Celotna kritična izdaja Béle Bartóka

Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó kot pravni naslednik založnikov iz časa pred drugo svetovno vojno s ponosom že 76 let ureja in distribuira dela Béle Bartóka tako na Madžarskem kot po vsem svetu. V večjem delu Evrope so avtorske pravice za večino Bartókovih del leta 2016 potekle. Zato je pričakovati izide izdaj več založnikov, pri čemer obstaja skrb, da bi nekatere lahko temeljile na zastarelih notnih zapisih vprašljive zanesljivosti. Zato je še posebej pravočasno, da so Bartókova dela končno na voljo v okviru celovite, znanstvene in avtentične izdaje. Izdajanje skladateljevega opusa ponuja tudi priložnost za objavo doslej neizdanih mladostnih del, neznanih različic del in še neobjavljenih stavkov, ki jih izvajajoči glasbeniki nestrpno pričakujejo. Celotna izdaja skladateljevih del vključuje urejanje celotnega opusa na podlagi standardiziranih načel ter glasbena besedila, osnovana na vseh virih in merodajnih izdajah, z zgodovinskim uvodom in podrobnimi kritičnimi opombami.

Priprave na načrtovanih 48 zvezkov Celotne kritične izdaje Bartókovih del so se začele pod vodstvom Lászla Somfaija, zdaj pa se nadaljujejo v Bartókovem arhivu, ki je del Inštituta za muzikologijo v Budimpešti in ga vodi László Vikárius. Arhiv je bil ustanovljen leta 1961 za hrambo Bartókove zapuščine na Madžarskem ter je edina posebna zbirka in raziskovalno središče, posvečeno Bartókovemu življenju in delom. Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó izdaja zbirko skupaj z münchensko založbo G. Henle Verlag, ki je za svoje kritične izdaje pridobila izjemen mednarodni ugled. To partnerstvo zagotavlja idealne pogoje za izdajanje in mednarodno distribucijo celotne izdaje najvišje kakovosti. Zaradi visokih proizvodnih stroškov zvezkov ter zahtevnega znanstvenega, uredniškega in tipografskega dela predvidevamo izid dveh zvezkov na leto.

Po izidu zvezkov celotne kritične izdaje, ki se lahko uporabljajo kot referenčna dela, bodo že objavljena dela na voljo v cenovno ugodnejšem in praktičnejšem formatu notnih izdaj, znanem kot Urtext izdaje. Tako upamo, da bo Celotna kritična izdaja Bartókovih del postala glavna izdaja skladateljevega opusa po vsem svetu.

Bartók összkiadás

Bartók Complete Edition: volume of string quartets now available

14. junij 2022

In 2016, Editio Musica Budapest, together with Henle Verlag of Munich, launched the Bartók Complete Edition. In May 2022 a new volume was published, the seventh in the series, containing Bartók’s string quartets – considered by most discerning audiences to be classics of the twentieth century.

This critical edition contains all six string quartets, based on a comparison of all contemporary printed and manuscript sources. The composer’s analyses of the Fourth and Fifth Quartets appear at the end of the volume.

The introductory studies, more detailed than ever, not only discuss the genesis and reception of the works, but also answer practical questions regarding notation and performance. A critical commentary for the six string quartets will be published in a separate volume in autumn 2022.

Choral Works Has Arrived

07. oktober 2019

We are excited to announce the availability of the fourth volume of the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition: Choral Works.

This volume contains every completed work Bartók composed for unaccompanied chorus or chorus with piano accompaniment, except for the exercises from his student years.

In the main part of the volume, the last authentic versions of the works published in the composer’s lifetime are present as well as those that remained unpublished but were intended for the public. In addition to the original words of the compositions, the edition includes all the translations approved by Bartók.

For more information on this publication, please click here.

Piano Works 1914–1920 has been published!

02. april 2019

Volume 3 of the BBCCE contains Bartók's works for piano solo composed between 1914 and 1920. These works span a broadly varied spectrum; in addition to simple arrangements of folk music (15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sonatina) and original pieces for the concert podium (Suite, op. 14), we find Bartók's audaciously innovative Etudes (op. 18) inspired by Liszt, as well as Improvisations (op. 20), perhaps his most abstract and original folk music adaptations.

Please click here for more information on this most recent volume.

Concerto for orchestra is available

08. februar 2018

The second volume of the Bartók Complete Critical Edition was published in February 2018. You can find more information about this exciting new publication here.

First volume of the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition is available

27. januar 2017

In 2016 we started publishing the Complete Critical Edition of the works of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers: Béla Bartók.

The influence of his pioneering oeuvre, including works such as 'Duke Bluebeard’s Castle', 'Mikrosmos', the 'Concerto for Orchestra', and 'For Children', has actually increased during the 70 years since the composer’s death in 1945.

The need for a scholarly edition that meets the highest requirements is beyond dispute. This major scholarly project, whose preparations have been a long time in the making, is to be jointly issued by G. Henle Publishers in Munich and Editio Musica Budapest. Both publishing houses have an excellent reputation for scholarly editions, together with the highest possible standards when it comes to international distribution.

You can download the subscription invitation here. Subscribers to the complete set of volumes in this Complete Edition will receive a 10 % discount on the standard purchase price. The volumes can also be purchased individually.

The first volume (For Children) is available for sale. The BBCCE is distributed worldwide by G. Henle, except of Hungary.