Bartok himself is an excellent pianist, being a piano contest winner of a high honor, Second Piano Concerto is his debut in 1933, the songs are of a very difficult skill and indeed the first two...
Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) enjoyed right from the beginning a roaring success, being praised by critics as a masterpiece. It was also the composer's last work published...
Bartok / Royal Scottish National Orch Orchestral Works CD1. The Miraculous Mandarin 2. The Wooden Prince 3. Hungarian Pictures 4. Concerto for Orchestra