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BARTOK'S VIOLA CONCERTO The Remarkable Story of His Swansong DO ALD C. MA H. ICE This vo lume te lls the intrigu ing story of 13e la Bartok'::; viola coiH't' ltu. a 1 ork le ft unfin ished a t hi s death in 1945. Drawing on int e rviews and doc uments that revea l previ ous ly una va iJaJJie inJo rma tion. it di sc usses lh t: cummis "iun. the reconstruc tion by Tibor Serl y. events leading up to the

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