Symphonic Works (Study Score) SKU: HL.50510054
Score. Composed by Bé, k, and la Bartó. 20th Century. EMB. Pocket score. Op. 10. 64 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #Z40056. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (HL.50510054). ISBN 9790080400562. UPC: 073999670943. 5.75x8.0x0.221 inches. Bela Bartok.
'Composed in 1910, Bartok's 'Two Pictures' for orchestra, too, draws on Debussy and folk music. Indeed, the title itself is a reference to Debussy's famous piano cycle, 'Images'. The two movements, 'In Full Flower' and 'Village Dance' represent two Bartokian movement types. The first one is the delicate and intimate music of nature. Debussy's influence is most tangible here. The second movement, 'Village Dance' is only related to the previous movement through its tonal system. It is, rather, a sort of 'bone and muscle' music that belongs to the barbaro type of movements, and as such, consists of possibly the simplest elements. Long sections consist of the continual repetition of a primitive motif. The work was first performed three years after its completion, on 25 February 1913, by the Budapest Philhamonic Orchestra, under the baton of Istvan Kerner.' (HCD 32505 Bartok New Series Vol. 5, Virag Buky).
