, BB 50
• 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71, BB 79
• Allegro barbaro (1911) Sz. 49, BB 63
• Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86b
• For Children Sz. 42, BB 53, [Books 1 & 2] Vol.1-4
• Marche funebre Sz. 75b, BB 31
• Mikrokosmos (1926, 1932–39) Sz. 107, BB 105
• includes the 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm dedicated to Harriet Cohen
• Out of Doors (1926) Sz. 81, BB 89
• Petite Suite Sz. 105, BB 113
• Petits Morceaux DD 67/1, BB 38
• Rhapsody, Op. 1, Sz. 26, BB 36a
• Romanian Folk Dances (1915) Sz. 56, BB 68
• Romanian Christmas Carols (1915) Sz. 57, BB 67
• Scherzo oder Fantasie Op. 18, DD 50, BB 11
• Slovakian Dance (1923)
• Sonata (1926) Sz. 80, BB 88
• Sonatina (1915) Sz. 55, BB 69
• Suite, Op. 14, (1916) Sz. 62, BB 70
• The First Term at the Piano Sz. 52-53, BB 67

There are also piano works that are from Bartók's first and second set of opus numbers. Some are lost, some have been published and are listed above, and some are not and are unpublished.

Songs

• 2 Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 33b, BB 44
• 4 Slovakian Folksongs Sz. 35b, BB 46
• 4 Songs included in Mikrokosmos Sz. 107, BB 105
• 5 Songs on poems by Endre Ady Op. 16, Sz. 63, BB 72
• 5 Songs on poems by Klára Gombossy and Wanda Gleiman Op. 15, Sz. 61, BB 71 (original with piano accompaniment, later also arranged by Zoltán Kodály for orchestral accompaniment)
• Eight Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 64, BB 47
• Twenty Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 92, BB 98
• Székely Folksong Piros Alma... Sz. 30, BB 34
• From Gyergyó Sz. 35, BB 45a
• Hungarian Folksong Sz. 109, BB deest
• Hungarian Folksongs #1–10 Sz. 33, BB 42 (revised in 1928 as Five Hungarian Folksongs, Sz. 33, BB 97)
• Hungarian Folksongs #11–20 Sz. 33a, BB 43
• Village Scenes Falun Sz. 78, BB 87a

Arrangements by others

• Suite paysanne hongroise (arranged by Paul Arma, for a flute and piano or orchestra)
• Rumanian Folk Dances (arranged by Frederick Charlton for The Hutchins Consort)
• Allegro barbaro arranged by Jenő Kenessey for orchestra (1946)
• Sonata for Synthesizer (Piano Sonata arranged by b schmidt for electronic music synthesizers)
• Omni Suite (Suite for Piano arranged by b Schmidt for electronic music synthesizers)

See also

• List of string quartets by Béla Bartók

References