List of works by Béla Bartók

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There are 4 separate ways to catalogue Bartok's works (thus some works appear more than once on this page):

• Opus Numbers: Bartok gave opus numbers 1-31 to his early works composed between 1890-94. With the composition of the Piano Sonata in 1894 he began again at 1 and gave opus numbers up through 21 before stopping. With the Rhapsody for Piano (1904), Bartok started assigning opus numbers for the final time, this time only giving opus numbers to what he considered major works. After the Violin Sonata No.1 (1921) received Op.21, Bartok discontinued assigning opus numbers to his works.
• DD Number: The DD numbers come from Thematisches Verzeichnis der Jugendwerke Béla Bartóks (1974) by Denijs Dille, in which book his catalogue of Bartok's early works appeared. The catalogue features all of Bartók's works composed between 1890 and 1904.
• Sz Number: This is still the most widely used system for cataloging Bartok's works. These numbers refer to the catalogue of Bartok's mature works by András Szollosy which appeared in Bartók: sa vie et son œuvre (1956) and which was revised in Ujfalussy's Béla Bartók (1965).
• BB Number: This is the most recent catalogue of Bartok's works and was done by László Somfai. It is a chronological index with works identified by BB numbers 1 to 129, incorporating corrections based on the Béla Bartók Thematic Catalogue.

Listed by Opus Number

1st Set (1890-94)

• Op.1 - Waltz for Piano (1890)
• Op.2 - Changing Piece (Változo darab) for Piano (1890)
• Op.3 - Mazurka for Piano (1890)
• Op.4 - Budapest Athletic Competition (A Budapesti tornaverseny) for Piano (1890)
• Op.5 - Sonatina No. 1 for Piano (1890)
• Op.6 - Wallachian Piece (Oláh darab) for Piano (1890)
• Op.7 - Fast Polka (Gyorspolka) for Piano (1891)
• Op.8 - 'Béla' Polka for Piano (1891)
• Op.9 - 'Katinka' Polka for Piano (1891)
• Op.10 - Voices of Spring (Tavaszi hangok) for Piano (1891)
• Op.11 - 'Jolán' Polka for Piano (1891)
• Op.12 - 'Gabi' Polka for Piano (1891)
• Op.13 - Forget-me-not (Nefelejts) for Piano (1891)
• Op.14 - Ländler No. 1 for Piano (1891)
• Op.15 - 'Irma' Polka for Piano (1891)
• Op.16 - Radegund Echo (Radegundi visszhang) for Piano (1891)
• Op.17 - March (Indulo) for Piano (1891)
• Op.18 - Ländler No. 2 for Piano (1891)
• Op.19 - Circus Polka (Cirkusz polka) for Piano (1891)
• Op.20 - The Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása) for Piano
• Op.20b - The Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása) for Violin and Piano (1894)
• Op.21 - Sonatina No. 2 for Piano (1891?)
• Op.22 - Ländler No. 3 for Piano (1892)
• Op.23 - Spring Song (Tavaszi dal) for Piano (1892)
• Op.24 - Szöllos Piece (Szöllosi darab) for Piano (1892)
• Op.25 - 'Margit' Polka for Piano (1893)
• Op.26 - 'Ilona' Mazurka for Piano (1893)
• Op.27 - 'Loli' Mazurka for Piano (1893)
• Op.28 - 'Lajos' Waltz ('Lajos' valczer) for Piano (1893)
• Op.29 - 'Elza' Polka for Piano (1894)
• Op.30 - Andante con variazioni for Piano (1894)
• Op.31 - X.Y. for Piano (1894)

2nd Set (1894-98)

• Op.1 - Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Piano (1894)
• Op.2 - Fantasie in A minor for Piano (1895)
• Op.3 - Sonata No. 2 in F major for Piano (1895)
• Op.4 - Capriccio in B minor for Piano (1895)
• Op.5 - Sonata in C minor for Violin and Piano (1895)
• Op.6 - Sonata No. 3 in C major for Piano (1895, Lost)
• Op.7 - Pieces for Violin (1895, Lost)
• Op.8 - Fantasia for Violin (1896, Lost)
• Op.9 - Fantasia for Violin (1896, Lost)
• Op.10 - String Quartet No. 1 in B major (1896, Lost)
• Op.11 - String Quartet No. 2 in C minor (1896, Lost)
• Op.12 - Andante, Scherzo and Finale for Piano (1897, Lost)
• Op.13 - 3 Klavierstücke (1897)

