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Rhapsody, Op. 1 (Bartók)

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The composition is in one movement and takes 21 minutes to perform, even though the shortened version takes only half of the total duration. Critics have frequently stated that the loose structure calls for two contrasting sections; however, it is not marked as such in the score. According to some
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in Paris, 1905, it received no official recognition. Critics have acknowledged that this was a first step for his later compositions. Critics have also praised the Lisztian character of the composition, even though the style that he would later develop is diluted. Reviewer Michael Morrison said:
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After five revisions and updates, Bartók also released a version for piano and orchestra in 1905 and a version for two pianos. In 1907, Bartók also composed a fourth version of the same piece, which was shortened by almost half of the total length of the composition.
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for piano was a very important work, especially for the fact that it was at that time when Bartók decided to begin his third list of
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This article is about Bartók's 1904 composition for piano. For Bartók's 1928 composition for violin and orchestra, see
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The Rhapsody was completed in late 1904 and was dedicated to Emma Gruber, who later became the wife of
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When Bartók decided to submit the composition as an entry in the composers' category of the
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style, with very elaborate and vast chords and long and vastly ornamented
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Béla Bartók: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources
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Rhapsody No. 1 (Bartók)
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Béla Bartók: Composition, Concepts, and Autograph Sources
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The Cambridge Companion to Bartók
Cambridge Companions to Music
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"Béla Bartók Rhapsody for piano & orchestra, Sz. 27, BB 36b (Op. 1)"

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