Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertimento
Album by Béla Bartók & Tapiola Sinfonietta & Jean‐Jacques Kantorow
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertimento is a pairing of two orchestral works by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed in 1936 and 1939 respectively. Both pieces showcase Bartók's late-period synthesis of folk-derived modes and modernist harmony, featuring striking contrasts of texture and colour, prominent use of percussion against strings, and a balance of contrapuntal clarity and rhythmic vitality, exemplifying his mature output.
First released: July 1996

Tracklist
- 1.Divertimento: I. Allegro non troppo8:56
- 2.Divertimento: II. Molto adagio8:31
- 3.Divertimento: III. Allegro assai6:53
- 4.Suite paysanne hongroise: I. Rubato1:02
- 5.Suite paysanne hongroise: II. Andante2:06
- 6.Suite paysanne hongroise: III. Poco rubato0:47
- 7.Suite paysanne hongroise: IV. Andante1:15
- 8.Suite paysanne hongroise: V. Allegro0:59
- 9.Suite paysanne hongroise: VI. Allegro0:51
- 10.Suite paysanne hongroise: VII. Allegretto0:55
- 11.Suite paysanne hongroise: VIII. Allegretto0:15
- 12.Suite paysanne hongroise: IX. L'istesso tempo (quasi trio) - (Allegretto)0:37
- 13.Suite paysanne hongroise: X. Assai moderato1:10
- 14.Suite paysanne hongroise: XI. Allegretto0:32
- 15.Suite paysanne hongroise: XII. Poco più vivo (quasi trio) - Allegretto0:34
- 16.Suite paysanne hongroise: XIII. Allegro1:07
- 17.Suite paysanne hongroise: XIV. Più vivo1:02
- 18.Romanian Folk-Dances: I. Joc cu bâtă1:36
- 19.Romanian Folk-Dances: II. Brâul0:37
- 20.Romanian Folk-Dances: III. Pe loc1:15
- 21.Romanian Folk-Dances: IV. Buciumeana1:41
- 22.Romanian Folk-Dances: V. Poargă Românească0:28
- 23.Romanian Folk-Dances: VI. Mărunțel0:13
- 24.Romanian Folk-Dances: VII. Mărunțel0:54
- 25.Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: I. Andante tranquillo7:23
- 26.Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: II. Allegro7:29
- 27.Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: III. Adagio7:05
- 28.Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta: IV. Allegro molto7:12