Customer Review: This book is incredibly in-depth, often so in-depth that I had to take breaks and listen to his music and remember the days when I listened to Bartok in total bliss.
Customer Review: This product was in ideal condition when it arrived and it came in a very timely manner. I was extremely pleased and would definitely use the sender again!
Customer Review: Bela Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is an immediately accessible work, and since its premiere in 1944 it has often been inserted into concert programme as a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Nonetheless, coming from the genius composer that was Bartok, the Concerto for Orchestra contains a wealth of ideas... more info
Customer Review: This book is a complete survey of all of Bela Bartok's solo piano literature. For each piece (including every piece in Mikrokosmos), it includes detailed notes on the music and its background, playing tips, and ratings of technical and musical difficulty. The book also includes information about... more info
Customer Review: I am a fan of history-and-criticism books (especially on musical topics), but ONLY when they read with the clarity of logic and the authority of resourced research which is demonstrated by this wonderful book. The purposes and meanings which underlie so much of Bartok's work and music, from... more info