Mikrokosmos

Album by Béla Bartók & Jenő Jandó

Mikrokosmos is a collection of 153 progressive piano pieces by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed between 1926 and 1939. The pieces progress from simple pedagogical exercises to advanced modernist miniatures, combining folk-influenced melodies, modal scales, unconventional harmonies and exploratory piano techniques that reflect Bartók's interest in ethnomusicology and mark a significant stage in his development as a composer and educator.
First released: 29th August 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 1. Six Unison Melodies (1)
    0:24
  2. 2.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 97. Notturno
    1:39
  3. 3.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 98. Thumbs Under
    0:36
  4. 4.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 2. Six Unison Melodies (2) (versions A & B)
    0:46
  5. 5.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 99. Hands Crossing
    1:14
  6. 6.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 3. Six Unison Melodies (3)
    0:33
  7. 7.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 100. In Folk Song Style
    0:46
  8. 8.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 4. Six Unison Melodies (4)
    0:23
  9. 9.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 5. Six Unison Melodies (5)
    0:33
  10. 10.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 101. Diminished Fifth
    1:00
  11. 11.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 6. Six Unison Melodies (6)
    0:25
  12. 12.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 102. Harmonics
    1:23
  13. 13.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 7. Dotted Notes
    0:34
  14. 14.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 103. Minor and Major
    1:13
  15. 15.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 8. Repitition (1)
    0:34
  16. 16.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 104. Wandering through the Keys (versions A & B)
    1:03
  17. 17.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 105. Game (with two five-tone scales)
    0:56
  18. 18.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 9. Syncopation (1)
    0:39
  19. 19.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 10. With Alternate Hands
    0:43
  20. 20.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 106. Children's Song
    1:13
  21. 21.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 107. Melody in the Mist
    1:16
  22. 22.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 11. Parallel Motion
    0:32
  23. 23.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 108. Wrestling
    1:01
  24. 24.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 12. Reflection
    0:27
  25. 25.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 109. From the Island of Bali
    1:55
  26. 26.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 13. Change of Position
    0:35
  27. 27.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 14. Question and Answer
    0:45
  28. 28.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 110. And the Sounds Clash and Clang...
    1:06
  29. 29.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 111. Intermezzo
    1:34
  30. 30.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 15. Village Song
    0:31
  31. 31.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 112. Variations on a Folk Tune
    0:59
  32. 32.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 16. Parallel Motion with Change of Position
    0:51
  33. 33.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 113. Bulgarian Rhythm (1)
    1:03
  34. 34.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 17. Contrary Motion
    0:33
  35. 35.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 114. Theme and Inversion
    1:12
  36. 36.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 18. Four Unison Melodies (1)
    0:23
  37. 37.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 115. Bulgarian Rhythm (2)
    0:29
  38. 38.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 19. Four Unison Melodies (2)
    0:32
  39. 39.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 116. Song
    1:34
  40. 40.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 20. Four Unison Melodies (3)
    0:44
  41. 41.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 21. Four Unison Melodies (4)
    0:25
  42. 42.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 117. Bourrée
    0:59
  43. 43.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 22. Imitation and Counterpoint
    0:33
  44. 44.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 118. Triplets in 9/8 Time
    0:52
  45. 45.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 23. Imitation and Inversion
    0:34
  46. 46.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 119. Dance in 3/4 Time
    0:43
  47. 47.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 120. Triads
    0:56
  48. 48.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 24. Pastorale
    0:36
  49. 49.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 25. Imitation and Inversion (2)
    1:00
  50. 50.
    Mikrokosmos: Book IV: No. 121. Two-part Study
    1:06
  51. 51.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 26. Repitition (2)
    0:31
  52. 52.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 122. Chords Together and in Opposition
    0:53
  53. 53.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 123. Staccato and Legato (2) (versions A & B)
    0:55
  54. 54.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 27. Syncopation (2)
    0:38
  55. 55.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 124. Staccato
    1:11
  56. 56.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 28. Canon at the Octave
    0:35
  57. 57.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 29. Imitation Reflected
    0:34
  58. 58.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 125. Boating
    1:28
  59. 59.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 126. Change of Time
    0:42
  60. 60.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 30. Canon at the Lower Fifth
    0:48
  61. 61.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 127. New Hungarian Folk Song (with voice)
    1:07
  62. 62.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 31. Dance in Canon Form
    0:38
  63. 63.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 128. Stamping Dance
    1:12
  64. 64.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 32. In Dorian Mode
    0:59
  65. 65.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 33. Slow Dance
    0:45
  66. 66.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 129. Alternating Thirds
    0:48
  67. 67.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 34. In Phrygian Mode
    0:49
  68. 68.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 130. Village Joke
    0:50
  69. 69.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 35. Chorale
    1:19
  70. 70.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 131. Fourths
    0:53
  71. 71.
    Mikrokosmos: Book I: No. 36. Free Canon
    0:52
  72. 72.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 132. Major Seconds Broken and Together
    1:26
  73. 73.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 37. In Lydian Mode
    0:37
  74. 74.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 133. Syncopation (3)
    1:03
  75. 75.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 134. Studies in Double Notes (versions A, B & C)
    1:01
  76. 76.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 38. Staccato and Legato (1)