1. Spring Song (Tavaszi dal)
2. Valse (Valcer)
3. In Wallachian Style (Oláhos)

• Op.14 - Piano Quintet in C major (1897, Lost)
• Op.15 - 2 Pieces for Piano (1897, Lost)
• Op.16 - Great Fantasy for Piano (1897, Lost)
• Op.17 - Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (1897)
• Op.18 - Scherzo or Fantasie for Piano (1897)
• Op.19 - Sonata for Piano (1898)
• Op.20 - Piano Quartet in C minor (1898)
• Op.21 - 3 Klavierstücke (1898)

3rd Set (1904-21)

• Op.1 - Rhapsody for Piano (1904) (also arr. for Piano & Orchestra)
• Op.2 - Scherzo (Burlesque) for Piano and Orchestra (1904)
• Op.3 - Suite No.1 for Orchestra (1905, rev. 1920)
• Op.4 - Suite No.2 for Small Orchestra (1905/07, rev. 1920 & 1943)
• Op.5 - 2 Portraits (Két portré) for Orchestra (1907-08)
• Op.6 - 14 Bagatelles for Piano (1908)
• Op.7 - String Quartet No.1 (1908-09)
• Op.8a - 2 Romanian Dances (Két román tánc) for Piano (1910)
• Op.8b - 2 Elegies (Két elégia) for Piano (1908-09)
• Op.8c - 3 Burlesques (Három burleszk) for Piano (1908/11)
• Op.9a - 4 Dirges (Nágy siratóének, Quatre nénies) for Piano (1910)
• Op.9b - 7 Sketches (Vázlatok) for Piano (1908-10)
• Op.10 - 2 Images (Két kép) for Orchestra (1910)
• Op.11 - Duke Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállu herceg vára), Opera (1911, rev. 1911/18)
• Op.12 - 4 Pieces for Orchestra (1912/21)
• Op.13 - The Wooden Prince (A fábol faragott királyfi), Ballet (1914-17)
• Op.13b - The Wooden Prince Suite (1921-24)
• Op.14 - Suite for Piano (1916)
• Op.15 - 5 Songs for Voice & Piano (1915-16)
• Op.16 - 5 Songs for Voice & Piano, Words by Andre Ady (1916)
• Op.17 - String Quartet No.2 (1915-17)
• Op.18 - 3 Etudes for Piano (1918)
• Op.19 - The Miraculous Mandarin (A csondálatos mandarin), Pantomime (1918-19/23/24, rev. 1923-31)
• Op.19b - The Miraculous Mandarin Suite (1919-27)
• Op.20 - 8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs (Rögtönzések magyar parasztdalokra) for Piano (1920)
• Op.21 - Violin Sonata No.1 (1921)

