List of compositions by Béla Bartók

This is a list of compositions by Béla Bartók. The catalogue numbering by András Szőllősy (Sz.), László Somfai (BB) and Denijs Dille (DD) are provided, as well as Bartók's own opus numbers. Note that Bartók started three times anew with opus numbers, here indicated with "(list 1)", "(list 2)" and "(list 3)" respectively. The pieces from the third listing are by far best known; opus lists 1 and 2 are early works. The year of composition and instrumentation (including voice) are included. See the main article on Béla Bartók for more details.

Catalogue numberings, year of composition and instrumentation

Name Sz.BBDDOpusYearInstruments/voices usedWalzer1111 (list 1)1890PianoChanging Piece (Változó darab) 122 (list 1)1890PianoMazurka2133 (list 1)1890PianoBudapest Athletic Competition 144 (list 1)1890PianoSonatina No. 1 155 (list 1)1890PianoWallachian Piece (Oláh darab) 166 (list 1)1890PianoFast Polka (Gyorspolka) 177 (list 1)1891Piano'Béla' Polka 188 (list 1)1891Piano'Katinka' Polka 199 (list 1)1891PianoVoices of Spring (Tavaszi hangok) 11010 (list 1)1891Piano'Jolán' Polka 11111 (list 1)1891Piano'Gabi' Polka 11212 (list 1)1891PianoForget-me-not (Nefelejts) 11313 (list 1)1891PianoLändler No. 1 11414 (list 1)1891Piano'Irma' Polka 11515 (list 1)1891PianoRadegund Echo (Radegundi visszhang) 11616 (list 1)1891PianoMarch (Induló) 11717 (list 1)1891PianoLändler No. 2 11818 (list 1)1891PianoCircus Polka (Cirkusz polka) 11919 (list 1)1891PianoThe Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása)412020 (list 1)1891PianoThe Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása)4120b20 (list 1)1894Violin and pianoSonatina No. 2 12121 (list 1)1891?PianoLändler No. 3 ♦ 12222 (list 1)1892PianoSpring Song 12323 (list 1)1892PianoSzöllős Piece (Szöllősi darab) ♦ 12424 (list 1)1892Piano'Margit' Polka 12525 (list 1)1893Piano'Ilona' Mazurka 12626 (list 1)1893Piano'Loli' Mazurka 12727 (list 1)1893Piano'Lajos' Waltz ('Lajos' valczer) 12828 (list 1)1893Piano'Elza' Polka 2929 (list 1)1894PianoAndante con variazioni 13030 (list 1)1894PianoX.Y. ♦ 13131 (list 1)1894PianoSonata No. 1 in G minor 2321 (list 2)1894PianoScherzo in G minor 33 1894PianoFantasie in A minor 3342 (list 2)1895PianoSonata No. 2 in F major 4353 (list 2)1895PianoCapriccio in B minor 5364 (list 2)1895PianoViolin Sonata in C minor 6375 (list 2)1895Violin and pianoSonata No. 3 in C major ♦ 7386 (list 2)1895PianoPieces ♦ 7397 (list 2)1895ViolinFantasia ♦ 7408 (list 2)1894ViolinFantasia ♦ 7419 (list 2)1895ViolinString Quartet (No. 1) in B major ♦ 74210 (list 2)1896String quartetString Quartet (No. 2) in C minor ♦ 74311 (list 2)1896String quartetAndante, Scherzo and Finale ♦ 74412 (list 2)1897PianoPieces (3) 84513 (list 2)1897PianoPiano Quintet in C major ♦ 94614 (list 2)1897Piano quintetPieces (2) ♦ 94715 (list 2)1897PianoGreat Fantasy ♦ 94816 (list 2)1897PianoViolin Sonata in A major ♦ 104917 (list 2)1897Violin and pianoScherzo or Fantasie8115018 (list 2)1897PianoSonata “Opus 1” 125119 (list 2)1898PianoPiano Quartet in C minor9135220 (list 2)1898Piano quartetPiano Pieces (3 Fantasies)6145321 (list 2)1898PianoSongs (3)101554 1898Voice and pianoScherzo in B minor 1655 1898PianoString Quartet in F major 1756 1898String quartetPiano Quintet Fragments 19B10 12 1899Piano quintet'Tiefblaue Veilchen' 1857 1899Soprano and orchestraScherzo in Sonata Form 1958 1899–1900 String quartetScherzo in B minor 1959 1900?PianoDances (6)541960 1900PianoValcer 60b 1900OrchestraLiebeslieder132062 1899Voice and pianoScherzo in B minor 2163 1900PianoVariations on a Theme by F.F. 2264 1900–01PianoScherzo172565 1901OrchestraTempo di minuetto 2366 1901PianoSongs (4)152467 1902Voice and pianoSymphony (only Scherzo)162568 1902–03OrchestraDuo 2669 1902Two violinsAlbumblatt (Andante) in A major 2670 1902Violin and pianoPiano Pieces (4) (Négy zongoradarab)222771 1903PianoAndante in F major (or A major) 2671 B14 1902Violin and pianoViolin Sonata in E minor202872 1903Violin and piano'Este' (Evening) for Voice and Piano 2973 1903 Voice and piano'Este' (Evening) for Male Chorus193074 1903Male chorus and orchestraKossuth, symphonic poem213175a 1903OrchestraMarcia Funèbre (from Kossuth)213175b 1903PianoSongs (4) ♦183276 1903Voice and pianoPiano Quintet in C major233377 1903–04Piano quintetRhapsody for Piano2636a 1 (list 3)1904PianoRhapsody for Piano and Orchestra2736b 1 (list 3)1905Piano and orchestraScherzo Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra 2835 2 (list 3)1904Piano and orchestraHungarian Folksongs (Magyar népdalok)2937 1904, 1905Voice and pianoSzékely Folksongs (Piros alma)3034 1904, 1905Voice and pianoPetits morceaux (from BB 37 (No.2) and BB 24 (No.1) 3867/1 1905, 1907?PianoSuite No. 13139 3 (list 3)1905, rev c.1920OrchestraTo the Little 'Tot', (5) Songs3241 1905Voice and pianoHungarian Folksongs, Songs (10)3342 1906, rev BB97 1928Voice and pianoHungarian Folksongs, Songs (10)33a43 1906–07Voice and pianoHungarian Folksongs (2)33b44 1906Voice and pianoSuite No. 23440 4 (list 3)1905, 1907 rev 1943Small orchestraFrom Gyergyó3545a 1907Voice (or reed pipe) and pianoHungarian Folksongs from Csík (3)35a45b 1907PianoFour Slovak Folksongs35b46 c. 1907"Bartók Béla zeneművei (időrendben)" [his musical works in chronological order], Hungarian Academy of Sciences (in Hungarian)Voice and pianoEight Hungarian Folksongs6447 1907 (No.6–8 1917)Voice and pianoViolin Concerto No. 13648a 1907–08, publ. 1956Violin and orchestraPortraits (2)3748b 5 (list 3)1907–11Violin and