Trying to find a recording...

[perfect_pitch]

I'm trying to find a piece of music to buy of iTunes or some other site... (I did look on iTunes and it isn't there) of Bartoks first Sonata in E flat major I think. (For the piano). This recording is from Barbara Nissman's CD of Bartok's compositions and she only has recorded the 2nd and 3rd movement of this sonata...

I would like to download the whole sonata by anyone who can play it decently. Apparently it was composed in 1898 and I want the whole sonata in any way I can. Can someone help me find a whole recording of it???

[lontano]

I'm trying to find a piece of music to buy of iTunes or some other site... (I did look on iTunes and it isn't there) of Bartoks first Sonata in E flat major I think. (For the piano). This recording is from Barbara Nissman's CD of Bartok's compositions and she only has recorded the 2nd and 3rd movement of this sonata...

I would like to download the whole sonata by anyone who can play it decently. Apparently it was composed in 1898 and I want the whole sonata in any way I can. Can someone help me find a whole recording of it???

I am not a Bartok specialist, but I am familiar with nearly everything we wrote, and I can't find any reference to a piano sonata in E-flat major, although it might be some little known student piece. He did write one very famous Piano Sonata Sz.80 from 1926, but I doubt it's what you want. I don't know the Barbara Nissman CD, but I know her complete set of Prokofiev and she liked to include little-known pieces in there that most others would neglect, so this could be the situation, but if she only recorded the last 2 movements, there is probably a good reason she didn't do the first, and that is most likely that it has been lost . Have you read the liner notes? She likes to be complete, so it should spread some light on your quest.

Good luck!

Lontano

[perfect_pitch]

Hey Man - Thanks for the reply....

It's definately not the Piano Sonata Sz. 80... this one was definately writtein in 1898 apparently (even sounds like it too).

The fact is that the CD was included on a book about the works of Bartok that I had to study for my exam. All of the other pieces on the CD are definately Bartok's for sure so I'll have to borrow the book from my Piano Teacher again...

I only asked because in my opinion - most of Bartok's music sounds kind of horrendous (atonally and bitonally I mean and just really isn't melodic for me) however this sonata was just fricking BEAUTIFUL and so MELODIC!!! AND IN ONLY 1 KEY AT A TIME   

I'll seek the book out again because I would love to try and find out the complete recording. I hope it isn't lost, only because it's such a shame to have lost the first movement to such a beautiful piece of music.

Thanks for the info Lontano - I'll get right on it.

[lisztrachmaninovfan]

Below is the link to a Barbara Nissman recording. According to Classical Archives and the CD listing on Amazon, all of the four movements have been recorded. Here is the link to buy the CD:

https://www.amazon.com/Bartok-Nissman-First-Recording-Sonata/dp/B00008Z45G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1298006392&sr=8-2

Enjoy!  

Also, even though there is no audio samples on Amazon, there are samples on classicalarchives.com. I've listened to them, and I know that this is the Sonata you're talking about. A matter a fact, it was originally thought to be lost! And the work remains unpublished; someone needs to publish it! It's a wonderful work, even though it was obviously written by a young Bartok.

[perfect_pitch]

DAMNIT - You're brilliant...

THANK YOU!!! I have already ordered it this minute... I'm just glad there's a complete recording of it. I mean - it's *** Beautiful to listen to.

That second movement is just exquisite.