BARTÓK 1. HEGEDÛ- ZONGORASZONÁTÁJÁNAK FINÁLÉJÁRÓL.

There are important studies in the Bartók literature that deal with the form and content of the finale of Bartók's First Violin Sonata. Our picture of the work has been enriched by many important points following from analyses based on rondo form and sonata- rondo form (Kárpáti, Kroó, Laki, Seiber, Tallián, Griffiths, Stevens, Wilson) as well as from those exploring the complex structures that arise from a comparison with other works of the composer - above all the Third String Quartet (Somfai, Kárpáti), together with analyses that focus on the folk music roots of the thematic material (Somfai, Ujfalussy). Following in these footsteps this paper examines the finale in relation to other violin works composed by Bartók up until the middle of the 1930s, and offers a few observations in contribution towards a deeper understanding of the piece. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]