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Piano Solo. Composed by Bé, k, and la Bartó. 20th Century. EMB. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Op. 1. 28 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #Z1971. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50511390).ISBN 9790080019719. UPC: 073999576511. 9.0x12.0x0.095 inches.
'The significance of the Rhapsody composed in 1904 in Gerlicepuszta and Pozsony is well shown by the fact that Bartok subsequently reserved the designation 'Opus 1' of his last, mature opus numbering for this piece. By choosing this genre Bartok was clearly following in Liszt's footsteps. But he did not merely follow the Hungarian Rhapsodies with their parading of folkloristic art songs in a virtuoso instrumental fantasy. The formal coherence of Bartok's work allows us to infer the influence of the large-scale Liszt compositions he then knew, such as the B minor Sonata. Unlike Liszt, Bartok builds his Rhapsody not on familiar melodies but on themes of his own invention, yet hisstyle is still that of nineteenth-century folkiness, and draws on the art-music tradition based on the verbunkos and the csardas.'
(HCD 32524 Bartok New Series Vol. 24, Istvan G. Nemeth).
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