List of compositions by Béla Bartók explained

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

Name Sz.BBDDOpusYearInstruments/voices used
Walzer1111 (list 1)1890Piano
Changing Piece (Változó darab)122 (list 1)1890Piano
Mazurka2133 (list 1)1890Piano
Budapest Athletic Competition144 (list 1)1890Piano
Sonatina No. 1155 (list 1)1890Piano
Wallachian Piece (Oláh darab)166 (list 1)1890Piano
Fast Polka (Gyorspolka)177 (list 1)1891Piano
'Béla' Polka188 (list 1)1891Piano
'Katinka' Polka199 (list 1)1891Piano
Voices of Spring (Tavaszi hangok)11010 (list 1)1891Piano
'Jolán' Polka11111 (list 1)1891Piano
'Gabi' Polka11212 (list 1)1891Piano
Forget-me-not (Nefelejts)11313 (list 1)1891Piano
Ländler No. 111414 (list 1)1891Piano
'Irma' Polka11515 (list 1)1891Piano
Radegund Echo (Radegundi visszhang)11616 (list 1)1891Piano
March (Induló)11717 (list 1)1891Piano
Ländler No. 211818 (list 1)1891Piano
Circus Polka (Cirkusz polka)11919 (list 1)1891Piano
The Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása)412020 (list 1)1891Piano
The Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása)4120b20 (list 1)1894Violin and piano
Sonatina No. 212121 (list 1)1891?Piano
Ländler No. 3 ♦12222 (list 1)1892Piano
Spring Song12323 (list 1)1892Piano
Szöllős Piece (Szöllősi darab) ♦12424 (list 1)1892Piano
'Margit' Polka12525 (list 1)1893Piano
'Ilona' Mazurka12626 (list 1)1893Piano
'Loli' Mazurka12727 (list 1)1893Piano
'Lajos' Waltz ('Lajos' valczer)12828 (list 1)1893Piano
'Elza' Polka2929 (list 1)1894Piano
Andante con variazioni13030 (list 1)1894Piano
X.Y. ♦13131 (list 1)1894Piano
Sonata No. 1 in G minor2321 (list 2)1894Piano
Scherzo in G minor331894Piano
Fantasie in A minor3342 (list 2)1895Piano
Sonata No. 2 in F major4353 (list 2)1895Piano
Capriccio in B minor5364 (list 2)1895Piano
Violin Sonata in C minor6375 (list 2)1895Violin and piano
Sonata No. 3 in C major ♦7386 (list 2)1895Piano
Pieces ♦7397 (list 2)1895Violin
Fantasia ♦7408 (list 2)1894Violin
Fantasia ♦7419 (list 2)1895Violin
String Quartet (No. 1) in B major ♦74210 (list 2)1896String quartet
String Quartet (No. 2) in C minor ♦74311 (list 2)1896String quartet
Andante, Scherzo and Finale ♦74412 (list 2)1897Piano
Pieces (3)84513 (list 2)1897Piano
Piano Quintet in C major ♦94614 (list 2)1897Piano quintet
Pieces (2) ♦94715 (list 2)1897Piano
Great Fantasy ♦94816 (list 2)1897Piano
Violin Sonata in A major ♦104917 (list 2)1897Violin and piano
Scherzo or Fantasie8115018 (list 2)1897Piano
Sonata “Opus 1”125119 (list 2)1898Piano
Piano Quartet in C minor9135220 (list 2)1898Piano quartet
Piano Pieces (3 Fantasies)6145321 (list 2)1898Piano
Songs (3)1015541898Voice and piano
Scherzo in B minor16551898Piano
String Quartet in F major17561898String quartet
Piano Quintet Fragments19B10 121899Piano quintet
'Tiefblaue Veilchen'18571899Soprano and orchestra
Scherzo in Sonata Form19581899–1900String quartet
Scherzo in B-flat minor19591900?Piano
Dances (6)5419601900Piano
Valcer60b1900Orchestra
Liebeslieder1320621899Voice and piano
Scherzo in B-flat minor21631900Piano
Variations on a Theme by F.F.22641900–01Piano
Scherzo1725651901Orchestra
Tempo di minuetto23661901Piano
Songs (4)1524671902Voice and piano
Symphony (only Scherzo)1625681902–03Orchestra
Duo26691902Two violins
Albumblatt (Andante) in A major26701902Violin and piano
Piano Pieces (4) (Négy zongoradarab)2227711903Piano
Andante in F-sharp major (or A major)2671 B141902Violin and piano
Violin Sonata in E minor2028721903Violin and piano
'Este' (Evening) for Voice and Piano29731903Voice and piano
'Este' (Evening) for Male Chorus1930741903Male chorus and orchestra
Kossuth, symphonic poem213175a1903Orchestra
Marcia Funèbre (from Kossuth)213175b1903Piano
