Genre: Classical
The Végh quartet, founded by the Hungarian violinist Sándor Végh in 1940, is considered one of the most renowned string quartet of its time. Their worldwide recognition was due not least to their legendary recordings of Beethoven and Bartók‘s string quartets, which are presented here in a total of 13 original albums. The Beethoven cycle, recorded in 1952, an undisputed highlight among the fascinating compositions by the genius from Bonn, was a focus of their musical partnership from the beginning. Not only these recordings are indispensable collectors‘ pieces for chamber music lovers; their recordings of Bartok‘s string quartets, made in 1954, also set standards to this day. They owe their authenticity to the close connection with the composer, who had entrusted the ensemble with the premiere of his fi fth work from this group of compositions.
Tracklist:
CD1
1ER QUATUOR EN FA MAJEUR OP. 18 NO. 1 / 2ÈME QUATUOR EN SOL MAJEUR
OP. 18 NO. 2 1950’S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
STREICHQUARTETT FDUR OP. 18,1
I. I. Allegro con brio 7‘15
2. II. Adagio aff ettuoso ed appassionato 11‘04
3. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 3‘26
4. IV. Allegro 5‘46
STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR OP. 18,2 / STREICHQUARTETT GDUR OP. 18,2
5. I. Allegro 5‘56
6. II. Adagio cantabile 6‘29
7. III. Scherzo: Allegro 4‘39
8. IV. Allegro molto quasi presto 5‘09
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN D MAJOR OP. 18,3 / STREICHQUARTETT D-DUR OP. 18,3
9. I. Allegro 6‘00
10. II. Andante con moto 8‘30
11. III. Allegro 3‘01
12. V. Presto 4‘34
Végh Quartett: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Total Time 71‘51
Total Time 68.30
CD2
3 ÈME EN RÉ MAJEUR OP. 18 NO. 3 / 12 ÈME QUATUOR EN SOL MAJEUR OP.
127 CONTINUED
STRING QUARTET IN EFLAT MAJOR OP. 127
STREICHQUARTETT ESDUR OP. 127
I. I. Maestoso - Allegro 7‘15
2. II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14‘05
3. III. Scherzando vivace. Presto 8‘35
4. IV. Finale 6‘44
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
14 ÈME QUATUOR EN UT DIÈSE MINEUR OP. 131 / 4 ÈME QUATUOR EN UT
MINEUR OP. 18 NO. 4 1950‘2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN C SHARP MINOR OP. 131
STREICHQUARTETT CIS-MOLL OP. 131
5. I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo 7‘03
6. II. Allegro molto vivace 3‘13
7. III. Allegro moderato 0‘49
8. IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 12‘45
9. V. Presto 5‘29
10. VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante 1‘52
11. VII. Allegro 6‘15
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Total Time 74‘11
CD3
14 ÈME QUATUOR EN UT DIÈSE MINEUR OP. 131 / 4 ÈME QUATUOR EN UT
MINEUR OP. 18 NO. 4 1950‘2 3 CONTINUED
STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR O. 18,4 / STREICHQUARTETT CMOLL OP. 18,4
I. I. Allegro ma non tanto 6‘53
2. II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto 5‘50
3. III. Menuetto: Allegretto 4‘21
4. IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo 4‘28
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
5 ÈME QUATUOR EN LA MAJEUR OP. 18 NO. 5 / 6 ÈME QUATUOR EN SI BÉMOL
MAJEUR OP. 18 NO. 6 1950’S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN A MAJOR OP. 18,5 / STREICHQUARTETT ADUR OP. 18,5
5. I. Allegro 5‘17
6. II. Menuetto 6‘14
7. III. Andante cantabile 10‘51
8. IV. Allegro 4‘44
STRING QUARTET IN B MAJOR OP. 18,6 / STREICHQUARTETT BDUR OP. 18,6
9. I. Allegro con brio 4‘58
10. II. Adagio ma non troppo 7‘09
11. III. Scherzo: Allegro 3‘29
12. IV. La Malinconia: Adagio. Allegretto quasi allegro 8‘44
Végh Quartett: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Total Time 73‘01
CD4
11 ÈME QUATUOR EN FA MINEUR OP. 95 / 7 ÈME QUATUOR EN FA MAJEUR OP.
