Tracklist

CD 1
String Quartet No.1, Sz 40	(30:39)
1.1	I. Lento	9:42
1.2	II. Poco a poco accelerando	8:46
1.3	III. Allegro vivace	12:18
String Quartet No.3, Sz 85	(15:24)
1.4	I. Moderato	4:25
1.5	II. Allegro	5:57
1.6	III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato	2:58
1.7	IV. Coda: Allegro molto	2:12
String Quartet No.5, Sz 102	(28:48)
1.8	I. Allegro	7:20
1.9	II. Adagio molto	5:20
1.10	III. Scherzo: Alla bulgarese	4:31
1.11	IV. Andante	4:48
1.12	V. Finale: Allegro vivace - Presto	6:58
CD 2
String Quartet No.2, Sz 67	(26:04)
2.1	I. Moderato	9:34
2.2	II. Allegro molto cappriccioso	7:36
2.3	III. Lento	8:54
String Quartet No.4, Sz 91	(23:08)
2.4	I. Allegro	6:13
2.5	II. Prestissimo con sordino	2:48
2.6	III. Non troppo lento	5:18
2.7	IV. Allegretto pizzicato	2:54
2.8	V. Alegro molto	5:44
String Quartet No.6, Sz 114	(30:19)
2.9	I. Mesto - Vivace	7:35
2.10	II. Mesto - Marcia	8:12
2.11	III. Mesto: Burletta - Moderato	7:21
2.12	IV. Mesto - Molto Tranquilo	5:49

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Harmonia Mundi Distribution
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – AMC Paris

Credits

• Cello – Paul Szabo
• Composed By – Béla Bartók
• Remastered By, Edited By – Alexandra Evrard
• Viola – Georges Janzer
• Violin – Sandor Zöldy (tracks: Sándor Zöldy), Sándor Végh

Notes

Recorded in London, September-October 1954. First Edition UK in LP: Columbia CX 1245, 1267, 1285, Angel in USA.

Inside the booklet, complete track list shows errors in second and third movment of the String Quartet No. 2.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 3149028101522
• Label Code: LC 16136