Bartok: Mikrokosmos Vol. 1153 Progressive Piano Pieces The definitive edition (1987) of the piano teaching classic. Includes an introduction by the composer's son Peter Bartk. In 1945 Bela Bartok described 'Mikrokosmos' as a cycle of 153 pieces for piano written for 'didactic' purposes, seeing them as a series of pieces in many different styles, representing a small world, or as the 'world of the little ones, the children'. Stylistically Mikrokosmos reflects the influence of