Based on the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), these three cloth-bound volumes in slipcase include Bartók's complete choral works. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages and in the translations authorized by the composer. Literal English translations are provided in the appendix, which also includes early and alternative versions of the works.The edition is complete with informative prefaces (in Hungarian, English, and German) and detailed Editorial Comments (in Hungarian and English). The Comments give an overview of the textual, folk-music, and compositional sources, and provide detailed information on the performance practice ofBartók's choral works. The edition has been printed on high-quality and environmentally-friendly paper.The three volumes are also available in paperback (Z. 20035, 20036, 20037). Separate editions of each work included in these volumes are also available.
Contents
Four Slovak Folk Songs for mixed voices and piano accompaniment (BB 77, 1916)
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with Hungarian words) (BB 99, 1930) 1. A rab
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with Hungarian words) (BB 99, 1930) 2. A bujdosó
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with Hungarian words) (BB 99, 1930) 3. Az eladó lány
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with Hungarian words) (BB 99, 1930) 4. Dal
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with English and German words) (BB 99, 1930) 1. The Prisoner - Der Gefangene
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with English and German words) (BB 99, 1930) 2. The Rover - Heimatlos
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with English and German words) (BB 99, 1930)
Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed voices (with English and German words) (BB 99, 1930) 4. Love Song - Liebeslied
Evening (BB 30, 1903)
Four Old Hungarian Folk Songs (BB 60, 1910, rev. 1926)