List of compositions by Béla Bartók
This aspires to be a complete list of compositions by Béla Bartók. The catalogue numbering by András Szőllősy, László Somfai and Denijs Dille are provided, as well as Bartók's own opus numbers. Note that Bartók started three times anew with opus numbers, here indicated with "", "" and "" respectively. The pieces from the third listing are by far best known; opus lists 1 and 2 are early works. The year of composition and instrumentation are included. See the main article on Béla Bartók for more details.
Sortable list by four catalogue numberings, year of composition and instrumentation
| Name | Sz. | BB | DD | Opus | Year | Instruments/voices used |
| Walzer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1890 | Piano |
| Changing Piece | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1890 | Piano | |
| Mazurka | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1890 | Piano |
| Budapest Athletic Competition | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1890 | Piano | |
| Sonatina No.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1890 | Piano | |
| Wallachian Piece | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1890 | Piano | |
| Fast Polka | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1891 | Piano | |
| 'Bela' Polka | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1891 | Piano | |
| 'Katinka' Polka | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1891 | Piano | |
| Voices of Spring | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1891 | Piano | |
| 'Jolán' Polka | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1891 | Piano | |
| 'Gabi' Polka | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1891 | Piano | |
| Forget-me-not | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1891 | Piano | |
| Ländler No.1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1891 | Piano | |
| 'Irma' Polka | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1891 | Piano | |
| Radegund Echo | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1891 | Piano | |
| March | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1891 | Piano | |
| Ländler No.2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 1891 | Piano | |
| Circus Polka | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1891 | Piano | |
| The Course of the Danube | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 1891 | Piano |
| The Course of the Danube | 4 | 1 | 20b | 20 | 1894 | Violin and Piano |
| Sonatina No.2 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1891? | Piano | |
| Ländler No.3 ♦ | 1 | 22 | 22 | 1892 | Piano | |
| Spring Song | 1 | 23 | 23 | 1892 | Piano | |
| Szöllos Piece ♦ | 1 | 24 | 24 | 1892 | Piano | |
| 'Margit' Polka | 1 | 25 | 25 | 1893 | Piano | |
| 'Ilona' Mazurka | 1 | 26 | 26 | 1893 | Piano | |
| 'Loli' Mazurka | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1893 | Piano | |
| 'Lajos' Waltz | 1 | 28 | 28 | 1893 | Piano | |
| 'Elza' Polka | 29 | 29 | 1894 | Piano | ||
| Andante con variazioni | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1894 | Piano | |
| X.Y. ♦ | 1 | 31 | 31 | 1894 | Piano | |
| Sonata No.1 in G minor | 2 | 32 | 1 | 1894 | Piano | |
| Scherzo in G minor | 33 | 1894 | Piano | |||
| Fantasie in A minor | 3 | 34 | 2 | 1895 | Piano | |
| Sonata No.2 in F major | 4 | 35 | 3 | 1895 | Piano | |
| Capriccio in B minor | 5 | 36 | 4 | 1895 | Piano | |
| Violin Sonata in C minor | 6 | 37 | 5 | 1895 | Violin and Piano | |
| Sonata No.3 in C major ♦ | 7 | 38 | 6 | 1895 | Piano | |
| Pieces ♦ | 7 | 39 | 7 | 1895 | Violin | |
| Fantasia ♦ | 7 | 40 | 8 | 1894 | Violin | |
