Long before his famous "Mikrokosmos", Bartók composed a comprehensive collection of little piano pieces, entitled "For Children". Written in 1908–1911, its two volumes are based on Hungarian (volume I) and Slovakian (volume II) folk tunes respectively. Both are organised in ascending difficulty, from simple two-part pieces to Impressionistic miniatures, and they offer everything that children’s hands can manage. Bartók revised this collection in the 1940s. He did not just make musical improvements, but also gave every movement a title. This revised version forms the main text of our Urtext edition, while an appendix offers movements from the early version that diverge significantly from the revised ones. As always in Henle’s Bartók editions, there are indications regarding performance practice and insights into how the composer himself played these pieces.

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For Children  

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegretto
4. Wedding Song
5. Variations
6. Round Dance I
7. Sorrow
8. Dance
9. Round Dance II
10. Funeral Song
11. Lento
12. Andante rubato
13. Allegro
14. Moderato
15. Bagpipe I
16. Lament
17. Andante
18. Teasing Song
19. Romance
20. Game of Tag
21. Pleasantry I
22. Revelry
23. Andante tranquillo
24. Andante
25. Scherzando
26. Peasant's Flute
27. Pleasantry II
28. Andante, molto rubato
29. Canon
30. Bagpipe II
31. The Highway Robber
32. Pesante
33. Andante tranquillo
34. Farewell
35. Ballad
36. - 37. Rhapsody
38. Dirge
39. Mourning Song