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The Hungarian Quartet

Band, 1935-1972 HU, Budapest
Classical

The Hungarian String Quartet was a musical ensemble of world renown, particularly famous for its performances of quartets by Beethoven and Bartók. The quartet was founded in Budapest in 1935 (as the New Hungarian Quartet)[clarification needed] and was disbanded in 1972.

     
Members
Michael Kuttner
vn
Gabor Magyar
vc
Denes Koromzay
vl
Zoltan Szekely
vn 1903-2001 HU
Alexandre Moskowsky
vn
Vilmos Palotai
vc
Popular Tracks   
String Quintet in C Major, D. 956: II. Adagio (Excerpt: Opening) on Classical in Film by Various Artists
String Quintet, D. 956: II. Adagio on Ruhige Musik für mein Neugeborenes by Various Artists
String Quartet No.5, Sz.102, 1. Allegro on Bartok: String Quartet No.5, Sz.102 by The Hungarian Quartet

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Complete String QuartetsLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet2017Album
The String Quartets - Volume 1 - No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18. No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18Ludwig van Beethoven / The Hungarian Quartet2012Album
Beethoven String Quartets - Volume 2 - No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3; No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet2009Album
The String Quartets - Volume II - No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet2009Album
The String Quartets - Volume IVLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet2007Album
Quintette Pour Piano Et CordesJohannes Brahms - Georges Solchany Et The Hungarian Quartet2007Album
String QuartetsLudwig Van Beethoven - EMI Records Ltd.2007Album
string quartets volume threeLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet2003Album
String Quartets N°. 5 & 6Béla Bartók - The Hungarian Quartet1999Album
String Quartet No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 5 / String Quartet No.6 In B-Flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1999Album
Quatuors A Cordes N° 1 à 6Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1999Album
Haydn String QuartetsJoseph Haydn, The Hungarian Quartet1998Album
The String Quartets - Vol. 4 (The Middle Quartets)Ludwig van Beethoven / The Hungarian Quartet1998Album
"Trout" Quintet / String Quartet "Death And The Maiden"Franz Schubert, Hephzibah Menuhin, Amadeus-Quartett, The Hungarian Quartet1996Compil.
Streichquartett Nr. 67 D-Dur, Op. 64, Nr. 5 ("Lerchenquartett") / Streichquartett Nr. 82 F-Dur, Op. 77, Nr. 2Joseph Haydn / The Hungarian Quartet1996Album
Quatuors En Mi Bémol Majeur Et En La MajeurWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Hungarian Quartet1996Album
Schubert MasterpiecesFranz Schubert, Louis Kentner, The Hungarian Quartet, Alfred Brendel, Peter Maag, Philharmonia Hungarica, Susanne Lautenbacher, Würtenberg Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Faerber, Ingrid Haebler1995Album
Morceaux Choisis De Quatuors A CordesThe Hungarian Quartet, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Alexander Borodin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák1992Album
String Quintet D956, String Quartets D804 & D887, Death And The MaidenFranz Schubert, The Hungarian Quartet, Laszlo Varga1992Compil.
Les Quatuors à CordesLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1991Album
The 6 "Haydn" String QuartetsWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Hungarian Quartet1991Compil.
Mozart/Beethoven: Piano QuintetsAlfred Brendel, The Hungarian Quartet1990Compil.
