Tracklist
| Mikrokosmos (Progressive Piano Pieces) | |
| Mikrokosmos (Vol. 1) | |
| A1a | 1-6. Six Unison Melodies |
| A1b | 7. Dotted Notes |
| A1c | 8. Repetition |
| A1d | 9. Syncopation |
| A1e | 10. With Alternate Hands |
| A1f | 11. Parallel Motion |
| A1g | 12. Reflection |
| A2a | 13. Change Of Position |
| A2b | 14. Question And Answer |
| A2c | 15. Village Song |
| A2d | 16. Parallel Motion And Change Of Position |
| A2e | 17. Contrary Motion |
| A2f | 18-21. Four Unison Melodies |
| A2g | 22. Imitation And Counterpoint |
| A2h | 23. Imitation And Inversion |
| A2i | 24. Pastorale |
| A3a | 25. Repetition |
| A3b | 27. Syncopation |
| A3c | 28. Canon At The Octave |
| A3d | 29. Imitation Reflected |
| A3e | 30. Canon At The Lower Fifth |
| A3f | 31. Little Dance In Canon Form |
| A3g | 32. In Dorian Mode |
| A3h | 33. Slow Dance |
| A3i | 34. In Phrygian Mode |
| A3j | 35. Chorale |
| A3k | 36. Free Canon |
| A3l | Appendix: Exercices |
| Mikrokosmos (Vol. 2) | |
| B1a | 37. In Lydian Mode |
| B1b | 38-39. Staccato And Legato |
| B1c | 40. In Yugoslav Mode |
| B1d | 41. Melody With Accompaniment |
| B1e | 42. Accompaniment In Broken Triads |
| B1f | 43. In Hungarian Style |
| B1g | 44. Contrary Motion |
| B1h | 45. Meditation |
| B1i | 46. Increasing - Diminishing |
| B2a | 47. Big Fair |
| B2b | 48. In Myxolydian Mode |
| B2c | 49. Crescendo - Diminuendo |
| B2d | 50. Minuetto |
| B2e | 51. Waves |
| B2f | 52. Unison Divided |
| B2g | 53. In Transylvanian Style |
| B2h | 54. Chromatic |
| B2i | 55. Triplets In Lydian Mode |
| B2j | 56. Melody In Tenths |
| B3a | 57. Accents |
| B3b | 58. In Oriental Style |
| B3c | 59. Major And Minor |
| B3d | 60. Canon With Sustained Notes |
| B3e | 61. Pentatonic Melody |
| B3f | 62. Minor Sixths In Parallel Motion |
| B3g | 63. Buzzing |
| B3h | 64. Line And Point |
| B3i | 65. Dialogue |
| B3j | 66. Melody Divided |
| B3k | Appendix: Exercices |
| Mikrokosmos (Vol. 3) | |
| C1a | 67. Thirds Against A Single Voice |
| C1b | 68. Hungarian Dance |
| C1c | 69. Chord Study |
| C1d | 70. Melody Against Double Notes |
| C1e | 71. Thirds |
| C1f | 72. Dragon's Dance |
| C1g | 73. Sixths And Triads |
| C1h | 74. Hungarian Song |
| C1i | 75. Triplets |
| C1j | 76. In Three Parts |
| C2a | 77. Little Study |
| C2b | 78. Five-Tone Scale |
| C2c | 79. Hommage A J.S.B. |
| C2d | 80. Hommage A R. Sch. |
| C2e | 81. Wandering |
| C2f | 82. Scherzo |
| C2g | 83. Melody And Interuptions |
| C2h | 84. Merriment |
| C2i | 85. Broken Chords |
| C2j | 86. Two Major Pentachords |
| C3a | 87. Variations |
| C3b | 88. Duet For Pipes |
| C3c | 89. In Four Parts |
| C3d | 90. In Russian Style |
| C3e | 91-92. Two Chromatic Inventions |
| C3f | 93. In Four Parts |
| C3g | 94. Tale |
| C3h | 95. Song Of The Fox |
| C3i | 96. Stumblings |
| C3j | Appendix: Exercices |
| Mikrokosmos (Vol. 4) | |
| D1a | 97. Notturno |
| D1b | 98. Thumb Under |
| D1c | 99. Crossed Hands |
| D1d | 100. In Style Of A Folksong |
| D1e | 101. Diminished Fifth |
| D1f | 102. Harmonics |
| D1g | 103. Minor And Major |
| D1h | 104. Through The Keys |
