List of string quartets by Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók in 1927

The Hungarian composer Béla Bartók wrote six string quartets, each for the usual forces of two violins, viola and cello:

Notable composers who have been influenced by them include:

Key recordings of the complete cycle include:

  • Emerson String Quartet, Deutsche Grammophon, released 1990.[full citation needed]
  • Hagen Quartet[full citation needed]
  • Juilliard String Quartet:
    • Recorded 1949, New York. Robert Mann and Robert Koff, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Arthur Winograd, cello. Three LPs, 12 in., monaural. Columbia Masterworks ML 4278/4279/4280.
    • Recorded May and September, 1963, Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York. Robert Mann and Isidore Cohen, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Claus Adam, cello.[full citation needed] Three LPs, 12 in., stereo. Columbia Masterworks D3L 317 (set): ML 6102, 6103, 6104. New York: Columbia Masterworks, 1965.
    • Recorded 13–23 May 1981, Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York. Robert Mann and Earl Carlyss, violins; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Claus Adam, cello.[full citation needed]
  • Lindsay String Quartet[full citation needed] (Anon. n.d.).
  • Takács Quartet, Decca 289 455 297-2. Released 1998.[full citation needed]

See also

Sources

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