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The world famous Bartók String Quartet gave its first concert in October 1957. By the time of the quartet's 40th anniversary, the musicians had given a further 3600 concerts and eight years later, are still going strong. The Bartók Quartet has played in every continent in the world, and made many legendary recordings. It has received countless awards including the Kossuth prize and the special award bestowed by UNESCO. The Quartet's members are: Péter Komlós (first violin), Géza Hargitai (second violin), Géza Németh (viola) and László Mező (cello). The Quartet's repertoire embraces virtually everything written for the medium.

Awards:
1964 Liszt Award
1964 UNESCO Award
1970 Kossuth Prize
1986 Bartók-Pásztory Award
1997 Kossuth Prize
2008 Commander's Cross with the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil division)

Year	Title	Publisher	Code	Remark
1969	Bozay Attila: Quartetto per archi, Op.9; Variazioni per pianoforte; Op.10; Papírszeletek, Op.5; Pezzo concertanto, Op.11; Pezzo sinfonico, Op.13 (Bozay, Attila: Quartetto per archi, Op.9; Variazioni per pianoforte; Op.10; Paper Slips, Op.5; Pezzo concertanto, Op.11; Pezzo sinfonico, Op.13)	Hungaroton	LPX 11412	LP
1969	Contemporary Hungarian Music - Durkó Zsolt: Una rapsodia ungherese; Psicogramma; I. vonósnégyes; Szimbólumok; Fioriture (Una rapsodia ungherese; Psicogramma; String Quartet No.1; Szimbólumok; Fioriture)	Hungaroton	LPX 11363	LP
1994	Schumann, Robert: Karnevál Op. 9; Esz-dúr zongoraötös Op. 44	Hungaroton	HCD 31560	Own
1995	Brahms, Johannes: Vonós kamarazene (összkiadás)	Hungaroton	HCD 11591-93	Own 3 CDs
1996	Chamber Music	Capriccio	C49010
1997	Schubert, Franz: C-dúr vonósötös D. 956, c-moll vonósnégyes (quartettsatz) D 703	Hungaroton	CLD 4035
1997	Brahms, Johannes: f-moll zongoraötös Op. 35; h-moll klarinétötös Op. 115 (Brahms, Johannes: Piano Quintet in f minor Op. 35; Clarinet Quintet in b minor Op. 115)	Hungaroton	HCD 11596	Own
1998	Mentsük meg a Zeneakadémiát! (Let's Save the Liszt Academy!)	Hungaroton	HCD 31841
1999	Petrovics Emil: Vonósnégyesek és rapszódiák (String quartets and rhapsodies)	BMC Records	BMC CD 017
2001	50 éves a Hungaroton - Vonósművészek (1951-2001) (Fifty Years of Hungaroton - String Players)	Hungaroton	HCD 32091-3	3 CDs
2002	Mozart, W. A.: Vonósnégyesek (Mozart, W. A.: String Quartets)	BMC Records	BMC CD 079	Own
2003	Bozay, Attila: Három vonósnégyes Opp. 9, 21, 40 (The Three String Quartets Opp. 9, 21, 40)	Hungaroton	HCD 32117
2003	Gyászzenék (Funeral Music)	Hungaroton	HCD 32260
2004	Music Colors - Hungarian Contemporary Music (1989-2004)	BMC HMIC	BMC PCD 015	Not for sale - only for promotion