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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, BB 75

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
II. vonósnégyes, Op. 17, BB 75
Foreign language / English title
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, BB 75
Dedication
Au Quatuor Hongrois Waldbauer, Temesváry, Kornstein, Kerpely
Year of composition
1917
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
28 min
Movements, parts
1. Moderato
2. Allegro molto capriccioso
3. Lento
Premiere information
3 March 1918, Budapest; Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1920, UE6371, UE 34309 Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag 202 Boosey & Hawkes © 1948,
Available here!
Recordings
Hungaroton HCD-31896, 2000 - Tátrai Quartet
Naxos 8.557543-44, 2005 - Vermeer Quartet
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1915 - 1917
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
Naxos
Solo Musica
Artek
Naxos
Naxos
Altissimo