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String Quartet No. 3, BB 93

Composer
Bartók Béla
Original / Hungarian title
III. vonósnégyes, BB 93
Foreign language / English title
String Quartet No. 3, BB 93
Dedication
to the Musical Society Fund of Philadelphia
Year of composition
1927
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
15 min
Movements, parts
1. Prima parte. Moderato
2. Secunda parte. Allegro
3. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato
4. Coda. Allegro molto
Premiere information
19 February 1929; Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet
Publisher / Source
Universal Edition © 1929, UE9597, UE34310 Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag © 1929, 169 Boosey & Hawkes © 1956
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Recordings
Hungaroton HSACD-32513-14 - Mikrokosmos String Quartet
Naxos 8.557543-44, 2005 - Vermeer Quartet
 

Recordings

Title Publisher
ORFEO Music Foundation
Artek
Naxos
Naxos
Divox
Delos