Bartók: The Six String Quartets

Fine Arts Quartet

• Released on 01/01/2006 by Music and Arts Programs of America
• Main artists: Fine Arts Quartet Leonard Sorkin Abram Loft Irving Ilmer George Sopkin Norman Pellegrini
• Genre: Chamber Music

Digital booklet

String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, BB 52 (Béla Bartók)

1 I. Lento

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2 II. Allegretto

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3 III. Introduzione. Allegro - Allegro vivace

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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, BB 75 (Béla Bartók)

4 I. Moderato

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5 II. Allegro molto capriccioso

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6 III. Lento

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String Quartet No. 3, BB 93 (Béla Bartók)

7 Prima parte. Moderato

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8 Seconda parte. Allegro

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9 Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato - Coda. Allegro molto

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String Quartet No. 4, BB 95 (Béla Bartók)

1 I. Allegro

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2 II. Prestissimo, con sordino

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3 III. Non troppo lento

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4 IV. Allegretto pizzicato

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5 V. Allegro molto

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String Quartet No. 5, BB 110 (Béla Bartók)

6 I. Allegro

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7 II. Adagio molto

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8 III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese (Vivace)

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9 IV. Andante

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10 V. Finale - Allegro vivace

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DISC 3

String Quartet No. 6, BB 119 (Béla Bartók)

1 I. Mesto - Piu mosso, pesante - Vivace

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2 II. Mesto - Marcia

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3 III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato

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4 IV. Mesto

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Illinois television Presentation (na Not Applicable)

5 Music intro

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Leonard Sorkin, Performer - George Sopkin, Performer - Irving Ilmer, Performer - Norman Pellegrini, Performer - Abram Loft, Performer - Fine Arts Quartet, Ensemble - na Not Applicable, Composer

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6 Pellegrini - Introduction to TV program

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Leonard Sorkin, Performer - George Sopkin, Performer - Irving Ilmer, Performer - Norman Pellegrini, Performer - Abram Loft, Performer - Fine Arts Quartet, Ensemble - na Not Applicable, Composer

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7 — 1

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8 Sorkin introduces

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9 Loft lists movement titles, describes form

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10 Loft describes melodic construction

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11 Closing phase of 1st movement

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Leonard Sorkin, Performer - George Sopkin, Performer - Irving Ilmer, Performer - Norman Pellegrini, Performer - Abram Loft, Performer - Fine Arts Quartet, Ensemble - na Not Applicable, Composer

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12 Sorkin introduces excerpt from end of 1st movement

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13 Loft, then Sorkin, discuss transition

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14 Discussion about contrast

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15 — 2

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Leonard Sorkin, Performer - George Sopkin, Performer - Irving Ilmer, Performer - Norman Pellegrini, Performer - Abram Loft, Performer - Fine Arts Quartet, Ensemble - na Not Applicable, Composer

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16 — 3

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17 — 4

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About the album

• 3 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
• Total length: 03:07:41
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Fine Arts Quartet Leonard Sorkin Abram Loft Irving Ilmer George Sopkin Norman Pellegrini
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Music and Arts Programs of America
• Genre: Classical Chamber Music
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Digital booklet

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