| D1i | 105. Playsong |
| D2a | 106. Children's Song |
| D2b | 107. Melody In The Mist |
| D2c | 108. Wrestling |
| D2d | 109. From The Island Of Bali |
| D2e | 110. Clashing Sounds |
| D2f | 111. Intermezzo |
| D2g | 112. Variations On A Folk Tune |
| D3a | 113. Bulgarian Rhythm (I) |
| D3b | 114. Them And Inversion |
| D3c | 115. Bulgarian Rhythm (II) |
| D3d | 116. Melody |
| D3e | 117. Bourree |
| D3f | 118. Triplets In 9-8 Time |
| D3g | 119. Dance In 3-4 Time |
| D3h | 120. Fifth Chords |
| D3i | 121. Two-Part Study |
| D3j | Appendix: Exercices |
| Mikrokosmos (Vol. 5) | |
| E1a | 122. Chords Together And Opposed |
| E1b | 123. Staccato And Legato |
| E1c | 124. Staccato |
| E1d | 125. Boating |
| E1e | 126. Change Of Time |
| E1f | 127. New Hungarian Folksong |
| E2a | 128. Peasant Dance |
| E2b | 129. Alternating Thirds |
| E2c | 130. Village Joke |
| E2d | 131. Fourths |
| E2e | 132. Major Seconds Broken And Together |
| E2f | 133. Syncopation |
| E3a | 134. Three Studies In Double Notes |
| E3b | 135. Perpetuum Mobile |
| E3c | 136. Whole-Tone Scale |
| E3d | 137. Unison |
| E3e | 138. Bagpipe |
| E3f | 139. Merry Andrew |
| Mikrokosmos (Vol. 6) | |
| F1a | 140. Free Variations |
| F1b | 141. Subject And Reflection |
| F1c | 142. From The Diary Of A Fly |
| F1d | 143. Divided Arpeggios |
| F2a | 144. Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths |
| F2b | 145. Chromatic Invention |
| F2c | 146. Ostinato |
| F2d | 147. March |
| F3 | 148-153. Six Dances In Bulgarian Rythm |
Credits
- Composed By – Bela Bartok*
- Lacquer Cut By – Pete Helffrich
- Liner Notes – Christiane de Lisle
- Painting – Pablo Picasso
- Piano – Gyorgy Sandor*
Notes
Complete in 3 volumesIncludes letter-sized leaflet with tracklisting and notes. Catalog number VBX425 appears on the leaflet.
Artwork on front: Pablo Picasso: "Portrait Of Sabartes (Le Block)"-Blue Period. Chtchokine Museum, Moscow
autocoupled sides:
Disc 1 = Side A & F
Disc 2 = Side B & E
Disc 3 = Side C & D
lengths:
A: 15:38 min
B: 17:53 min
C: 23:11 min
D: 24:53 min
E: 19:05 min
F: 24:36 min
——Center labels info——
Made In U.S.A.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVBX 5425 | Bartók* - György Sandor* | Bartók* - György Sandor* - Piano Music (Complete) Vol. I Mikrokosmos (3xLP + Box) | VOX | SVBX 5425 | US | Unknown |
| SVBX 5425 | Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* | Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* - Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) (Box + 3xLP) | VOX | SVBX 5425 | US | Unknown |
| SVBX 5425 | Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* | Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* - Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) (Box + 3xLP) | VOX | SVBX 5425 | US | 1962 |
| MP2K 52528 | Béla Bartók - György Sándor | Béla Bartók - György Sándor - Mikrokosmos (2xCD, RM) | Sony Classical | MP2K 52528 | Austria | 1993 |
| SVBX 5425 | Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* | Bartok*, Gyorgy Sandor* - Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) (Box + 3xLP) | VOX | SVBX 5425 | US | 1962 |
