String Quartets Nos. 1-6

by B茅la Bart贸k / Alban Berg Quartett

String Quartets Nos. 1-6 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: EMI
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 2:29:10
  • Community rating: 4.11/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The esteemed Viennese ensemble delivers a technically flawless, highly incisive reading of the legendary Hungarian composer's complete string quartets. 'String Quartets Nos. 1-6' expertly navigates Bart贸k's challenging, microtonal dissonance and complex folk-derived rhythms with astonishing clarity and dynamic range. The recording is widely celebrated as one of the definitive interpretations of twentieth-century chamber music.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, acoustic, uncommon-time-signatures, complex, technical, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7, Sz. 40: I. Lento (9:11)
  2. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7, Sz. 40: II. Allegretto (8:46)
  3. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7, Sz. 40: III. Allegro vivace (11:19)
  4. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: I. Moderato (9:51)
  5. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso (7:30)
  6. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: III. Lento (8:13)
  7. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: I. Allegro (6:00)
  8. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: II. Prestissimo, con sordino (2:47)
  9. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: III. Non troppo lento (5:24)
  10. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato (2:38)
  11. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto (5:14)
  12. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: I. Prima parte. Moderato (4:41)
  13. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: II. Seconda parte. Allegro (5:23)
  14. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato & IV. Coda. Allegro molto (4:56)
  15. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: I. Allegro (7:08)
  16. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: II. Adagio molto (5:28)
  17. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese - Trio (4:46)
  18. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: IV. Andante (4:44)
  19. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: V. Finale. Allegro vivace - Presto (6:32)
  20. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: I. Mesto - Vivace (7:33)
  21. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: II. Mesto - Marcia (7:41)
  22. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato (7:01)
  23. Bart贸k: String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto (6:14)

Credits

  • B茅la Bart贸k - primary artist, composed by
  • Alban Berg Quartett - primary artist, ensemble [string quartet]
  • Valentin Erben - cello
  • Ben Nicholson - painting [front cover]
  • Thomas Kakuska - viola
  • G眉nter Pichler - violin [1st]
  • Gerhard Schulz - violin [2nd]

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