DLXXXI. BARTÓK, Béla: Dance Suite (arr. Piano)

DLXXXI. BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945)

Dance Suite (arr. Piano) (1925)
1. Moderato
2. Allegro molto
3. Allegro vivace
4. Molto tranquillo
5. Comodo
6. Finale. Allegro
Alberto Chines, piano
(15:36)

In a reversal of the usual procedure, Bartók wrote the piano arrangement after composing the orchestral version. He never did perform it during his lifetime, and it was premiered in March 1945, a few months before his death by his good friend György Sándor.

Sándor