Listed by DD Number

• DD.1 - Walczer for Piano (1890)
• DD.2 - Changing Piece (Változo darab) for Piano (1890)
• DD.3 - Mazurka for Piano (1890)
• DD.4 - Budapest Athletic Competition (A Budapesti tornaverseny) for Piano (1890)
• DD.5 - Sonatina No. 1 for Piano (1890)
• DD.6 - Wallachian Piece (Oláh darab) for Piano (1890)
• DD.7 - Fast Polka (Gyorspolka) for Piano (1891)
• DD.8 - 'Béla' Polka for Piano (1891)
• DD.9 - 'Katinka' Polka for Piano (1891)
• DD.10 - Voices of Spring (Tavaszi hangok) for Piano (1891)
• DD.11 - 'Jolán' Polka for Piano (1891)
• DD.12 - 'Gabi' Polka for Piano (1891)
• DD.13 - Forget-me-not (Nefelejts) for Piano (1891)
• DD.14 - Ländler No. 1 for Piano (1891)
• DD.15 - 'Irma' Polka for Piano (1891)
• DD.16 - Radegund Echo (Radegundi visszhang) for Piano (1891)
• DD.17 - March (Indulo) for Piano (1891)
• DD.18 - Ländler No. 2 for Piano (1891)
• DD.19 - Circus Polka (Cirkusz polka) for Piano (1891)
• DD.20 - The Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása) for Piano
• DD.20b - The Course of the Danube (A Duna folyása) for Violin and Piano (1894)
• DD.21 - Sonatina No. 2 for Piano (1891?)
• DD.22 - Ländler No. 3 for Piano (1892)
• DD.23 - Spring Song (Tavaszi dal) for Piano (1892)
• DD.24 - Szöllos Piece (Szöllosi darab) for Piano (1892)
• DD.25 - 'Margit' Polka for Piano (1893)
• DD.26 - 'Ilona' Mazurka for Piano (1893)
• DD.27 - 'Loli' Mazurka for Piano (1893)
• DD.28 - 'Lajos' Waltz ('Lajos' valczer) for Piano (1893)
• DD.29 - 'Elza' Polka for Piano (1894)
• DD.30 - Andante con variazioni for Piano (1894)
• DD.31 - X.Y. for Piano (1894)
• DD.32 - Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Piano (1894)
• DD.33 - Scherzo in G Minor for Piano (1894)
• DD.34 - Fantasie in A Minor for Piano (1895)
• DD.35 - Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Piano (1895)
• DD.36 - Capriccio in B Minor for Piano (1895)
• DD.37 - Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano (1895)
• DD.38 - Sonata No. 3 in C Major for Piano (1895, Lost)
• DD.39 - Pieces for Violin (1895, Lost)
• DD.40 - Fantasia for Violin (1896, Lost)
• DD.41 - Fantasia for Violin (1896, Lost)
• DD.42 - String Quartet No. 1 in B Major (1896, Lost)
• DD.43 - String Quartet No. 2 in C Minor (1896, Lost)
• DD.44 - Andante, Scherzo and Finale for Piano (1897, Lost)
• DD.45 - 3 Klavierstücke (1897)
• DD.46 - Piano Quintet in C Major (1897, Lost)
• DD.47 - 2 Pieces for Piano (1897, Lost)
• DD.48 - Great Fantasy for Piano (1897, Lost)
• DD.49 - Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (1897)
• DD.50 - Scherzo or Fantasie for Piano (1897)
• DD.51 - Sonata for Piano (1897)
• DD.52 - Piano Quartet in C minor (1898)
• DD.53 - 3 Klavierstücke (1898)
• DD.54 - 3 Lieder (1898)
• DD.55 - Scherzo in B minor for Piano (1898)
• DD.56 - String Quartet in F major (1898)
• DD.57 - Tiefblaue Veilchen for Soprano and Orchestra (1899)
• DD.58 - Scherzo in Sonata Form for String Quartet (1899-1900)
• DD.59 - Scherzo in B♭ minor for Piano (1900?)
• DD.60 - 6 Dances for Piano(1900)
• DD.60b - Valcer for Orchestra (Orchestrations of No.1 & 2 from DD.60)
• DD.61 - 3 Choruses (1900)
• DD.62 - Liebeslieder (1899)
• DD.63 - Scherzo in B♭ minor for Piano (1900)
• DD.64 - Variations on a Theme by F.F. for Piano (1900-01)
• DD.65 - Scherzo for Orchestra (1901)
• DD.66 - Tempo di minuetto for Piano (1901)
• DD.67 - 4 Lieder (1902)
• DD.68 - Symphony in E♭ major (1902-03, unfinished - only Scherzo in C major orchestrated by composer. Has been completed by other hands and broadcast.)
• DD.69 - Duo for 2 Violins (1902)
• DD.70 - Albumblatt in A major for Violin and Piano (1902)
• DD.71 - 4 Piano Pieces

1. Study for the left hand (Tanulmány balkézre)
2. Fantasy I. (I. Ábránd)
3. Fantasy II. (II. Ábránd)
4. Scherzo

• DD.72 - Violin Sonata in E minor (1903)
• DD.73 - Est (Evening) for Voice and Piano (1903)
• DD.74 - Est (Evening) for Male Chorus (1903)
• DD.75a - Kossuth, Symphonic Poem in 10 Tableaux (1903)
• DD.75b - Marcia Funèbre for Piano (1903)
• DD.76 - 4 Lieder (1903, Lost)
• DD.77 - Piano Quintet (1903-04)

• DD.B10 - Piano Quintet Fragments (1899)
• DD.B12 - Piano Quintet Fragments (1899)
• DD.B14 - Andante in F♯ minor for Violin and Piano (1903?)

Listed by Sz Number

• Sz.26 - Rhapsody for Piano (1904, Op.1)
• Sz.27 - Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (1904?, Op.1)
• Sz.28 - Scherzo (Burlesque) for Piano and Orchestra (1904, Op.2)
• Sz.29 - Hungarian Folksongs (Magyar népdalok) (1904-05, Unfinished preliminary version of Sz.33)
• Sz.29b - Petits Morceau for Piano
• Sz.30 - Székely Folksongs (Piros alma) (1904-05)
• Sz.31 - Suite No.1 for Orchestra (1905, rev. 1920, Op.3)
• Sz.32 - To the Little 'Tot' (A kicsi 'tot'-nak), 5 Songs for Voice and Piano (1905)
• Sz.33 - Hungarian Folksongs (Magyar népdalok), 10 Songs for Voice and Piano (1906, rev. 1938)
• Sz.33b - 2 Hungarian Folksongs for Voice & Piano (1906, Selections from Sz.33)
• Sz.34 - Suite No.2 for Small Orchestra (1905/07, rev. 1920/43, Op.4)
• Sz.35 - From Gyergyo for Reed Pipe and Piano (1907)
• Sz.35a - 3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csik District (Három Csik megyei népdal) for Piano (1907)
• Sz.35b - 4 Slovak Folksongs for Voice and Piano (1916, based on Sz.35)
• Sz.36 - Violin Concerto No.1 (1907-08)
• Sz.37 - 2 Portraits (Két portré) for Orchestra (1907-08/11, Op.5)
• Sz.38 - 14 Bagatelles for Piano (1908, Op.6)
• Sz.39 - 10 Easy Pieces for Piano (1908)
• Sz.40 - String Quartet No.1 (1908-09, Op.7
• Sz.41 - 2 Elegies for Piano (1908-09, Op.8b)
• Sz.42 - For Children (Gyermekeknek) for Piano (1908-09 Ed: 85 Pieces in 4 Volumes, rev. 1944-45 Ed: 79 Pieces in 2 Vol. )
• Sz.43 - 2 Romanian Dances for Piano (1910, Op.8a)
• Sz.44 - 7 Sketches (Vázlatok) for Piano (1908-10, Op.9b)
• Sz.45 - 4 Dirges for Piano (1910, Op.9a)
• Sz.46 - 2 Images for Orchestra (1910, Op.10)
• Sz.47 - 3 Burlesques for Piano (1908-11, Op.8c)
• Sz.47a - Romanian Dance for Orchestra (1911, orchestra version of Sz.43/1)
• Sz.48 - Duke Bluebeard's Castle (A Kékszakállu herceg vára), Opera (1911, rev. 1912/18, Op.11)
• Sz.49 - Allegro barbaro for Piano (1911)
• Sz.50 - 4 Old Hungarian Folksong for Male Chorus (1910, rev. 1912)
• Sz.51 - 4 Pieces for Orchestra (1912/21, Op.12)
• Sz.52 - Etude for Piano (1913)
• Sz.53 - The First Term at the Piano (Kezdök zongoramuzsikája), 18 Pieces for Piano (1913)
• Sz.54 - Six Dances for Piano (1900)
• Sz.55 - Sonatina for Piano (1915)
• Sz.56 - Romanian Folkdances for Piano (1915)
• Sz.57 - Romanian Christmas Carols for Piano (1915)
• Sz.58 - 2 Romanian Folksongs for Female Chorus (1915)
• Sz.59 - 9 Romanian Folksongs for Voice and Piano (1915)
• Sz.60 - The Wooden Prince (A fábol faragott királyfi), Ballet in One Act (1914-17, Op.13)
• Sz.61 - 5 Lieder for Voice & Piano (1915-16, Op.15)
• Sz.62 - Suite for Piano (1916, Op.14)
• Sz.63 - 5 Lieder for Voice & Piano (1916, Op.16)
• Sz.63a - Slovak Folksong (1916?)
• Sz.64 - 8 Hungarian Folksongs for Voice & Piano (1907/17)
• Sz.65 - Andante for Piano (1917, rejected mvt. from Sz.62)
• Sz.66 - 3 Hungarian Folksongs for Piano (1914/18)
• Sz.67 - String Quartet No.2 (1915-17, Op.17)
• Sz.68 - Romanian Folkdances for Orchestra (1917)
• Sz.69 - 5 Slovak Folksongs for Male Chorus (1917)
• Sz.70 - 4 Slovak Folksongs for Mixed Choir (1916?)
• Sz.71 - 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano (1914-18)
• Sz.72 - 3 Etudes for Piano (1918, Op.18)
• Sz.73 - The Miraculous Mandarin (A csondálatos mandarin), Pantomime (1918-19/23/24, rev. 1923-31, Op.19)
• Sz.74 - 8 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs for Piano (1920, Op.20)
• Sz.75 - Violin Sonata No.1 (1921, Op.21)
• Sz.76 - Violin Sonata No.2 (1922)
• Sz.77 - Dance Suite (Táncsvit, or, Tánc-suite) for Orchestra (1923)
• Sz.78 - Village Scenes (Falun), 5 Slovak Songs for Female Voice and Piano (1924)
• Sz.79 - 3 Village Scenes for 4/8 Female Voices and Chamber Orchestra (1926, arr. of No.'s 3-5 or Sz.78)
