III. Stringquartett [sic] : dedicated to the Musical Fund Society in Philadelphia / by Béla Bartók. 1927 Sept.

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III. Stringquartett [sic] : dedicated to the Musical Fund Society in Philadelphia / by Béla Bartók. 1927 Sept.

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2 ms. scores ; 36 cm.

Curtis Institute of Music, John de Lancie Library

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Curtis Institute of Music, John de Lancie Library

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Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945

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Commissioned by the Basel section of the International Society for Contemporary Music. Composed originally as Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion 1937. Orchestrated 1940 as this Concerto. First performance London, 14 November 1942, Royal Philharmonic Society, Adrian Boult conductor, Louis Kentner and Ilona Kabos soloists.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra / Béla Bartók. [194-?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record i...

Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia

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The Musical Fund Society was founded in 1820 in Philadelphia by John K. Kane, Dr. Robert M. Patterson, Dr. William P. DeWees, and a number of noted professional musicians, including composer and conductor, Benjamin Carr. It had two purposes: "the relief of decayed musicians and their families, and the cultivation of skill and diffusion of taste in music." From 1824 to 1924 the Society owned and occupied Musical Fund Hall, where it produced musical concerts as well as rented the space to other or...