Béla Bartók composed his 44 Violin Duos in 1931, at the urging of the German violin pedagogue Erich Doflein. With two exceptions, all the pieces are based on original folk music themes, most of which the composer himself collected in the course of his numerous collecting trips to the Carpathian Basin and in Algeria. Although conceived as parts of a pedagogically motivated set, these little pieces are highly effective in concert performance as well. The transcription follows Bartók's original faithfully. The publication includes fingerings added by the editor.
Matchmaking song
Slovak song [2]
Hungarian song [1]
Play song
Summer solstice song
Maypole dance
Menuetto
Slovak song [1]
Ruthenian song
Pillow dance
Soldiers'song
Hungarian march [1]
Hungarian march [2]
Walachian song
Jeering song
Cradle song
Mosquito dance
New Year's greeting [3]
Wedding song
Dance from Máramaros
Hungarian song [2]
Teasing song
Farewell to the bride
Limping dance
Hay-gathering song
Scherzo
Ruthenian kolomeika
Alternating song
A fairy tale
Burlesque
Sorrow
Pizzicato
Bagpipes
Slovak song [2]
Hungarian song [1]
Play song
Summer solstice song
Maypole dance
Menuetto
Slovak song [1]
Ruthenian song
Pillow dance
Soldiers'song
Hungarian march [1]
Hungarian march [2]
Walachian song
Jeering song
Cradle song
Mosquito dance
New Year's greeting [3]
Wedding song
Dance from Máramaros
Hungarian song [2]
Teasing song
Farewell to the bride
Limping dance
Hay-gathering song
Scherzo
Ruthenian kolomeika
Alternating song
A fairy tale
Burlesque
Sorrow
Pizzicato
Bagpipes
| Arrangement | Cello |
| NumberOfPages | 36 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled) |
| Series | EMB |
| Publisher | Editio Musica Budapest |
| Contributors | Bartó k, Bé la(Composer) Pejtsik, Arpad(Artist) |
| Language | English, French, German, Hungarian |
| ISMN | 9790080149614 |