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Béla BartókPiano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos)

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Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos)

by Béla Bartók · 1961

12 pressings2 countriesModernClassical

Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos)

1 pressing came out in 1961, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

France

1961
Label and catalog number
VOX VBX 425
Format
LP, Mono, Box Set
Runout / matrix

VBX 425 1 M6 215694 XPARTX 48801 21Side 1 (runout)

VBX 425 1B M6 216078 XPARTX 48802 21BSide 2 (runout)

VBX 425 2A M6 216079 XPARTX 48803 21BSide 3 (runout)

VBX 425 2A M6 216182 XPARTX 48804 21BSide 4 (runout)

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All 12 vinyl pressings

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1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961FranceVOX VBX 425First yearLP, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1962USVOX SVBX 5425Box Set, LP, StereoBox Set, LP, Stereo
1962USVOX SVBX 5425Box Set, LP, StereoBox Set, LP, Stereo
1962USColumbia Masterworks SL-229Box Set, LP, Mono · MonoBox Set, LP, Mono · Mono
1964USVOX VOX #425 / VOX VBX 425LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
1965USVOX VBX 425LP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono, Box Set · Mono
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USVOX SVBX 5425Box Set, LP, StereoBox Set, LP, Stereo
?USVOX SVBX 5425Box Set, LP, Reissue, StereoBox Set, LP, Reissue, Stereo
?USVOX SVBX 5425LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
?USVOX VSX 425LP, Stereo, Box SetLP, Stereo, Box Set
?USVoxBox SVBX 5425LP, Repress, Stereo, Box SetLP, Repress, Stereo, Box Set
?USVOX SVBX 5425Box Set, LP, StereoBox Set, LP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Mikrokosmos (Progressive Piano Pieces)
  2. Mikrokosmos (Vol. 1)
  3. A1a1-6. Six Unison Melodies
  4. A1b7. Dotted Notes
  5. A1c8. Repetition
  6. A1d9. Syncopation
  7. A1e10. With Alternate Hands
  8. A1f11. Parallel Motion
  9. A1g12. Reflection
  10. A2a13. Change Of Position
  11. A2b14. Question And Answer
  12. A2c15. Village Song
  13. A2d16. Parallel Motion And Change Of Position
  14. A2e17. Contrary Motion
  15. A2f18-21. Four Unison Melodies
  16. A2g22. Imitation And Counterpoint
  17. A2h23. Imitation And Inversion
  18. A2i24. Pastorale
  19. A3a25. Repetition
  20. A3b27. Syncopation
  21. A3c28. Canon At The Octave
  22. A3d29. Imitation Reflected
  23. A3e30. Canon At The Lower Fifth
  24. A3f31. Little Dance In Canon Form
  25. A3g32. In Dorian Mode
  26. A3h33. Slow Dance
  27. A3i34. In Phrygian Mode
  28. A3j35. Chorale
  29. A3k36. Free Canon
  30. A3lAppendix: Exercices
  31. Mikrokosmos (Vol. 2)
  32. B1a37. In Lydian Mode
  33. B1b38-39. Staccato And Legato
  34. B1c40. In Yugoslav Mode
  35. B1d41. Melody With Accompaniment
  36. B1e42. Accompaniment In Broken Triads
  37. B1f43. In Hungarian Style
  38. B1g44. Contrary Motion
  39. B1h45. Meditation
  40. B1i46. Increasing - Diminishing
  41. B2a47. Big Fair
  42. B2b48. In Myxolydian Mode
  43. B2c49. Crescendo - Diminuendo
  44. B2d50. Minuetto
  45. B2e51. Waves
  46. B2f52. Unison Divided
  47. B2g53. In Transylvanian Style
  48. B2h54. Chromatic
  49. B2i55. Triplets In Lydian Mode
  50. B2j56. Melody In Tenths
  51. B3a57. Accents
  52. B3b58. In Oriental Style
  53. B3c59. Major And Minor
  54. B3d60. Canon With Sustained Notes