orchestraBagatelles (14)3850 6 (list 3)1908PianoEasy Pieces (10)3951 1908PianoString Quartet No. 14052 7 (list 3)1908–09String quartetElegies (2)4149 8b (list 3)1908–09PianoFor Children (4 volumes in 2 books)4253 1908–09PianoRomanian Dances (2)4356 8a (list 3)1910PianoDirges (4)4558 9a (list 3)1910PianoSketches (7) (Vázlatok)4454 9b (list 3)1908–10PianoPictures for Orchestra (2)4659 10 (list 3)1910OrchestraBurlesques (3) (Három burleszk)4755 8c (list 3)1908–11PianoRomanian Dance (one from BB 56)47a61 1911OrchestraBluebeard's Castle, Opera in One Act4862 11 (list 3)1911 rev 1912 & 1917Voice and orchestraAllegro barbaro4963 1911PianoOld Hungarian Folksongs (4)5060 1910 rev 1926Male chorus w/o orchestraPieces (4)5164 12 (list 3)1912 / orch. in 1921OrchestraPiano étude (Reschofsky)52 1913PianoThe First Term at the Piano5366 1913PianoSonatina5569 1915PianoRomanian Folk Dances5668 1915PianoRomanian Christmas Carols5767 1915PianoRomanian Folk Songs (2)5857 c. 1909Women choirRomanian Folksongs (9)5965 1915 (or earlier)Voice and pianoThe Wooden Prince, Ballet in One Act6074 13 (list 3)1914–17OrchestraThe Wooden Prince, Suite 74 13 (list 3)1921, 1924?OrchestraPiano Suite6270 14 (list 3)1916PianoSongs (5)6171 15 (list 3)1916Voice and pianoSongs (5)6372 16 (list 3)1916Voice and pianoSlovak Folksong63a73 1916?Voice and pianoHungarian Folksong65 1914/17? PianoHungarian Folktunes (3)6680b 1914–18 rev 1941PianoString Quartet No. 26775 17 (list 3)1915–17String quartetRomanian Folkdances for small orchestra (from BB 68) 6876 1917Piano and orchestraSlovak Folksongs (5) for Male Chorus6977 1917Male chorus w/o orchestraSlovak Folksongs (4) for Mixed Choir7078 1916 or 1917Mixed choir w/o orchestraHungarian Peasant Songs (15)7179 1914–18PianoLeszállott a páva 80 1914PianoStudies7281 18 (list 3)1918PianoThe Miraculous Mandarin, Pantomime7382 19 (list 3)1918–19, 1924Orchestra (with choir)The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite7382 19 (list 3)1918, cmpl in 1926OrchestraImprovisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs (8)7483 20 (list 3)1920PianoViolin Sonata No. 1 in C minor 7584 21 (list 3)1921Violin and pianoViolin Sonata No. 27685 1922Violin and pianoDance Suite7786 1923OrchestraDance Suite7786 1925PianoVillage Scenes (Falún), a.k.a. Slovak Songs (5)7887a 1924Female voice and pianoVillage Scenes (Falún) (3)7987b 1926 (May)4/8 women choir and chamber orchestraPiano Sonata8088 1926 (June)PianoOut of Doors (Szabadban), Pieces (5) 8189 1926 (Summer)PianoLittle Piano Pieces (9)8290 1926PianoPiano Concerto No. 18391 1926Piano and orchestraRondos on Slovak Folk Tunes (3)8492 1916, 1927PianoString Quartet No. 38593 1927String quartetRhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 18694a 1928Violin and pianoRhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No. 18794b 1929Violin and orchestraRhapsody for Cello and Piano8894 1929Cello and piano (transcription of Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 1)Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No. 28996a 1928 rev 1935 or 1944Violin and pianoRhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No. 29096b 1928, rev 1935 or 1944Violin and orchestraString Quartet No. 49195 1928String quartetHungarian Folksongs (5) (revision of BB 42)3397 1928Voice and pianoHungarian Folksongs (20)9298 1929Voice and pianoHungarian Folksongs for Mixed Chorus (4)9399 1932Mixed chorusCantata Profana (9 Enchanted Stags)94100 19302 Voices, double chorus and orchestraPiano Concerto No. 295101 1930/31Piano and orchestraSonatina for Violin and Piano (arr. of Sonatina Sz. 55, BB 69)55102a 1930 apprViolin and piano (arr. André Gertler)Transylvanian Dances (3) (orch. of Sonatina Sz. 55, BB 69)96102b 1931OrchestraHungarian Sketches (arr. parts BB 51,53,55,58)97103 1931OrchestraDuos for 2 Violins (44), Book 1-498104 1931Two violinsSzékely Songs for Male Chorus99106 1932 (and 1938?)Male chorusHungarian Peasant Songs (arr. BB 79/6–15)100107 1933OrchestraHungarian Folksongs (5) (arr. parts BB 98)101108 1933Solo voice and orchestraHungarian Dances 1934Violin and pianoString Quartet No. 5102110 1934String quartetChoruses with Orchestral Accompaniment (7)103111 1935/36, w. orch 1937/41Children and women choir w. and w/o orchestraFrom Olden Times104112 1935Male chorusPetite Suite (arr. BB 104)105113 1936PianoMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta106114 1936Percussion, celesta and string orchestraMikrokosmos107105 1926 and 1932–39PianoPieces from Mikrokosmos (7) (BB 105)108120 1939–1940Two pianosHungarian Folksong109109 1934 c. Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion110115 1937Two pianos and percussion; orch 1940 as the Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and OrchestraContrasts (3)111116 1938Violin, clarinet and pianoViolin Concerto No. 2112117 1937–38Violin and orchestraDivertimento for Strings113118 1939String orchestraString Quartet No. 6114119 1939String quartetConcerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra 115121 1940Two pianos, percussion and orchestra;orch of the Sonata for Two Pianos and PercussionSuite (arr. BB 40)115a122 4b (list 3)1941Two pianosConcerto for Orchestra116123 1942–43, rev 1945OrchestraViolin Solo Sonata117124 1944Solo violin'A férj keserve' ("The Husband's Grief") 125 1945Voice and pianoUkrainian Folksongs (3)118126 1945Voice and pianoPiano Concerto No. 3 in E major119127 1945Piano and orchestraViola Concerto (sketches only)120128 1945Viola and orchestra (completed by Tibor Serly)

