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String Quartet, Op. 1

Composer
Kurtág György
Original / Hungarian title
Vonósnégyes, Op. 1
Foreign language / English title
String Quartet, Op. 1
Dedication
Marianne Stein
Year of composition
1959
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
14 min
Movements, parts
1. Poco agitato
2. Con moto
3. Vivacissimo
4. Con spirito
5. Molto ostinato
6. Adagio
Premiere information
24 April 1961, Budapest; Várkonyi Quartet
Publisher / Source
(revised edition) Editio Musica Budapest © 2000, Z. 40 128 (study score), Z. 4482 (parts)
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Recordings
HUNGAROTON SLPX 11846, 1977; DISQUES MONTAIGNE 789007, 1991 (2nd release: AUDIVIS, MONTAIGNE MO 789007); ECM (NEW SERIES) 1598 [453 258-2], 1996
1 min. sample
1 1. Poco agitato
2 2. Con moto
3 3. Vivacissimo
4 4. Con spirito
5 5. Molto ostinato
6 6. Adagio