String Quartets 1-6

Album by Béla Bartók & Belcea Quartet

String Quartets Nos. 1–6 are a cycle of six string quartets by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, composed between 1908 and 1939. They range stylistically from late-Romantic idioms to a modernist language that incorporates Hungarian folk elements, modal and tonal ambiguity, extended string techniques and complex rhythmic structures, tracing the composer's development and influential contribution to 20th-century chamber music.
First released: 31st January 2008

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 7: I. Lento
    9:07
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 17: I. Moderato
    10:03
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 7: II. Allegretto
    11:06
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 17: II. Allegro molto capriccioso
    7:47
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 1 in A minor, op. 7: III. Introduzione (Allegro) - Allegro Vivace
    10:45
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 17: III. Lento
    8:32
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 3 in C-sharp minor: I. Prima parte: Moderato
    4:36
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C: I. Allegro
    6:10
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 3 in C-sharp minor: II. Seconda parte: Allegro
    5:21
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C: II. Prestissimo, con sordino
    2:55
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C: III. Non troppo lento
    5:59
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 3 in C-sharp minor: III. Ricapitolazione della prima parte: Moderato - Coda: Allegro Molto
    5:01
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C: IV. Allegretto pizzicato
    2:47
  14. 14.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat: I. Allegro
    7:38
  15. 15.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat: II. Adagio molto
    6:00
  16. 16.
    String Quartet no. 4 in C: V. Allegro molto
    5:56
  17. 17.
    String Quartet no. 6 in D: I. Mesto - Vivace
    7:39
  18. 18.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat: III. Scherzo (alla Bulgarese) - Trio
    4:53
  19. 19.
    String Quartet no. 6 in D: II. Mesto - Marcia
    8:04
  20. 20.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat: IV. Andante
    5:17
  21. 21.
    String Quartet no. 5 in B-flat: V. Finale (Allegro vivace)
    6:51
  22. 22.
    String Quartet no. 6 in D: III. Mesto - Burletta (Moderato)
    7:11
  23. 23.
    String Quartet no. 6 in D: IV. Mesto
    6:39

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