    0:16
  77. 77.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 39. Staccato and Legato (Canon)
    0:26
  78. 78.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 135. Perpetuum mobile
    1:01
  79. 79.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 136. Whole-tone Scales
    1:43
  80. 80.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 40. In Yugoslav Style
    0:40
  81. 81.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 41. Melody with Accompaniment
    0:47
  82. 82.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 137. Unison
    1:45
  83. 83.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 138. Bagpipe Music
    1:12
  84. 84.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 42. Accompaniment in Broken Triads
    1:22
  85. 85.
    Mikrokosmos: Book V: No. 139. Jack-in-the-Box
    0:55
  86. 86.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 43. In Hungarian Style (version A: 2 pianos; version B: piano solo)
    0:56
  87. 87.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 44. Contrary Motion (2) (2 pianos)
    0:19
  88. 88.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 140. Free Variations
    1:38
  89. 89.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 141. Subject and Reflection
    1:16
  90. 90.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 45. Meditation
    0:43
  91. 91.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 142. From the Diary of a Fly
    1:27
  92. 92.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 46. Increasing-Diminishing
    1:01
  93. 93.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 143. Divided Arpeggios
    2:17
  94. 94.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 47. County Fair
    0:33
  95. 95.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 144. Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths
    4:35
  96. 96.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 48. In Mixolydian Mode
    0:53
  97. 97.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 145. Chromatic Invention (3) (versions A & B)
    2:32
  98. 98.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 49. Crescendo-Diminuendo
    0:32
  99. 99.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 146. Ostinato
    2:08
  100. 100.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 50. Minuetto
    0:35
  101. 101.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 147. March
    1:52
  102. 102.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 51. Waves
    1:03
  103. 103.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 52. Unison Divided
    0:20
  104. 104.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 148. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (1)
    1:49
  105. 105.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 149. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (2)
    1:08
  106. 106.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 53. In Transylvanian Style
    0:39
  107. 107.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 150. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (3)
    1:23
  108. 108.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 54. Chromatics
    0:19
  109. 109.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 151. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (4)
    1:34
  110. 110.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 55. Triplets in Lydian Mode (2 pianos)
    0:30
  111. 111.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 56. Melody in Tenths
    0:17
  112. 112.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 152. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (5)
    1:10
  113. 113.
    Mikrokosmos: Book VI: No. 153. Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (6)
    1:56
  114. 114.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 57. Accents
    0:50
  115. 115.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 58. In Oriental Style
    0:58
  116. 116.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 59. Major and Minor
    0:54
  117. 117.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 60. Canon with Sustained Notes
    0:46
  118. 118.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 61. Pentatonic Melody
    0:55
  119. 119.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 62. Minor Sixths in Parallel Motion
    0:40
  120. 120.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 63. Buzzing
    0:38
  121. 121.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 64. Line against Point (versions A & B)
    0:56
  122. 122.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 65. Dialogue (with voice)
    0:35
  123. 123.
    Mikrokosmos: Book II: No. 66. Melody Divided
    1:15
  124. 124.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 67. Thirds against a Single Voice
    0:41
  125. 125.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 68. Hungarian Dance (2 pianos)
    0:30
  126. 126.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 69. Study in Chords
    1:04
  127. 127.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 70. Melody Against Double Notes
    1:28
  128. 128.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 71. Thirds
    1:17
  129. 129.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 72. Dragons' Dance
    0:32
  130. 130.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 73. Sixths and Triads
    0:39
  131. 131.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 74. Hungarian Matchmaking Song (versions A & B; version B with voice)
    1:22
  132. 132.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 75. Triplets
    0:56
  133. 133.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 76. In Three Parts
    0:29
  134. 134.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 77. Little Study
    0:36
  135. 135.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 78. Five-tone Scale
    0:29
  136. 136.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 79. Hommage à Johann Sebastian Bach
    0:48
  137. 137.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 80. Hommage à Robert Schumann
    0:42
  138. 138.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 81. Wandering
    1:06
  139. 139.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 82. Scherzo
    0:33
  140. 140.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 83. Melody with Interruptions
    0:43
  141. 141.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 84. Merriment
    0:46
  142. 142.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 85. Broken Chords
    1:20
  143. 143.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 86. Two Major Pentachords
    1:24
  144. 144.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 87. Variations
    1:29
  145. 145.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 88. Duet for Pipes
    1:02
  146. 146.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 89. In Four Parts (1)
    0:53
  147. 147.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 90. In Russian Style
    0:37
  148. 148.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 91. Chromatic Invention (1)
    1:04
  149. 149.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 92. Chromatic Invention (2)
    0:56
  150. 150.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 93. In Four Parts (2)
    0:43
  151. 151.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 94. Once Upon A Time...
    0:57
  152. 152.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 95. Fox Song (versions A & B; version B with voice)
    1:22
  153. 153.
    Mikrokosmos: Book III: No. 96. Jolts
    0:51

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