Songs (4) ♦1832761903Voice and piano
Piano Quintet in C major2333771903–04Piano quintet
Rhapsody for Piano2636a1 (list 3)1904Piano
Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra2736b1 (list 3)1905Piano and orchestra
Scherzo Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra 28352 (list 3)1904Piano and orchestra
Hungarian Folksongs (Magyar népdalok)29371904, 1905Voice and piano
Székely Folksongs (Piros alma)30341904, 1905Voice and piano
Petits morceaux (from BB 37 (No.2) and BB 24 (No.1)3867/11905, 1907?Piano
Suite No. 131393 (list 3)1905, rev c.1920Orchestra
To the Little 'Tot', (5) Songs32411905Voice and piano
Hungarian Folksongs, Songs (10)33421906, rev BB97 1928Voice and piano
Hungarian Folksongs, Songs (10)33a431906–07Voice and piano
Hungarian Folksongs (2)33b441906Voice and piano
Suite No. 234404 (list 3)1905, 1907 rev 1943Small orchestra
From Gyergyó3545a1907Voice (or reed pipe) and piano
Hungarian Folksongs from Csík (3)35a45b1907Piano
Four Slovak Folksongs35b46c. 1907[1] Voice and piano
Eight Hungarian Folksongs64471907 (No.6–8 1917)Voice and piano
Violin Concerto No. 13648a1907–08, publ. 1956Violin and orchestra
Portraits (2)3748b5 (list 3)1907–11Violin and orchestra
Bagatelles (14)38506 (list 3)1908Piano
Easy Pieces (10)39511908Piano
String Quartet No. 140527 (list 3)1908–09String quartet
Elegies (2)41498b (list 3)1908–09Piano
For Children (4 volumes in 2 books)42531908–09Piano
Romanian Dances (2)43568a (list 3)1910Piano
Dirges (4)45589a (list 3)1910Piano
Sketches (7) (Vázlatok)44549b (list 3)1908–10Piano
Pictures for Orchestra (2)465910 (list 3)1910Orchestra
Burlesques (3) (Három burleszk)47558c (list 3)1908–11Piano
Romanian Dance (one from BB 56)47a611911Orchestra
Bluebeard's Castle, Opera in One Act486211 (list 3)1911 rev 1912 & 1917Voice and orchestra
Allegro barbaro49631911Piano
Old Hungarian Folksongs (4)50601910 rev 1926Male chorus w/o orchestra
Pieces (4)516412 (list 3)1912 / orch. in 1921Orchestra
Piano étude (Reschofsky)521913Piano
The First Term at the Piano53661913Piano
Sonatina55691915Piano
Romanian Folk Dances56681915Piano
Romanian Christmas Carols57671915Piano
Romanian Folk Songs (2)5857c. 1909Women choir
Romanian Folksongs (9)59651915 (or earlier)Voice and piano
The Wooden Prince, Ballet in One Act607413 (list 3)1914–17Orchestra
The Wooden Prince, Suite7413 (list 3)1921, 1924?Orchestra
Piano Suite627014 (list 3)1916Piano
Songs (5)617115 (list 3)1916Voice and piano
Songs (5)637216 (list 3)1916Voice and piano
Slovak Folksong63a731916?Voice and piano
Hungarian Folksong651914/17? Piano
Hungarian Folktunes (3)6680b1914–18 rev 1941Piano
String Quartet No. 2677517 (list 3)1915–17String quartet
Romanian Folkdances for small orchestra (from BB 68) 68761917Piano and orchestra
Slovak Folksongs (5) for Male Chorus69771917Male chorus w/o orchestra
Slovak Folksongs (4) for Mixed Choir70781916 or 1917Mixed choir w/o orchestra
Hungarian Peasant Songs (15)71791914–18Piano
Leszállott a páva801914Piano
Studies728118 (list 3)1918Piano
The Miraculous Mandarin, Pantomime738219 (list 3)1918–19, 1924Orchestra (with choir)
The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite738219 (list 3)1918, cmpl in 1926Orchestra
Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs (8)748320 (list 3)1920Piano
Violin Sonata No. 1 in C-sharp minor 758421 (list 3)1921Violin and piano
Violin Sonata No. 276851922Violin and piano
Dance Suite77861923Orchestra
Dance Suite77861925Piano
Village Scenes (Falún), a.k.a. Slovak Songs (5)7887a1924Female voice and piano
Village Scenes (Falún) (3)7987b1926 (May)4/8 women choir and chamber orchestra
Piano Sonata80881926 (June)Piano
Out of Doors (Szabadban), Pieces (5) 81891926 (Summer)Piano
