1875–1876 (composed between the summer of 1875 at Sainte-Adresse and completed in the autumn of 1876; first premiered in January 1877 and published later that year).

Iberia (Book I)

Composed 1905

Book I was published and premiered the following year, in 1906.

“Prendi per me sei libero,” from L’elisir d’amore

Composed 1832

Composed in early spring 1832 prior to its premiere on May 12, 1832; catalogued as In 41 by Luigi Inzaghi and A 36 by William Ashbrook.

“Je veux vivre,” from Roméo et Juliette

Composed 1865–1867

1865–1867 (Gounod began composing the score in April 1865 at Saint-Raphaël and completed it between 1866 and early 1867 prior to its premiere on April 27, 1867; the waltz aria itself was composed during this period specifically for soprano Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho).

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56

Composed 1915

Written for solo piano in 1915; Bartók later created an orchestral arrangement in 1917, catalogued separately as Sz. 68 / BB 76.

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Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13

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Chelsea Wang — Aug 2025, NEC (hall unspecified)

This time: Clayton Stephenson, Dani Jingdan Zhang

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