Béla Bartók
Vol. 29 | String Quartets
Béla Bartók's six string quartets, written between 1908 and 1940, are among the milestones of this genre in the 20th century. With the edition of these works in the Bartók Complete Edition, the great Bartók scholar László Somfai presents, together with Zsombor Németh, the results of a lifelong preoccupation with the quartets. In addition to the composer's autographs, manuscripts, first editions and hand copies, his correspondence with friends, publishers and professional musicians is meticulously examined in regard to important information on the edition and understanding of the works. The numerous footnotes to the musical text, edited here for the first time in a scholarly manner, provide interesting information on performance or transmission variants of the works. In addition to the introduction, which deals with the genesis, tradition, early performances and reception of the works, the extensive chapter Notation and Performance provides well-founded information on all practical questions of performance, ranging from tempo variations to the special Bartók pizzicato.
About the Composer
Béla Bartók
This composer, who numbers among the most important musical figures in the first half of the twentieth century, is known principally for his research into Hungarian folk music, the elements of which he incorporated into his style. His broad oeuvre includes numerous works for orchestra, piano, and chamber ensembles, as well as choral music; songs with piano accompaniment; and an opera.
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