| Fantasia ♦ | 7 | 41 | 9 | 1895 | Violin | |
| String Quartet in B major ♦ | 7 | 42 | 10 | 1896 | String Quartet | |
| String Quartet in C minor ♦ | 7 | 43 | 11 | 1896 | String Quartet | |
| Andante, Scherzo and Finale ♦ | 7 | 44 | 12 | 1897 | Piano | |
| Pieces | 8 | 45 | 13 | 1897 | Piano | |
| Piano Quintet in C major ♦ | 9 | 46 | 14 | 1897 | Piano Quintet | |
| Pieces ♦ | 9 | 47 | 15 | 1897 | Piano | |
| Great Fantasy ♦ | 9 | 48 | 16 | 1897 | Piano | |
| Violin Sonata in A major ♦ | 10 | 49 | 17 | 1897 | Violin and Piano | |
| Scherzo or Fantasie | 8 | 11 | 50 | 18 | 1897 | Piano |
| Sonata “Opus 1” | 12 | 51 | 19 | 1898 | Piano | |
| Piano Quartet in C minor | 9 | 13 | 52 | 20 | 1898 | Piano Quartet |
| Piano Pieces | 6 | 14 | 53 | 21 | 1898 | Piano |
| Songs | 10 | 15 | 54 | 1898 | Voice and Piano | |
| Scherzo in B minor | 16 | 55 | 1898 | Piano | ||
| String Quartet in F major | 17 | 56 | 1898 | String Quartet | ||
| Piano Quintet Fragments | 19 | B10 12 | 1899 | Piano Quintet | ||
| 'Tiefblaue Veilchen' | 18 | 57 | 1899 | Soprano and Orchestra | ||
| Scherzo in Sonata Form | 19 | 58 | 1899–1900 | String Quartet | ||
| Scherzo in B-flat minor | 19 | 59 | 1900? | Piano | ||
| Dances | 54 | 19 | 60 | 1900 | Piano | |
| Valcer | 60b | 1900 | Orchestra | |||
| Liebeslieder | 13 | 20 | 62 | 1899 | Voice and Piano | |
| Scherzo in B-flat minor | 21 | 63 | 1900 | Piano | ||
| Variations on a Theme by F.F. | 22 | 64 | 1900–01 | Piano | ||
| Scherzo | 17 | 25 | 65 | 1901 | Orchestra | |
| Tempo di minuetto | 23 | 66 | 1901 | Piano | ||
| Songs | 15 | 24 | 67 | 1902 | Voice and Piano | |
| Symphony | 16 | 25 | 68 | 1902–03 | Orchestra | |
| Duo | 26 | 69 | 1902 | Two Violins | ||
| Albumblatt in A major | 26 | 70 | 1902 | Violin and Piano | ||
| Piano Pieces | 22 | 27 | 71 | 1903 | Piano | |
| Andante in F-sharp major | 26 | 71 B14 | 1902 | Violin and Piano | ||
| Violin Sonata in E minor | 20 | 28 | 72 | 1903 | Violin and Piano | |
| 'Este' for Voice and Piano | 29 | 73 | 1903 | Voice and Piano | ||
| 'Este' for Male Chorus | 19 | 30 | 74 | 1903 | Male Chorus and Orchestra | |
| Kossuth, symphonic poem | 21 | 31 | 75a | 1903 | Orchestra | |
| Marcia Funèbre | 21 | 31 | 75b | 1903 | Piano | |
| Songs ♦ | 18 | 32 | 76 | 1903 | Voice and Piano | |
| Piano Quintet in C major | 23 | 33 | 77 | 1903–04 | Piano Quintet | |
| Rhapsody for Piano | 26 | 36a | 1 | 1904 | Piano | |
| Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra | 27 | 36b | 1 | 1905 | Piano and Orchestra | |
| Scherzo Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra | 28 | 35 | 2 | 1904 | Piano and Orchestra | |
| Hungarian Folksongs | 29 | 37 | 1904, 1905 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Székely Folksongs | 30 | 34 | 1904, 1905 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Petits morceaux and BB 24 | 38 | 67/1 | 1905, 1907? | Piano | ||
| Suite No.1 | 31 | 39 | 3 | 1905, rev c.1920 | Orchestra | |
| To the Little 'Tot', Songs | 32 | 41 | 1905 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs, Songs | 33 | 42 | 1906, rev BB97 1928 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs, Songs | 33a | 43 | 1906–07 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs | 33b | 44 | 1906 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Suite No.2 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 1905, 1907 rev 1943 | Small Orchestra | |
| From Gyergyó | 35 | 45a | 1907 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs from Csik | 35a | 45b | 1907 | Piano | ||
