Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 86, 87, and 88, BB 94 is the first of two virtuoso works for violin and piano, written by Béla Bartók in 1928 and subsequently arranged in 1929 for violin and orchestra, as well as for cello and piano. It is dedicated to Hungarian virtuoso violinist Joseph Szigeti, a close friend of Bartók, who gave the first performance of the orchestra version in Königsberg on 1 November 1929, with Hermann Scherchen conducting the orchestra (Kenneson 1994, 127).
| Date of composition | 1929 |
| Premiered | 1928, November 29th in London, United Kingdom |
| First published | 1931 |
| Type | Rhapsody |
| Catalogue | BB 94b |
| Approx. duration | 11 minutes |
| Arrangement of | Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Piano No.1, BB 94a |
| Instruments |
Violin
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra n°1, BB 94b Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra n. 1, BB 94b Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra Nr. 1, BB 94b |