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Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet
6 String Quartets
Album DE 1988 on Deutsche Grammophon label
Classical (Modern)
Recorded in New York, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1/1988 (Quartets 2, 3, 6), 2/1988 (Quartet 4), 3/1988 (Quartets 1, 5). These recordings are dedicated to Katia Elena Setzer, who was born sometime between the sessions for the Second and Third Quartets.
Musicians
 | Béla Bartók p, 1881-1945 HU album by |
 | Emerson String Quartet , *1976 US ensemble, album by |
 | David Finckel vc, *1951 US cello |
 | Peter Laenger , DE engineer, balance |
 | Eugene Drucker vn, *1952 US liner notes, violin, 1st, violin, 2nd |
 | Lawrence Dutton vl, *1954 US viola |
 | Philip Setzer vn, *1951 US violin, 1st, violin, 2nd |
Producers
| Hartmut Pfeiffer art direction |
| Anthony Burton liner notes |
| Ludwig Finscher liner notes |
| Sergio Sablich liner notes |
| Yves Lenoir liner notes |
| Christian Steiner photography by, booklet |
| Annette Lederer photography by, box cover |
| Steven Paul producer |
| Wolf Erichson recording supervisor |
Composers
| Béla Bartók |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Streichquartett Nr. 1 Op. 7, Sz 40 (1908-1909) | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 2 | | 1. Lento - >attacca: | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 9:16 | |
| 3 | | 2. Poco A Poco Accelerando All'Allegretto - | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 8:11 | |
| 4 | | Introduzione. Allegro - Attacca: | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 11:28 | |
| 5 | | 3. Allegro Vivace | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 6 | | Streichquartett Nr. 3, Sz 85 (1927) | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 7 | | 1. Prima Parte: Moderato - Attacca: | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 4:20 | |
| 8 | | 2. Seconda Parte: Allegro - Attacca: | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 5:09 | |
| 9 | | Ricapitulazione Della Prima Parte: Moderato | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 10 | | 3. Coda: Allegro Molto | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 4:25 | |
| 11 | | Streichquartett Nr. 5, Sz 102 (1934) | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 12 | | 1. Allegro | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 7:20 | |
| 13 | | 2. Adagio Molto | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 5:52 | |
| 14 | | 3. Scherzo. Alla Bulgarese | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 4:56 | |
| 15 | | 4. Andante | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 4:47 | |
| 16 | | 5. Finale. Allegro Vivace | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 6:12 | |
| 17 | | Streichquartett Nr. 2 Op. 17, Sz 67 (1915-1917) | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 18 | | 1. Moderato | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 10:11 | |
| 19 | | 2. Allegro Molto Capriccioso | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 7:19 | |
| 20 | | 3. Lento | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 9:18 | |
| 21 | | Streichquartett Nr. 4, Sz 91 (1928) | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | ||
| 22 | | 1. Allegro | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 5:38 | |
| 23 | | 2. Prestissimo, Con Sordino | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 2:47 | |
| 24 | 3. Non Troppo Lento | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 5:12 | ||
| 25 | 4. Allegretto Pizzicato | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 2:41 | ||
| 26 | 5. Allegro Molto | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 5:05 | ||
| 27 | Streichquartett Nr. 6, Sz 114 (1939) | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | |||
| 28 | 1. Mesto - Più Mosso, Pesante - Vivace | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 7:06 | ||
| 29 | 2. Mesto - Marcia | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 7:27 | ||
| 30 | 3. Mesto - Burletta | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 6:57 | ||
| 31 | 4. Mesto | Béla Bartók - Emerson String Quartet | 6:21 |
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