Bartok / Meta4 Str Quartet - STR QRTS 1 & 5 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) 2. Disc 1 3. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, SZ. 40 4. String Quartet No. 3, SZ. 85 5. String Quartet No. 5, SZ. 102 6. Disc 2 7. String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, SZ. 67 8. String Quartet No. 4, SZ. 91 9. String Quartet No. 6, SZ. 114

The music of Béla Bartók has everything the mysterious tension of a thriller, loving lyricism, warm string sounds, almost impossible techniques challenging any string player to rediscover his instrument, and exhilarating rhythms which could well be rooted in folk dance. With the first volume in a complete string quartet cycle, The Ragazze Quartet has declared itself Bartók Bound. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 1 Op 7 (SZ. 40) 30 20 2. I. Vonosnegyes Béla Bartók 09 10 3. II. Allegretto Béla Bartók 08 46 4. III. Introduzione - Allegro Vivace Béla Bartók 12 22 5. String Quartet No. 2 Op 17 (SZ. 67) 27 17 6. I. Moderato Béla Bartók 10 33 7. II. Allegro Molto Capriccioso Béla Bartók 07 59 8. III. Lento Béla Bartók 08 44 9. String Quartet No. 4 (SZ. 91) 23 18 10. I. Allegro Béla Bartók 06 09 11. II. Prestissimo, Con Sordino Béla Bartók 02 55 12. III. Non Troppo Lento Béla Bartók 05 54 13. IV. Allegretto Pizzicato Béla Bartók 02 51 14. V. Allegro Molto Béla Bartók 05 27

Album Tracks 1. Rhapsody No. 1 (Folk Dances) Prima Parte 'Lassu' Moderato 2. Seconda Parte 'Friss' Allegretto Moederato 3. Prima Parte 'Lassu' Moderato 4. Seconda Parte 'Friss' Allegro Moderato 5. Andante (1902) 6. Andante 7. Vivace (Scherzando) 8. Adagio 9. Poco a Poco Piu Vivace