Jerusalem Quartet - Belá Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 2, 4, & 6 (2016)

Tracklist

01. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: I. Moderato
02. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto caprioccioso
03. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: III. Lento
04. String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Op. 17, Sz. 91: I. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Op. 17, Sz. 91: II. Prestissimo con sordino
06. String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Op. 17, Sz. 91: III. Non troppo lento
07. String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Op. 17, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato
08. String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Op. 17, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto
09. String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Op. 17, Sz. 114: I. Mesto-Più mosso. Pesente- Vivace
10. String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Op. 17, Sz. 114: II. Mesto-Marcia
11. String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Op. 17, Sz. 114: III. Mesto-Burletta. Moderato
12. String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Op. 17, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto



The string quartets of Béla Bartók punctuate the evolution of his style and the turning points of his existence. From the Second Quartet (1915-17) reflecting the period of World War One and his troubled personal life, through the Fourth whose exploration of rhythm, tonality and timbre produces magnificent and unprecedented sonorities in its ‘night music’, to the unbearable anguish of the Sixth (1939), as his dream of fraternity was shattered against the rise of nationalism and fascism, the Jerusa lem Quartet’s programme brings us the essence of Bartók's genius. Expect reviews in Classical music press for these hm artists with an extensive, acclaimed back catalogue for the label.

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