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Quatuor No. 3, Op. 11

Composer
Lajtha László
Original / Hungarian title
Quatuor No. 3, Op. 11
Foreign language / English title
Quatuor No. 3, Op. 11
Subtitle
(Troiséme Quatuor) For string quartet
Dedication
to Mrs. E. S. Coolidge
Year of composition
1929
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
18 min
Movements, parts
1. Andante
2. Allegro
3. Commodo
4. Poco lento
5. Vivo
Commissioned by
Elisabeth Sprague-Coolidge
Premiere information
1931, New York (?), Róth Quartet

16 October 1931, Budapest; Róth Quartet
Publisher / Source
Universal-Edition © 1931, U.E. 3763
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 32542, 2007 - Auer String Quartet: Vilmos Oláh, Gábor Berán (vl.), Csaba Gálfi (vla.), Ákos Takács (vlc.)
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Lajtha, László: String Quartets (Complete) Vol. 1 Hungaroton