By type

This is a near complete list of compositions by Béla Bartók. Both the more common András Szőllősy catalogue numbering (Sz.) and the more recent László Somfai catalogue number (BB.) are provided. Where compositions do not have a Sz. numbering, the intermediate Denijs Dille catalogue numbering (DD.) has been provided. See the main article on Béla Bartók for more details.

This list does not include early compositions that have since been lost.

Stage Bluebeard's Castle (1911, revised 1912 & 1917) Op. 11, Sz. 48, BB 62, opera The Wooden Prince (1914–16) Op. 13, Sz. 60, BB 74, ballet The Miraculous Mandarin (1918, 1919 completed 1926) Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82, ballet-pantomime

Orchestral Scherzo in C major from Symphony in E major DD 68, BB 25 Suite #1 for full orchestra (1905) Op. 3, Sz. 31, BB 39 Suite #2 for small orchestra (1905–1907 revised 1943) Op. 4, Sz. 34, BB 40 Two Pictures (1910) Op. 10, Sz. 46, BB 59 Romanian Dance Sz. 47a, BB 61 Four Pieces (1912) Op. 12, Sz. 51, BB 64 Suite The Wooden Prince Op. 13, Sz. 60, BB 74 Romanian Folk Dances for small orchestra (1917) Sz. 68, BB 76 Suite The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82 Kossuth, Symphonic Poem Sz. 75a, BB 31 Dance Suite (Táncszvit) (1923) Sz. 77, BB 86