Bartók was born in Hungary (now part of Romania) in 1881. His parents were both amateur musicians. His mother gave him his first piano lesson on his fifth birthday and, at the age of nine, Bartók had written several short pieces...
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Recordings
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Greatest Works
Concerto for Orchestra, Piano concertos, Allegro Barbaro, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, String Quartets

 
Greatest Performers
David Oistrakh, Gyory Sandor, Peter Frankl

Playlist
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