Im Freien (Out of Doors), Sz. 81 [Alf:36-60760005]

Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist Bİla Bart³k (1881-1945) wrote this collection of "five fairly difficult piano pieces" in 1926, his 'piano year.' Although often referred to as a suite, IM FREIEN (OUT OF DOORS) appears to have not been thought of as a suite by Bart³k himself. The work is a rarity also in that Bart³k's works did not commonly use programmatic titles: 1. With Drums and Pipes, 2. Barcarolla, 3. Musettes, 4. Musiques Nocturnes, 5. The Chase.