Quatuor En Ré MineurFranz Schubert - The Hungarian Quartet1990Album
Sämtliche Klavierquartette, KlavierquintettJohannes Brahms - The Hungarian Quartet, Georges Szolchàny1987Album
The String Quartets - Volume SixLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1987Album
String Quartet In D Minor, D. 810 "Death And The Maiden"Franz Schubert - The Hungarian Quartet1986Album
La Jeune Fille Et La MortFranz Schubert, The Hungarian Quartet1983Album
The Early Quartets (The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1: Nos. 1-6)Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1983Album
String Quartet In D Minor, D. 180 "Death And The Maiden"Franz Schubert, The Hungarian Quartet1974Album
The "Haydn" String Quartets Nos. 14, 15, 16, 17 "The Hunt", 18, 19 "Dissonant"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Hungarian Quartet1973Album
String Quintet For 2 Violins, Viola & 2 Cellos In C Major, Op. 163Franz Schubert, The Hungarian Quartet, Laszlo Varga1973Album
Quintette, Op. 163Franz Schubert - The Hungarian Quartet Et Laszlo Varga1972Album
Quatuors À Cordes N° 14Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1972Album
Johannes Brahms: Quartette für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncello; Nr. 1 c-moll op. 51 Nr. 1 und Nr. 2 a-moll op. 51 Nr. 2The Hungarian Quartet1970Album
The String Quartets, Vol. 5 (The Middle Quartets): Quartet No. 8 In E Minor, Op.59, No. 2 "Rasoumovsky"; Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95Ludwig Van Beethoven1969Album
The Middle Quartets - Volume 3Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1968Album
Beethoven: The Early Quartets - Vol. 2: Op. 18, No. 3 in D; No. 4 in C minorThe Hungarian Quartet1968Album
"Trout" - Quintet D. 667Franz Schubert, Louis Kentner, The Hungarian Quartet1968Album
The String Quartets, Vol. 1 (The Early Quartets): Quartet No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; Quartet No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18 No. 2Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1968Album
3 String QuartetsJoseph Haydn, The Hungarian Quartet, Dekany Quartet1967Album
String Quartet No. 7 / String Quartet No. 5Quincy Porter / Cecil Effinger - The Hungarian Quartet1967Album
Beethoven: The Early Quartets, Volume One: Op. 18, No.1 In F; No.2 In GLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
The Middle Quartets Volume TwoLudwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
The Late Quartets - Volume 3: Quartet No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 131The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
The Late Quartets Volume Four: Op 132 In A MinorLudwig van Beethoven - The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
The Late Quartets Volume One: Op. 127 In E Flat; Op. 135 In FThe Hungarian Quartet1966Album
The Middle Quartets - Volume One: Op.59, No.1 In F "Rasoumovsky"The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
3 String QuartetsJoseph Haydn, The Hungarian Quartet, Dekany Quartet1966Album
Piano Quartet In G Minor, Op.25Johannes Brahms, The Hungarian Quartet, Georges Szolchàny1966Album
The Late Quartets - Volume 3: Quartet No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 131The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
Quatuors À Cordes N° 12 À 17Ludwig van Beethoven - The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
Streichquartette Nr.13 B-Dur Op.130 Und Nr.17 B-Dur Op. 133Ludwig Van Beethoven1966Album
The Late Quartets - Volume Two: Op.130 In B Flat; Op.133 Grosse FugeThe Hungarian Quartet, Ludwig van Beethoven1966Album
Quatuors À Cordes N° 7 À 11Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1966Album
The Early Quartets Vol. 3: Op. 18, No. 5 in A; No. 6 in B flatThe Hungarian Quartet, Ludwig van Beethoven1966Album
Beethoven: The Early Quartets - Vol. 2: Op. 18, No. 3 in D; No. 4 in C minorThe Hungarian Quartet1966Album
Quintet In C Major Op. 163 (D. 956)Franz Schubert - The Hungarian Quartet, Laszlo Varga1965Album
String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2 "Quinten" / String Quartet Op. 76, No. 5Joseph Haydn, The Hungarian Quartet1965Album
The String Quartets, Volume VI: No. 9 In C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 (3rd "Rasoumovsky"); No. 10 In E Flat Major, Op. 74Ludwig Van Beethoven1963Album
Die 6 Streichquartette (The 6 String Quartets, Les 6 Quatuors À Cordes)Béla Bartók - The Hungarian Quartet1962Album
Mozart QuartetsThe Hungarian Quartet, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1962Album
Quartet In D Minor: Death And The MaidenFranz Schubert, The Hungarian Quartet1962Album
Quartets QuatoursWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Hungarian Quartet1962Album
The String Quartets, Volume VIII: No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95 ; String Quartet No. 13 In B Flat, Op. 130Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1961Album
Quintette Pour Piano Et CordesRobert Schumann, Georges Solchany Et The Hungarian Quartet1961Album