| Four Slovak Folksongs | 35b | 46 | c. 1907 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Eight Hungarian Folksongs | 64 | 47 | 1907 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Violin Concerto No.1 | 36 | 48a | 1907–08 pub 1956 | Violin and Orchestra | ||
| Portraits | 37 | 48b | 5 | 1907–11 | Violin and Orchestra | |
| Bagatelles | 38 | 50 | 6 | 1908 | Piano | |
| Easy Pieces | 39 | 51 | 1908 | Piano | ||
| String Quartet No.1 | 40 | 52 | 7 | 1908–09 | String Quartet | |
| Elegies | 41 | 49 | 8b | 1908–09 | Piano | |
| For Children | 42 | 53 | 1908–09 | Piano | ||
| Romanian Dances | 43 | 56 | 8a | 1910 | Piano | |
| Dirges | 45 | 58 | 9a | 1910 | Piano | |
| Sketches | 44 | 54 | 9b | 1908–10 | Piano | |
| Pictures for Orchestra | 46 | 59 | 10 | 1910 | Orchestra | |
| Burlesques | 47 | 55 | 8c | 1908–11 | Piano | |
| Romanian Dance | 47a | 61 | 1911 | Orchestra | ||
| Bluebeard's Castle, Opera in One Act | 48 | 62 | 11 | 1911 rev 1912 & 1917 | Voice and Orchestra | |
| Allegro barbaro | 49 | 63 | 1911 | Piano | ||
| Old Hungarian Folksongs | 50 | 60 | 1910 rev 1926 | Male Chorus w/o Orchestra | ||
| Pieces | 51 | 64 | 12 | 1912 / orch. in 1921 | Orchestra | |
| Piano étude | 52 | 1913 | Piano | |||
| The First Term at the Piano | 53 | 66 | 1913 | Piano | ||
| Sonatina | 55 | 69 | 1915 | Piano | ||
| Romanian Folk Dances | 56 | 68 | 1915 | Piano | ||
| Romanian Christmas Carols | 57 | 67 | 1915 | Piano | ||
| Romanian Folk Songs | 58 | 57 | c. 1909 | Women Choir | ||
| Romanian Folksongs | 59 | 65 | 1915 | Voice and Piano | ||
| The Wooden Prince, Ballet in One Act | 60 | 74 | 13 | 1914–17 | Orchestra | |
| The Wooden Prince, Suite | 74 | 13 | 1921, 1924? | Orchestra | ||
| Piano Suite | 62 | 70 | 14 | 1916 | Piano | |
| Songs | 61 | 71 | 15 | 1916 | Voice and Piano | |
| Songs | 63 | 72 | 16 | 1916 | Voice and Piano | |
| Slovak Folksong | 63a | 73 | 1916? | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksong | 65 | 1914/17? | Piano | |||
| Hungarian Folktunes | 66 | 80b | 1914–18 rev 1941 | Piano | ||
| String Quartet No.2 | 67 | 75 | 17 | 1915–17 | String Quartet | |
| Romanian Folkdances for small orchestra | 68 | 76 | 1917 | Piano and Orchestra | ||
| Slovak Folksongs for Male Chorus | 69 | 77 | 1917 | Male Chorus w/o Orchestra | ||
| Slovak Folksongs for Mixed Choir | 70 | 78 | 1916 or 1917 | Mixed Choir w/o Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian Peasant Songs | 71 | 79 | 1914–18 | Piano | ||
| Leszállott a páva | 80 | 1914 | Piano | |||
| Studies | 72 | 81 | 18 | 1918 | Piano | |
| The Miraculous Mandarin, Pantomime | 73 | 82 | 19 | 1918–19, 1924 | Orchestra | |
| The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite | 73 | 82 | 19 | 1918, cmpl in 1926 | Orchestra | |
| Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs | 74 | 83 | 20 | 1920 | Piano | |
| Violin Sonata No.1 in C-sharp minor | 75 | 84 | 21 | 1921 | Violin and Piano | |
| Violin Sonata No.2 | 76 | 85 | 1922 | Violin and Piano | ||
| Dance Suite | 77 | 86 | 1923 | Orchestra | ||
| Dance Suite | 77 | 86 | 1925 | Piano | ||
| Village Scenes, a.k.a. Slovak Songs | 78 | 87a | 1924 | Female Voice and Piano | ||
| Village Scenes | 79 | 87b | 1926 | 4/8 Women Choir and Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Piano Sonata | 80 | 88 | 1926 | Piano | ||
| Out of Doors, Pieces | 81 | 89 | 1926 | Piano | ||
| Little Piano Pieces | 82 | 90 | 1926 | Piano | ||
| Piano Concerto No.1 | 83 | 91 | 1926 | Piano and Orchestra | ||
| Rondos on Slovak Folk Tunes | 84 | 92 | 1916, 1927 | Piano | ||
| String Quartet No.3 | 85 | 93 | 1927 | String Quartet | ||
| Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No.1 | 86 | 94a | 1928 | Violin and Piano | ||
| Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No.1 | 87 | 94b | 1929 | Violin and Orchestra | ||
| Rhapsody for Cello and Piano | 88 | 94 | 1929 | Cello and Piano | ||
| Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No.2 | 89 | 96a | 1928 rev 1935 or 1944 | Violin and Piano | ||
| Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra No.2 | 90 | 96b | 1928, rev 1935 or 1944 | Violin and Orchestra | ||
| String Quartet No.4 | 91 | 95 | 1928 | String Quartet | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs | 33 | 97 | 1928 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs | 92 | 98 | 1929 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs for Mixed Chorus | 93 | 99 | 1932 | Mixed Chorus | ||
| Cantata Profana | 94 | 100 | 1930 | 2 Voices, Double Chorus and Orchestra | ||
| Piano Concerto No.2 | 95 | 101 | 1930/31 | Piano and Orchestra | ||
| Sonatina for Violin and Piano | 55 | 102a | 1930 appr | Violin and Piano | ||
| Transylvanian Dances | 96 | 102b | 1931 | Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian Sketches | 97 | 103 | 1931 | Orchestra | ||
| Duos for 2 Violins, Book 1-4 | 98 | 104 | 1931 | Two Violins | ||
| Székely Songs for Male Chorus | 99 | 106 | 1932 | Male Chorus | ||
| Hungarian Peasant Songs | 100 | 107 | 1933 | Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian Folksongs | 101 | 108 | 1933 | Solo Voice and Orchestra | ||
| Hungarian Dances | 1934 | Violin and Piano | ||||
| String Quartet No.5 | 102 | 110 | 1934 | String Quartet | ||
| Choruses with Orchestral Accompaniment | 103 | 111 | 1935/36, w. orch 1937/41 | Children and Women Choir w. and w/o Orchestra | ||
| From Olden Times | 104 | 112 | 1935 | Male Chorus | ||
| Petite Suite | 105 | 113 | 1936 | Piano | ||
| Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta | 106 | 114 | 1936 | Percussion, Celesta and String Orchestra | ||
| Mikrokosmos | 107 | 105 | 1926 and 1932–39 | Piano | ||
| Pieces from Mikrokosmos | 108 | 120 | 1939–1940 | Two Pianos | ||
| Hungarian Folksong | 109 | 109 | 1934 c. | |||
| Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion | 110 | 115 | 1937 | Two Pianos and Percussion; orch 1940 as the Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra | ||
| Kontrasts | 111 | 116 | 1938 | Violin, Clarinet and Piano | ||
| Violin Concerto No.2 | 112 | 117 | 1937–38 | Violin and Orchestra | ||
| Divertimento for Strings | 113 | 118 | 1939 | String Orchestra | ||
| String Quartet No.6 | 114 | 119 | 1939 | String Quartet | ||
| Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra | 115 | 121 | 1940 | Two Pianos, Percussion and orchestra; orch of the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion | ||
| Suite | 115a | 122 | 4b | 1941 | Two Pianos | |
| Concerto for Orchestra | 116 | 123 | 1942–43, rev 1945 | Orchestra | ||
| Violin Solo Sonata | 117 | 124 | 1944 | Solo Violin | ||
| 'A férj keserve' | 125 | 1945 | Voice and Piano | |||
| Ukrainian Folksongs | 118 | 126 | 1945 | Voice and Piano | ||
| Piano Concerto No.3 in E major | 119 | 127 | 1945 | Piano and Orchestra | ||
| Viola Concerto | 120 | 128 | 1945 | Viola and Orchestra |
List by type of composition
This is a near complete list of compositions by Béla Bartók. Both the more commonAndrás Szöllősy catalogue numbering and the more recent László Somfai catalogue number are provided. Where compositions do not have a Sz. numbering, the intermediate Denijs Dille catalogue numbering has been provided. See the main article on Béla Bartók for more details.
This list does not include early compositions that have since been lost.
