The 6 String Quartets
by Béla Bartók & Takács Quartet
This definitive recording of Béla Bartók's complete string quartets showcases the Takács Quartet mastering some of the most complex chamber music of the 20th century. The collection highlights Bartók's incredibly dissonant, suspenseful, and highly anxious modern classical compositions with unmatched acoustic intensity.
Genres
- Modern Classical
- String Quartet
- Chamber Music
Tracklist
- String Quartet No. 1, BB 52, Op. 7 (Sz.40): 1. Lento
- String Quartet No. 1, BB 52, Op. 7 (Sz.40): 2. Allegretto
- String Quartet No. 1, BB 52, Op. 7 (Sz.40): 3. Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
- String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Sz.85): 1. Prima parte (Moderato)
- String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Sz.85): 2. Seconda parte (Allegro)
- String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Sz.85): 3. Ricapitolazione della prima parte (Moderato)
- String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 1. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 2. Adagio molto
- String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 3. Scherzo
- String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 4. Andante
- String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 5. Finale
- String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: I. Moderato
- String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso
- String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: III. Lento
- String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: I. Allegro
- String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: II. Prestissimo, con sordino
- String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: III. Non troppo lento
- String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato
- String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto
- String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: I. Mesto – Più mosso, pesante – Vivace
- String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: II. Mesto – Marcia
- String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: III. Mesto – Burletta. Moderato
- String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto