The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartók.
In 1945 Bela Bartok described 'Mikrokosmos' as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for 'didactic' purposes, seeing them as a series of pieces in many different styles, representing a small world, or as the 'world of the little ones, the children'. Stylistically Mikrokosmos reflects the influence of folk music on Bartók's life and the rhythms and harmonies employed create music that is as modern today as when the cycle was written.
The 153 pieces making up 'Mikrokosmos' are divided into six volumes arranged according to technical and musical difficulty.
這本鋼琴教學經典的權威版本(1987年)收錄了作曲家之子彼得·巴托克的導言。
1945年,貝拉·巴托克將《小宇宙》(Mikrokosmos)描述為一套包含153首鋼琴曲的組曲,其創作目的是為了「教學」。他將這些作品視為一系列風格各異的樂曲,描繪了一個小世界,或者說是「孩子的世界」。 《小宇宙》的風格體現了民間音樂對巴托克生活的影響,其節奏和和聲的運用,即使在今天聽來依然具有現代感。
這153首樂曲分為六卷,並依照技巧和音樂難度排列。