Béla Bartók: The Complete String Quartets (Remastered) Végh Quartet

• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40:
• 1 Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: I. Lento - attaca 09:42
• 2 Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: II. Poco a poco accelerando all'allegretto - Introduzione allegro - attaca 08:47
• 3 Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40: III. Allegro vivace 12:18
• String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85:
• 4 Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: I. Prima parte. Moderato - attaca 04:25
• 5 Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: II. Seconda parte. Allegro - attaca 05:58
• 6 Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato 02:58
• 7 Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85: IV. Coda. Allegro molto 02:13
• String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102:
• 8 Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: I. Allegro 07:19
• 9 Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: II. Adagio molto 05:20
• 10 Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese - Trio 04:32
• 11 Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: IV. Andante 04:48
• 12 Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102: V. Finale. Allegro vivace 06:59
• String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67:
• 13 Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: I. Moderato 09:34
• 14 Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: II. Prestissimo, con sordino 07:36
• 15 Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: III. Non troppo lento 08:53
• String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91:
• 16 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: I. Allegro 06:14
• 17 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: II. Prestissimo, con sordino 02:49
• 18 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: III. Non troppo lento 05:19
• 19 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato 02:54
• 20 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto 05:41
• String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114:
• 21 Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: I. Mesto - Più mosso, pesante - Vivace 07:36
• 22 Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: II. Mesto - Marcia 08:13
• 23 Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato 07:21
• 24 Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto 05:50
• Total Runtime 02:33:19

Info for Béla Bartók: The Complete String Quartets (Remastered)

Bartók s complete string quartets, as played by the Végh Quartet back in 1954, is still the best interpretation of this fabulous musical encapsulation of the 20th century. The first Quartet (1907) glorifies Beethoven s 16th, while the sixth closes with the quarter tones of a wistful (mesto) and gradually etiolating refrain. In turn expressionist, with Webern-like denseness, then discursive, exploiting timbre to the full, the rural undercurrent is magnified; its acoustic scale and inventive rhythms inspired by contemporary music from central Europe, Turkey and North Africa. In all, a sense of powerful authenticity: a genuine transfiguration. Recorded in London Sept-Oct 1954.

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