Bartók Béla Popular Song Ranking [2026]
Béla Bartók was a classical musician who worked energetically, including researching folk music rooted in regions stretching from Eastern Europe all the way to Algeria in Africa.
He is known both as a piano teacher inheriting the musical traditions of countries like Germany and Austria, and for collecting and analyzing folk music as an academic discipline (ethnomusicology).
This time, we present a ranking of Bartók’s popular pieces—why not immerse yourself in music that is Western yet deeply traditional?
Playlist
| Bartók Béla Popular Song Ranking [2026] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | Hungarian composer Bartók Béla… |
| 2 | Romanian Folk Dances: ‘Romanian Polka’ and ‘Fast Dance’Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances |
| 3 | Allegro BarbaroBartók Béla |  play_arrow | Displaying talent from an early age, and delving into ethnic music at a young age... |
| 4 | 14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, BB 50, Sz. 38Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | Bartók, an innovative composer of the 20th century… |
| 5 | 15 Hungarian Peasant SongsBartók Béla |  play_arrow | Béla Bartók’s talent as a pianist… |
| 6 | Three BurlesquesBartók Béla |  play_arrow | A composer and pianist from Hungary, ... |
| 7 | Four ElegiesBartók Béla |  play_arrow | Bartók Béla’s representative piano piece “4…” |
| 8 | “The Fifth Door” from Bluebeard’s CastleBartók Béla |  play_arrow | One of the masterpieces of modern and contemporary opera is Bartók’s ... |
| 9 | Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Sz. 86Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A classical music composer from Hungary, … |
| 10 | Ballet music ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A story where a robbery plan turns into a battle with a monster |
| 11 | Rhapsody for PianoBartók Béla |  play_arrow | This 'Rhapsody for Piano' is... |
| 12 | Piano SonataBartók Béla |  play_arrow | Bartók studied the region’s folk songs in depth, and he… |
| 13 | Piano Sonata, Sz. 80Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A genius classical musician from Hungary, Be... |
| 14 | No. 153 from Mikrokosmos: Six Dances in Bulgarian RhythmBartók Béla |  play_arrow | Bartók’s short etude, brimming with exhilaration |
| 15 | Romanian Folk DancesBartók Béla |  play_arrow | The Hungarian composer Bal... who represents the 20th century |
| 16 | For Children, Volume I, No. 1: “Children at Play”Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | Bartók, in the years 1908 to 1909, ... |
| 17 | OutdoorsBartók Béla |  play_arrow | The Hungarian composer Bal..., a leading figure of the 20th century... |
| 18 | Funeral March BB 31Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A composer born in Hungary who represents the 20th century... |
| 19 | Dance of the SwineherdBartók Béla |  play_arrow | An enchanting piece of Hungarian folk dance music |
| 20 | stomping danceBartók Béla |  play_arrow | The great Hungarian composer, Bartók be... |
| 21 | Children who are playingBartók Béla |  play_arrow | A piano piece composed by Bartók in 1908... |
| 22 | Romanian Folk DancesBartók Béla |  play_arrow | The lively No. 6 of the Romanian Dances |
| 23 | Four Piano Pieces, BB 27Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A great composer of the 20th century born in Hungary… |
| 24 | Scherzo (Fantasy)Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A leading composer of the 20th century and a pioneer in ethnomusicology… |
| 25 | Sonatina BB 69 Sz 55Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | A great composer of the 20th century born in Hungary… |
| 26 | Romanian Folk Dances: Fast DanceBartók Béla | play_arrow | Bartók Béla’s Romanian Folk Dances... |
| 27 | Suite Op.14 BB 70 Sz 62Bartók Béla |  play_arrow | Suite, Op. 14 is a great work by the Hungarian... |