Contents 
On the Complete Critical Edition
Abbreviations and Bibliographical References
Introduction
The Concept of Mikrokosmos
Genesis
The First Edition
Promotion
Bartók’s Performances
Pedagogical and Scholarly Reception
The Present Edition
Acknowledgements
Notation and Performance
Bartók’s Notation
The Composer’s Recordings
Tempo, Metronome Markings, and Duration
Key Signatures and Accidentals
Phrasing and Separation Marks
Touch, Accent Signs, and Further Performance Instructions
Appoggiaturas, Ornaments
Dynamics
Pedal Markings
Fingering
Octaves
Mikrokosmos in Lessons
Mikrokosmos in Concert
Mikrokosmos. Progressive Piano Pieces (BB 105)
Volume III