Little Piano Pieces (9)82901926Piano
Piano Concerto No. 183911926Piano and orchestra
Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes (3)84921916, 1927Piano
String Quartet No. 385931927String quartet
Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 18694a1928Violin and piano
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No. 18794b1929Violin and orchestra
Rhapsody for Cello and Piano88941929Cello and piano (transcription of Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 1)
Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 28996a1928 rev 1935 or 1944Violin and piano
Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No. 29096b1928, rev 1935 or 1944Violin and orchestra
String Quartet No. 491951928String quartet
Hungarian Folksongs (5) (revision of BB 42)33971928Voice and piano
Hungarian Folksongs (20)92981929Voice and piano
Hungarian Folksongs for Mixed Chorus (4)93991932Mixed chorus
Cantata Profana (9 Enchanted Stags)9410019302 Voices, double chorus and orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2951011930/31Piano and orchestra
Sonatina for Violin and Piano (arr. of Sonatina Sz. 55, BB 69)55102a1930 apprViolin and piano (arr. André Gertler)
Transylvanian Dances (3) (orch. of Sonatina Sz. 55, BB 69)96102b1931Orchestra
Hungarian Sketches (arr. parts BB 51,53,55,58)971031931Orchestra
Duos for 2 Violins (44), Book 1-4981041931Two violins
Székely Songs for Male Chorus991061932 (and 1938?)Male chorus
Hungarian Peasant Songs (arr. BB 79/6–15)1001071933Orchestra
Hungarian Folksongs (5) (arr. parts BB 98)1011081933Solo voice and orchestra
Hungarian Dances1934Violin and piano
String Quartet No. 51021101934String quartet
Choruses with Orchestral Accompaniment (7)1031111935/36, w. orch 1937/41Children and women choir w. and w/o orchestra
From Olden Times1041121935Male chorus
Petite Suite (arr. BB 104)1051131936Piano
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta1061141936Percussion, celesta and string orchestra
Mikrokosmos1071051926 and 1932–39Piano
Pieces from Mikrokosmos (7) (BB 105)1081201939–1940Two pianos
Hungarian Folksong1091091934 c.
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion1101151937Two pianos and percussion; orch 1940 as the Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra
Contrasts (3)1111161938Violin, clarinet and piano
Violin Concerto No. 21121171937–38Violin and orchestra
Divertimento for Strings1131181939String orchestra
String Quartet No. 61141191939String quartet
1151211940Two pianos, percussion and orchestra;
orch of the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Suite (arr. BB 40)115a1224b (list 3)1941Two pianos
Concerto for Orchestra1161231942–43, rev 1945Orchestra
Violin Solo Sonata1171241944Solo violin
'A férj keserve' ("The Husband's Grief")1251945Voice and piano
Ukrainian Folksongs (3)1181261945Voice and piano
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major1191271945Piano and orchestra
Viola Concerto (sketches only)1201281945Viola and orchestra (completed by Tibor Serly)

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

Orchestral

Concertante

Choral

Chamber

See also: List of string quartets by Béla Bartók.

Piano

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

Arrangements by others

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zti.hu/index.php/hu/bartok/bartok-zenemuvei/idorend "Bartók Béla zeneművei (időrendben)"
  2. Web site: Robinson. Bradford. Piano Quintet in C major (score and parts). musikmph.de. Musikproduktion Höflich. 4 July 2024. We can only lament the loss Bartók’s first piano quintet in C major, composed in 1897.
  3. https://blueimusic.com/bartok-piano-works/ Bartok Piano Works – blueimusic