• Sz.80 - Piano Sonata (1926)
• Sz.81 - Out of Doors (Szabadban) for Piano (1926)
• Sz.82 - 9 Little Pieces for Piano (1926)
• Sz.83 - Piano Concerto No.1 (1926)
• Sz.84 - 3 Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes for Piano (1916/27)
• Sz.85 - String Quartet No.3 (1927)
• Sz.86 - Rhapsody for Violin & Piano No.1 (1928)
• Sz.87 - Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No.1 (1928)
• Sz.88 - Rhapsody for Cello & Piano No.1
• Sz.89 - Rhapsody for Violin & Piano No.2 (1928)
• Sz.90 - Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No.2 (1928, rev. 1944)
• Sz.91 - String Quartet No.4 (1928)
• Sz.92 - 20 Hungarian Folksongs for Voice & Piano (1929)
• Sz.93 - 4 Hungarian Folksongs for Mixed Chorus (1932)
• Sz.94 - The Nine Enchanted Stags (A kilenc csodaszarvas), Cantata Profana for Tenor, Baritone, Double Chorus, and Orchestra (1930)
• Sz.95 - Piano Concerto No.2 (1930-31)
• Sz.96 - Transylvanian Dances (Erdélyi táncok) for Orchestra (1931, arr. of Sz.55)
• Sz.97 - Hungarian Pictures (or Sketches) for Orchestra (1931, arr. of Pieces Nos. 5 & 10 from 10 Easy Pieces, No.2 from 4 Dirges, No.40 Bk.1 from For Children, & No.2 from 3 Burlesques)
• Sz.98 - 44 Duos for 2 Violins (1931)
• Sz.99 - Székely Songs for Male Chorus (1932/38)
• Sz.100 - Hungarian Peasant Songs for Orchestra (1933)
• Sz.101 - 5 Hungarian Folksongs for Solo Voice and Orchestra (1933, arr. of 5 pieces from Sz.92)
• Sz.102 - String Quartet No.5 (1934)
• Sz.103 - 27 2 and 3-part Choruses for Children's Chorus (Vols. 1 to 6) and for Female Chorus (Vols. 7 and 8) (1935-37)
• Sz.104 - From Olden Times (Elmult idokbol) for Male Chorus (1935)
• Sz.105 - Petite suite for Piano (1936, arr. of Pieces from Sz.98)
• Sz.106 - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936)
• Sz.107 - Mikrokosmos for Piano, 153 Pieces of Incremental Difficulty for Piano, 6 Vols. (1926/32-39)
• Sz.108 - 7 Pieces from Mikrokosmos for 2 Pianos (1939-40)
• Sz.109 - Hungarian Folksong (Debrecennek van egy vize), for Voice & Piano
• Sz.110 - Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion (1937)
• Sz.111 - Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1938)
• Sz.112 - Violin Concerto No.2 (1937-38)
• Sz.113 - Divertimento for Strings (1939)
• Sz.114 - String Quartet No.6 (1939)
• Sz.115 - Concerto for 2 Pianos (1940, arr. of Sz.110)
• Sz.115a - Suite for 2 Pianos (1941, arr. of Sz.34, Op.4b)
• Sz.116 - Concerto for Orchestra (1942-43, rev. 1945)
• Sz.117 - Sonata for Solo Violin (1944)
• Sz.118 - Ukranian Folksong (A férj keserve: The Husband's Grief) for Voice and Piano (1945)
• Sz.119 - Piano Concerto No.3 (1945)
• Sz.120 - Viola Concerto (1945, Unfinished, completed and orchestrated by Tibor Serly in 1949; revised and edited by Peter Bartók and Paul Neubauer in 1995)

Listed without numbers or not listed above

There are also pieces that are not categorized under any numbers, or only under another numbering system.

• Two Romaninan Folk Songs for Women's Choir, BB 57 (ca.1909)
• Leszállott a páva for Piano (1914)
• Hungarian Dances for Violin and Piano (1934)
• Serbo-Croatian Folk Songs
• Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra (1943, arrangement of Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz.110)
• A Férj Keserve (Goat Song) for Voice and Piano, BB 125 (1945)

Transcriptions

Bach

• Sonata for Klavier & Pedal No.6, BWV 530

Beethoven

• Orchestral transcription of Erlkönig, WoO 131, as completed by Reinhold Becker

Ciala

• Sonata in G Major

Frescobaldi

• Fuga in G minor
• Toccata in G Major

Marcello

• Sonata in Bb Major

Rossi

• 3 Courants
• Toccata in A Major
• Toccata in C Major

Zipoli

• Pastorale in C Major