Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
| Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta | |
|---|---|
| by Béla Bartók | |
The composer in 1927 | |
| Catalogue | Sz. 106, BB 114 |
| Composed | 1936 |
| Dedication | Paul Sacher |
| Published | 1937 |
| Movements | Four |
| Premiere | |
| Date | January 21, 1937 |
| Location | Basel, Switzerland |
| Conductor | Paul Sacher |
| Performers | Basler Kammerorchester |
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114 is one of the best-known compositions by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. Commissioned by Paul Sacher to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the chamber orchestra Basler Kammerorchester, the score is dated 7 September 1936.
The work was premiered in Basel, Switzerland, on January 21, 1937 by the chamber orchestra conducted by Sacher, and was published the same year by Universal Edition.