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Streichquartett Nr. 2 / String quartet No. 2

Composer
Ligeti György
Original / Hungarian title
II. vonósnégyes
Foreign language / English title
Streichquartett Nr. 2 / String quartet No. 2
Year of composition
1968
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
21 min
Movements, parts
1. Allegro nervoso
2. Sostenuto, molto calmo
3. Come un meccanismo di precisione
4. Presto furioso, brutale, tunultuoso
5. Allegro con delicatezza
Premiere information
14 December 1969, Baden-Baden (SWF), Germany; LaSalle-Quartett
Publisher / Source
Schott Music, Mainz © 1971 (renewed in 1999) ED 6639 (study score), ED 6638 (set of parts)
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Recordings
Sony CD 88697 61641, 2010 - Arditti String Quartet
1 min. sample
1 1. Allegro nervoso
2 2. Sostenuto, molto calmo
3 3. Come un meccanismo di precisione
4 4. Presto furioso, brutale, tunultuoso
5 5. Allegro con delicatezza
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
György Ligeti Edition 1 - String Quartets and Duets Sony
Ligeti, György: Métamorphoses nocturnes (Quartet for Strings no. 1), Quartet for Strings no. 2, Ramifications, Sonata for Cello solo, Melodien Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon
Ligeti, György: Streichquartette No. 1 und 2 / String Quartets No 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes") & 2 Ars Musici
Ligeti, György: Streichquartette I und II / String Quartets No 1 ("Métamorphoses nocturnes") & 2 Virgin Classics
Ligeti, György: String Quartet No. 1; String Quartet No. 2 Wergo
Deutsche Grammophon
Wergo
Wigmore Hall