Special offer. Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6
Heath Quartet
Two of the strengths of the Heath Quartet are their ability to hold together Bartók’s more sectional structures, such as the first movements of the Fourth and Fifth quartets in convincing single... — More…
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Contents
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz 40 (Op. 7)
- Heath Quartet
I. Lento
II. Allegretto. Introduzione
III. Allegro vivace
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85
- Heath Quartet
I. Prima parte. Moderato
II. Seconda parte. Allegro
III. Recapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato
IV. Coda. Allegro molto
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
- Heath Quartet
I. Allegro
II. Adagio molto
III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese
IV. Andante
V. Finale. Allegro vivace
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz 67 (Op. 17)
- Heath Quartet
I. Moderato
II. Allegro molto capriccioso
III. Lento
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz 91
- Heath Quartet
I. Allegro
II. Prestissimo, con sordino
III. Non troppo lento
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
V. Allegro molto
Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
- Heath Quartet
I. Mesto. Più mosso, pesante - Vivace
II. Mesto. Marcia
III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato
IV. Mesto