Composition database

This is the Composition Database of BMC, which includes information about works by composers that are either Hungarian or Hungarian by origin or live in Hungary.

Title of the work

Quartetto per archi No. 2, Op. 21


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Quartetto per archi No. 2, Op. 21
Foreign language / English title
Quartetto per archi No. 2, Op. 21
Subtitle
String Quartet No. 2
Dedication
to the Kodály String Quartet
Year of composition
1971

Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
strings: 2 vl., vla., vlc.
Duration
17 min

Movements, parts
1. Intervalli
2. Ritmi approssimativi
3. Armonii a 4 voci

Premiere information
December 1973, Hungarian Radio, Budapest; Kodály Quartet: Mihály Barta, Tamás Szabó (vl.), Gábor Fias (vla.), János Devich (vlc.)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 1973, Z. 7144
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Recordings
Hungaroton SLPX-12058, 1979 - Kodály Quartet: Mihály Barta, Tamás Szabó (vl.), Gábor Fias (vla.), János Devich (vlc.)