The 6 String Quartets

by Béla Bartók & Takács Quartet

The 6 String Quartets cover art

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

  1. String Quartet No. 1, BB 52, Op. 7 (Sz.40): 1. Lento
  2. String Quartet No. 1, BB 52, Op. 7 (Sz.40): 2. Allegretto
  3. String Quartet No. 1, BB 52, Op. 7 (Sz.40): 3. Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace
  4. String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Sz.85): 1. Prima parte (Moderato)
  5. String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Sz.85): 2. Seconda parte (Allegro)
  6. String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Sz.85): 3. Ricapitolazione della prima parte (Moderato)
  7. String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 1. Allegro
  8. String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 2. Adagio molto
  9. String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 3. Scherzo
  10. String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 4. Andante
  11. String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Sz.102): 5. Finale
  12. String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: I. Moderato
  13. String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso
  14. String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: III. Lento
  15. String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: I. Allegro
  16. String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: II. Prestissimo, con sordino
  17. String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: III. Non troppo lento
  18. String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato
  19. String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto
  20. String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: I. Mesto – Più mosso, pesante – Vivace
  21. String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: II. Mesto – Marcia
  22. String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: III. Mesto – Burletta. Moderato
  23. String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto