Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction Amanda Bayley; Part I. Contexts: Political, Social and Cultural: 1. The political and cultural climate in Hungary at the turn of the twentieth century Lynn Hooker; 2. Bartók and folk music Stephen Erdely; Part II. Profiles of the Music: 3. Bartók's orchestral music and the modern world David Cooper; 4. The stage works: portraits of loneliness Carl Leafstedt; 5. Vocal music: inspiration and ideology Rachel Beckles Willson; 6. Piano music: teaching pieces and folksong arrangements Victoria Fischer; 7. Piano music: recital repertoire and chamber music Susan Bradshaw; 8. The Piano Concertos and Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Nicky Losseff; 9. Works for solo violin and the Viola Concerto Peter Laki; 10. The String Quartets and works for chamber orchestra Amanda Bayley; Part III. Reception: 11. Hungarian nationalism and the reception of Bartók's music 1904-1940 David E. Schneider; 12. Bartók in America Malcolm Gillies; 13. Bartók reception in cold war Europe Danielle Fosler-Lussier; 14. Analytical responses to Bartók's music: pitch organization Ivan F. Waldbauer; 15. Bartók at the piano: lessons from the composer's sound recordings Vera Lampert; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.