Two preludes / Henry Purcell ; transcribed for piano by Béla Bartok. [194-?]

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Two preludes / Henry Purcell ; transcribed for piano by Béla Bartok. [194-?]

[4] p. of music ; 32 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8224129

Yale University, Music 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...

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

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Perlis, Vivian.

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