The String Quartets, Volume VII: No. 12 In E Flat Major, Op. 127; No. 16 In F Major, Op. 135Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1961Album
Quartet No. 67 In D Major Op. 64, No. 5 / String Quartet No. 82 In F Major Op. 77, No. 2Joseph Haydn / The Hungarian Quartet1961Album
The String Quartets, Volume V: No. 8 In E Minor, Op.59, No. 2 (2nd "Rasoumovsky"); No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95Ludwig Van Beethoven 1961Album
The String Quartets - Volume III - No. 5 In A Major, Op. 18 No. 6 In B Flat Major, Op. 18Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1960Album
Quartet No. 2 Op. 10 / Quartet No. 6 In E MinorZoltán Kodály / Heitor Villa-Lobos, The Hungarian Quartet1958Album
Quartet In D Major, Op.64 No.5 "Lark" - Quartet In D Minor Op.76 No.2 "Fifths"Joseph Haydn, The Hungarian Quartet1958Album
The String Quartets - Volume Ten - No. 15 In A Minor, Op. 132Ludwig van Beethoven Played By The The Hungarian Quartet1957Album
Beethoven String Quartets, N°s 8 et 11Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian Quartet1954Album
String Quartets: No. 8 In E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2; No. 11 In F Minor, Op. 95Ludwig Van Beethoven1954Album
String Quartet No. 2, Opus 10 / Fantasia BaeticaZoltán Kodály / Manuel De Falla - The Hungarian Quartet / Frank Pelleg1953Album
Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Opus 11 / Five Novelettes, Opus 15Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Alexander Glazunov - The Hungarian Quartet1953Album
Quartet No. 15, In D Minor K. 421The Hungarian Quartet1949Single
String Quartets N°. 1 & 2Béla Bartók - The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Tchaikovsky - Andante Cantabile From Quartet No.1 In D Major, Op.11The Hungarian QuartetSingle
Streichquartette Nr.15 a-moll Op.132Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Quatuor N° 7 Op. 59 N° 1 (Les Quatuors De Beethoven - Enregistrement Intégral - Volume II)Ludwig van Beethoven - The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
String Quartets N°. 3 & 4Béla Bartók - The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
String Quartets Volume Two • No. 3 In D Major, Op. 18, No. 3 / No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Beethoven, The String QuartetsThe Hungarian Quartet, Ludwig van BeethovenAlbum
Quatuor En Sol Majeur Opus 161Franz Schubert, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
String Quartets No. 15 In A Minor, Op. 132The Hungarian Quartet, Ludwig van BeethovenAlbum
Quartet No. 14 In D Minor, Op. Posth. "Death And The Maiden", Introduction And Variations On "Trock'ne Blumen", Op. 160Franz Schubert, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Quintett Für Klarinette Und Streichquartett In H-Moll, Op.115Johannes Brahms - David Glazer, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
String Quartet In D Minor, D.810; "Death And The Maiden"The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Les Quattuors - Enregistrement Intégral Volume IThe Hungarian Quartet / Ludwig van BeethovenAlbum
Hayden "Lark" Quartet, Mozart Quartet No. 15The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
String Quartets Volume One (No. 1 In F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 / No. 2 In G Major, Op. 18, No. 2)The Hungarian Quartet, Ludwig van BeethovenAlbum
Les Quatuors A Cordes - Disque 8 - Quatuor 13 En Si Bémol Majeur Op 130 - Quatuor 17 En Si Bémol Majeur Op 133The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Dvorak-American QuartetThe Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Streichquartett B-Dur, KV 458 "Jagdquartett" - Streichquartett C-Dur, KV 465 "Dissonanzquartett"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Hungarian Quartet, Zoltan Szekely, Mihaly Kuttner, Denes Koromzay, Gabor MagyarAlbum
Quatuor No.2 Op.10 / Quatuor No.6 En Mi MineurThe Hungarian Quartet, Zoltán Kodály, Heitor Villa-LobosAlbum
Quartette Für Violinen, Viola Und VioloncelloLudwig van Beethoven – The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Beethoven: The Late Quartets; The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 3: Nos. 12-16 & Grosse FugeThe Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Quartet No. 14 In C Sharp Minor Op131Ludwig van Beethoven, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Les 17 Quatuors ( Vol. III ) - Enregistrement IntégralLudwig van Beethoven - The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Les 17 Quatuors ( Vol. II ) - Enregistrement IntégralLudwig van Beethoven - The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Sämtliche Streichquartette / KlarinettenquartettJohannes Brahms, The Hungarian QuartetAlbum
Beethoven String Quartets No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 Hungarian QuartetThe Hungarian QuartetAlbum
The String Quartets Volume EightThe Hungarian Quartet, Ludwig van BeethovenAlbum
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