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Quartetto lirico (Quartetto N. 3 / String Quartet No. 3)

Composer
Seiber Mátyás
Original / Hungarian title
Quartetto lirico (Quartetto N. 3 / III. vonósnégyes)
Foreign language / English title
Quartetto lirico (Quartetto N. 3 / String Quartet No. 3)
Year of composition
1951
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc.
Duration
23 min
Movements, parts
1. Andante amabile
2. Allegretto scherzando e leggiero
3. Lento espressivo
Premiere information
1952, London
Publisher / Source
Schott Music
Recordings
Delphian Records 2010 - Edinburgh Quartet
AUDITE21429 CD 2015 - Amadeus Quartet: Norbert Brainin (vl.), Siegmund Nissel (vl.), Peter Schidlof (vla.), Martin Lovett (vlc.)
SWR Archive CD SWR10091, 2014 - Amadeus Quartet (Recorded in March 1973)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1948 - 1951