Stage works
- Bluebeard's Castle Op. 11, Sz. 48, BB 62, opera
- The Wooden Prince Op. 13, Sz. 60, BB 74, ballet
- The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82, ballet-pantomime
Orchestral works
- Scherzo in C major from Symphony in E flat major DD 68, BB 25
- Suite #1 for full orchestra Op. 3, Sz. 31, BB 39
- Suite #2 for small orchestra Op. 4, Sz. 34, BB 40
- Two Pictures Op. 10, Sz. 46, BB 59
- Romanian Dance Sz. 47a, BB 61
- Four Pieces Op. 12, Sz. 51, BB 64
- Suite The Wooden Prince Op. 13, Sz. 60, BB 74
- Romanian Folk Dances for small orchestra Sz. 68, BB 76
- Suite The Miraculous Mandarin Op. 19, Sz. 73, BB 82
- Kossuth, Symphonic Poem Sz. 75a, BB 31
- Dance Suite Sz. 77, BB 86
- Transylvanian Dances Sz. 96, BB 102b
- Hungarian Pictures Sz. 97, BB 103
- Hungarian Peasant Songs Sz. 100, BB 107
- Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Sz. 106, BB 114
- Divertimento Sz. 113, BB 118
- Concerto for Orchestra Sz. 116, BB 123
Concertante works
- Piano
- *Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra Op. 1, Sz. 27, BB 36b
- *Scherzo Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra Op. 2, Sz. 28, BB 35
- *Piano Concerto No. 1 Sz. 83, BB 91
- *Piano Concerto No. 2 Sz. 95, BB 101
- *Piano Concerto No. 3 Sz. 119, BB 127
- Violin
- *Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. posth., Sz. 36, BB 48a
- * Two Portraits for Violin and Orchestra Op. 5, Sz. 37, BB 48b
- *Rhapsody Folk Dances for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 Sz. 87, BB 94
- *Rhapsody Folk Dances for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 Sz. 90, BB 96
- *Violin Concerto No. 2 Sz. 112, BB 117
- Viola
- *Viola Concerto Sz. 120, BB 128
- Other
- *Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra
Choral works
- With Orchestral Accompaniment
- * 3 Village Scenes Falun Sz. 79, BB 87b
- * 5 Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 101, BB 108
- * 7 Choruses with Orchestral Accompaniment, selected and arr. from Sz. 103, BB 111
- * Cantata Profana Sz. 94, BB 100
- Without Orchestral Accompaniment
- * 4 Old Hungarian folksongs Sz. 50, BB 60
- * 4 Slovak Folksongs Sz. 70, BB 78
- * 27 Two-part & Three-part Choruses Sz. 103, BB 111
- * Evening DD 74, BB 30
- * From Olden Times, BB 112
- * Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 93, BB 99
- * 5 Slovak Folksongs Sz. 69, BB 77
- * Székely Songs Sz. 99, BB 106
Chamber works
- 44 Duos for Two Violins Sz. 98, BB 104
- Andante in A major DD 70, BB 26
- Contrasts for clarinet, violin, and piano Sz. 111, BB 116
- Piano Quintet DD 77, BB 33
- Rhapsody No. 1 for violin and piano Sz. 86, BB 94
- Rhapsody No. 2 for violin and piano Sz. 89, BB 96
- Rhapsody for cello and piano Sz. 86, BB 94
- Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Sz. 110, BB 115
- Sonata in E minor for violin and piano DD 72, BB 28
- Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano Op. 21 Sz. 75, BB 84
- Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano Sz. 76, BB 85
- Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos Sz. 108, BB 120
- Sonata for Solo Violin Sz. 117, BB 124
- Suite Op. 4b, Sz. 115a, BB 122
- String Quartets
- * String Quartet No. 1 Op. 7, Sz. 40, BB 52
- * String Quartet No. 2 Op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75
- * String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85, BB 93
- * String Quartet No. 4 Sz. 91, BB 95
- * String Quartet No. 5 Sz. 102, BB 110
- * String Quartet No. 6 Sz. 114, BB 119
Piano works
Songs
- 2 Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 33b, BB 44
- 4 Slovakian Folksongs Sz. 35b, BB 46
- 4 Songs included in Mikrokosmos Sz. 107, BB 105
- 5 Songs on poems by Endre Ady Op. 16, Sz. 63, BB 72
- 5 Songs on poems by Klára Gombossy and Wanda Gleiman Op. 15, Sz. 61, BB 71
- 8 Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 64, BB 47
- 20 Hungarian Folksongs Sz. 92, BB 98
- Székely Folksong Piros Alma... Sz. 30, BB 34
- From Gyergyó Sz. 35, BB 45a
- Hungarian Folksong Sz. 109, BB deest
- Hungarian Folksongs #1–10 Sz. 33, BB 42
- Hungarian Folksongs #11–20 Sz. 33a, BB 43
- Village Scenes Falun Sz. 78, BB 87a
Arrangements by others
- Suite paysanne hongroise
- Rumanian Folk Dances
- Allegro barbaro arranged by Jenő Kenessey for orchestra
- Sonata for Synthesizer
- Omni Suite