Sophie Menter she became professor of piano at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory but left in 1886 to continue concertizing. Because of her popularity, Menter succeeded with music that no other pianist would touch. This included Liszt's First Piano Concerto, which she played in Vienna in 1869, 12 years after its disastrous premiere there. One of her recital specialties was a piece entitled "Rhapsodies". This was a composite of three of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies—Nos. 2, 6 and 12—along with fragments from several others. She also composed various pieces for piano, mainly in a brilliant style, yet referred to her own compositional talent as
Hungarian folksongs for voice and piano (Bartók) Bartók; nos. 11–20: Zoltán Kodály not listed) Hungarian Folksongs (2nd series), for voice and piano (nos. 1–10) (1906–1907) Two Hungarian Folksongs, for voice and piano (1907) Eight Hungarian Folksongs, for voice and piano (nos. 1–5: 1907; nos. 6–8: 1917) Twenty Hungarian Folksongs, Vols. I–IV, for voice and piano (1929) Hungarian folksongs for voice and piano (Bartók) Magyar népdalok énekhangra és zongorára (English: "Hungarian folk songs for voice and piano") is a collection of Hungarian folk song arrangements by Béla Bartók. Bartók's "Hungarian Folksongs" are now much better known outside Hungary in arrangements for violin and piano, or—without voice—for piano alone.