The Life and Music of Béla Bartók

by Halsey Stevens

Book Overview

First published in 1953, and again in 1964, Stevens's study is a classic text, combining an authoritative, balanced account of the Hungarian composer's life with candid, insightful analyses of his numerous works, particularly the chamber works. The work now appears in a third edition, prepared by the Bart k scholar Malcolm Gillies. A comprehensive chronological list of works is added, together with a select bibliography and discography. Minor revisions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198163495
• ISBN13: 9780198163497
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A must-buy for every Bartok fan.

An excellent book on the great Twentieth-Century composer, being both a biography in the usual sense, but also providing definitive analyses of his major works. The detailed description of Bartok's six string quartets, leaves little more to be said of them -- unless you want to go to monographs like Prof. Leo Treitler's Ph.D dissertation on the Fourth Quartet alone. A must for any Bartok lover. [updated email address]