Quatuors 1 2 3

Album by Béla Bartók & Quatuor Ébène

Quatuors 1 2 3 is a set of three string quartets by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed between 1908 and 1916. These early quartets chart Bartók's transition from late-Romantic influences to a more individual modernist language, drawing on folk-influenced modal melodies, sharp rhythmic drive and concentrated string textures that explore dissonance and novel harmonic procedures within the chamber-music tradition.

First released: 19th May 2007

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1.
Quatuor à cordes n° 1 op. 9 Sz. 40: I. Lento
9:16
2.
Quatuor à cordes n° 1 op. 9 Sz. 40: II. Allegretto
8:59
3.
Quatuor à cordes n° 1 op. 9 Sz. 40: III. Introduzione_allegro - Allegro vivace
11:38
4.
Quatuor à cordes n° 2 op. 17 Sz.67: I. Moderato
10:25
5.
Quatuor à cordes n° 2 op. 17 Sz.67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso
7:42
6.
Quatuor à cordes n° 2 op. 17 Sz.67: III. Lento
9:06
7.
Quatuor à cordes n° 3 Sz. 85: I. Prima parte: Moderato
4:44
8.
Quatuor à cordes n° 3 Sz. 85: II. Seconda parte: Allegro
5:33
9.
Quatuor à cordes n° 3 Sz. 85: III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato
3:04
10.
Quatuor à cordes n° 3 Sz. 85: IV. Coda: Allegro molto
1:40