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Quartetto N. 1 / String Quartet No. 1

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Quartetto N. 1 / I. vonósnégyes
Foreign language / English title
Quartetto N. 1 / String Quartet No. 1
Year of composition
1924
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc.
Duration
17 min
Movements, parts
1. Maestoso
2. Lento
3. Rondo - Allegro
Premiere information
15 May 1925, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest
Publisher / Source
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, ESZ 5157 (Study score), ESZ 5158 (Parts)
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Recordings
Delphian Records 2010 - Edinburgh Quartet