1910 Béla Bartók - BB 52 - String Quartet No. 1 in A minor
BB 52 ; Year: 1909-1910; Genre: Romantic Period/classical I have been meaning to add one of Béla Bartók's compositions to my blog for a long time now and have finally gotten around to it. This beautiful piece of music made its premier in 1910, which is also the number of today's pick. I absolutely love all of the layers and counter punctuation he uses throughout this entire piece; it's truly a work of art. Here is the first movement: Lento on YouTube. Here is the second movement: Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto on YouTube. Here is the third movement: Allegro Vivace on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Victor Wooten - Us 2 My song pick two years ago today: The Sons of the Pioneers - Cool Water My song pick three years ago today: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky My song pick four years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Here is the News My song pick five years ago today: Faith No More - From Out of Nowhere