  55. B3e61. Pentatonic Melody
  56. B3f62. Minor Sixths In Parallel Motion
  57. B3g63. Buzzing
  58. B3h64. Line And Point
  59. B3i65. Dialogue
  60. B3j66. Melody Divided
  61. B3kAppendix: Exercices
  62. Mikrokosmos (Vol. 3)
  63. C1a67. Thirds Against A Single Voice
  64. C1b68. Hungarian Dance
  65. C1c69. Chord Study
  66. C1d70. Melody Against Double Notes
  67. C1e71. Thirds
  68. C1f72. Dragon's Dance
  69. C1g73. Sixths And Triads
  70. C1h74. Hungarian Song
  71. C1i75. Triplets
  72. C1j76. In Three Parts
  73. C2a77. Little Study
  74. C2b78. Five-Tone Scale
  75. C2c79. Hommage A J.S.B.
  76. C2d80. Hommage A R. Sch.
  77. C2e81. Wandering
  78. C2f82. Scherzo
  79. C2g83. Melody And Interuptions
  80. C2h84. Merriment
  81. C2i85. Broken Chords
  82. C2j86. Two Major Pentachords
  83. C3a87. Variations
  84. C3b88. Duet For Pipes
  85. C3c89. In Four Parts
  86. C3d90. In Russian Style
  87. C3e91-92. Two Chromatic Inventions
  88. C3f93. In Four Parts
  89. C3g94. Tale
  90. C3h95. Song Of The Fox
  91. C3i96. Stumblings
  92. C3jAppendix: Exercices
  93. Mikrokosmos (Vol. 4)
  94. D1a97. Notturno
  95. D1b98. Thumb Under
  96. D1c99. Crossed Hands
  97. D1d100. In Style Of A Folksong
  98. D1e101. Diminished Fifth
  99. D1f102. Harmonics
  100. D1g103. Minor And Major
  101. D1h104. Through The Keys
  102. D1i105. Playsong
  103. D2a106. Children's Song
  104. D2b107. Melody In The Mist
  105. D2c108. Wrestling
  106. D2d109. From The Island Of Bali
  107. D2e110. Clashing Sounds
  108. D2f111. Intermezzo
  109. D2g112. Variations On A Folk Tune
  110. D3a113. Bulgarian Rhythm (I)
  111. D3b114. Theme And Inversion
  112. D3c115. Bulgarian Rhythm (II)
  113. D3d116. Melody
  114. D3e117. Bourree
  115. D3f118. Triplets In 9-8 Time
  116. D3g119. Dance In 3-4 Time
  117. D3h120. Fifth Chords
  118. D3i121. Two-Part Study
  119. D3jAppendix: Exercices
  120. Mikrokosmos (Vol. 5)
  121. E1a122. Chords Together And Opposed
  122. E1b123. Staccato And Legato
  123. E1c124. Staccato
  124. E1d125. Boating
  125. E1e126. Change Of Time
  126. E1f127. New Hungarian Folksong
  127. E2a128. Peasant Dance
  128. E2b129. Alternating Thirds
  129. E2c130. Village Joke
  130. E2d131. Fourths
  131. E2e132. Major Seconds Broken And Together
  132. E2f133. Syncopation
  133. E3a134. Three Studies In Double Notes
  134. E3b135. Perpetuum Mobile
  135. E3c136. Whole-Tone Scale
  136. E3d137. Unison
  137. E3e138. Bagpipe
  138. E3f139. Merry Andrew
  139. Mikrokosmos (Vol. 6)
  140. F1a140. Free Variations
  141. F1b141. Subject And Reflection
  142. F1c142. From The Diary Of A Fly
  143. F1d143. Divided Arpeggios
  144. F2a144. Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths
  145. F2b145. Chromatic Invention
  146. F2c146. Ostinato
  147. F2d147. March
  148. F3148-153. Six Dances In Bulgarian Rhythm

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1961 and 1965.

When was Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France. One of them is VOX VBX 425.

How do I tell if my copy of Piano Music, Volume I (Mikrokosmos) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VBX 425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VBX 425 1 M6 215694 XPARTX 48801 21 and VBX 425 1B M6 216078 XPARTX 48802 21B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

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It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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