On this specially-priced 8-CD set Zoltan Kocsis performs the complete solo piano music of his fellow Hungarian, Bela Bartok. Completed in 2001, these critically acclaimed, definitive performances are the benchmark against which all others are considered.
CD1: 1-14 14 Bagatelles, Bb 50, Sz. 38 (Op.6)
CD1: 15-16 2 Elegies, Bb 49 Sz. 41 (Op.8b)
CD1: 17-22 6 Roumanian Folk Dances, Bb 68, Sz. 56
CD1: 23-25 Sonatina, Bb 69, Sz. 55
CD1: 25-28 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, Bb 80b, Sz. 66
CD2: 1-2 2 Roumanian Dances, Bb 56, Sz. 43 (Op.8a)
CD2: 3 3 Hungarian Folksongs From The Csìk District, Bb 45b, Sz. 35a
CD2: 4 Allegro Barbaro, Bb 63, Sz. 49
CD2: 5-8 4 Dirges, Bb 58, Sz. 45 (Op.9a)
CD2: 9-12 Suite, Bb 70, Sz. 62 (Op.14)
CD2: 13-14 Roumanian Christmas Carols, Bb 67, Sz. 57
CD2: 15-17 3 Studies, Bb 81, Sz. 72 (Op.18)
CD2: 18-20 3 Rondos On Folk Tunes, Bb 92, Sz. 84
CD2: 21 First Term At The Piano, Bb 66, Sz. 53 14:33
CD3: 1-27 For Children, Bb 53, Sz.42
CD4: 1-3 Sonata For Piano, Sz. 80 (Bb 88)
CD4: 4-8 Out Doors, Bb 89, Sz. 81
CD4: 9-17 Nine Little Piano Pieces, Bb 90, Sz. 82
CD4: 18-23 Petite Suite, Bb 113, Sz. 105 (Arr. Of The 44 Duos For Two Violins, Sz. 98)
CD5: 1-96 Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107 (Book 1 – Book 3)
CD6: 1-57 Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107 (Book 4 – Book 6)
CD7: 1-3 3 Burlesques, Sz47, Op.8c (Bb55)
CD7: 4-10 Sketches, (Op.9b) Sz. 44 (Bb54)
CD7: 11-24 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs For Piano, Sz. 71 (Bb79)
CD7: 25-32 8 Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs, (Op.20) Sz. 74 (Bb83)
CD7: 33-43 Ten Easy Pieces, Sz. 39 (Bb51)
CD8: 1-6 Dance Suite Arr. Solo Piano, BB86b
CD8: 7 Rhapsody, Op.1 (Long Version)
CD8: 8-11 Four Piano Pieces, Bb27
CD8: 12 Kossuth – Symphonic Poem, Bb31
CD8: 13 Rhapsody, Op.1 (Short Version)