59 NO. 1 1950‘S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN F MINOR OP. 95
STREICHQUARTETT FMOLL OP. 95
I. I. Allegro con brio 4‘20
2. II. Allegretto ma non troppo 6‘57
3. III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4‘07
4. IV. Larghetto espressivo. Allegretto agitato 4‘41
STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR OP. 59,1 “RASUMOVSKY”
STREICHQUARTETT FDUR OP. 59,1 „RASUMOVSKY“
5. I. Allegro 10‘28
6. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 8‘23
7. III. Adagio molto e mesto 11‘47
8. IV. Thème russe: Allegro 6‘01
Végh Quartett: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Total Time 56‘48
CD5
8 ÈME QUATUOR EN MI MINEUR OP. 59 NO. 2 / 16 ÈME QUATUOR EN FA
MAJEUR OP. 135 1950‘S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN E MINOR OP. 59,2 “RASUMOVSKY”
STREICHQUARTETT EMOLL OP. 59,2 „RASUMOVSKY“
I. I. Allegro con brio 4‘20
2. II. Allegretto ma non troppo 6‘57
3. III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4‘07
4. IV. Larghetto espressivo. Allegretto agitato 4‘41
STRING QUARTET IN F MAJOR OP. 59,1 “RASUMOVSKY”
STREICHQUARTETT FDUR OP. 59,1 „RASUMOVSKY“
5. I. Allegro 10‘28
6. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 8‘23
7. III. Adagio molto e mesto 11‘47
8. IV. Thème russe: Allegro 6‘01
Végh Quartett: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine / Georges
Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Total Time 56‘48
CD6
8 ÈME QUATUOR EN MI MINEUR OP. 59 NO. 2 / 16 ÈME QUATUOR EN FA
MAJEUR OP. 135 1950‘S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN C MAJOR OP. 59,3 “RASUMOVSKY”
STREICHQUARTETT C-DUR OP. 59,3 „RASUMOVSKY“
I. I. Introduzione: Andante con moto. Allegro vivace 8‘39
2. II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 10‘10
3. III. Menuetto: Grazioso 5‘29
4. IV. Allegro molto 6‘31
STRING QUARTET IN EFLAT MAJOR OP. 74 “HARFENQUARTETT”
STREICHQUARTETT ESDUR OP. 74 „HARFENQUARTETT“
5. I. Adagio. Allegro 8‘51
6. II. Adagio ma non troppo 9‘50
7. III. Presto 6‘02
8. IV. Allegretto con variazioni 6‘39
Végh Quartett: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine / Georges
Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
Total Time 62‘13
CD7
13 ÈME QUATUOR EN SI BÉMOL MAJEUR OP. 130 / 17 ÈME QUATUOR EN SI
BÉMOL MAJEUR OP. 133
GRANDE FUGE 1950‘S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 130
STREICHQUARTETT B-DUR OP. 130
I. I. Adagio ma non troppo. Allegro 13‘40
2. II. Presto 1‘59
3. III. Andante con moto ma non troppo 6‘14
4. IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai 3‘32
5. V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo 7‘00
6. VI. Finale: Allegro 9‘02
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
GREAT FUGUE IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 133
GROSSE FUGE B-DUR OP. 133
7. I. Overtura. Fuga 16‘47
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1950‘s
Total Time 58‘21
CD8
15 ÈME QUATUOR EN LA MINEUR OP. 132 1950‘S
GRANDE FUGE 1950‘S
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
STRING QUARTET IN A MINOR OP. 132 / STREICHQUARTETT A-MOLL OP. 132
I. I. Assai sostenuto. Allegro 8‘53
2. II. Allegro ma non tanto 8‘53
3. III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, 14‘29
in der lydischen Tonart. Molto adagio. Neue Kraft fühlend.
Andante. Molto adagio. Andante. Molto adagio.
Mit innigster Emp ndung
4. IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace. Più allegro 2‘18
5. V. Allegro appassionato. Presto 7‘03
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine / Georges
Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1952
BARTÓK STRING QUARTETS VOLUME ONE 1955
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
STRING QUARTET NO. 1 OP. 7 SZ 40 / STREICHQUARTETT NR. 1 OP. 7 SZ 40
6. I. Lento 9‘46
7. II. Allegretto 8‘51
8. III. Allegro vivace 12‘22
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1954
Total Time 72‘41
CD9
BARTÓK STRING QUARTETS VOLUME ONE 1955 CONTINUED
STRING QUARTET NO. 2 OP. 17 SZ 67 / STREICHQUARTETT NR. 2 OP. 17 SZ 67
I. I. Moderato 9‘39
2. II. Allegro molto capriccioso 7‘38
3. III. Lento 8‘48
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1954
BARTOK STRING QUARTETS VOLUME TWO 1955
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
STRING QUARTET NO. 3 SZ 85 / STREICHQUARTETT NR. 3 SZ 85
4. I. Prima parte: Moderato 4‘28
5. II. Seconda parte: Allegro 6‘01
6. Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato. Allegro molto 5‘11
String Quartet No. 4 Sz 91 / Streichquartett Nr. 4 Sz 91
7. I. Allegro 6‘15
8. II. Prestissimo, con sordino 2‘50
9. III. Non troppo lento 5‘18
10. IV. Allegretto pizzicato 2‘54
11. V. Allegro molto 5‘33
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1954
Total Time 64‘44
CD10
BARTOK STRING QUARTETS VOLUME THREE 1955
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
STRING QUARTET NO. 5 SZ 102
STREICHQUARTETT NR. 5 SZ 102
I. I. Allegro 7‘24
2. II. Adagio molto 5‘24
3. III. Scherzo: Alla bulgarese 4‘35
4. IV. Andante 4‘51
5. V. Finale: Allegro vivace. 6‘49
STRING QUARTET NO. 6 SZ 114
STREICHQUARTETT NR. 6 SZ 114
6. I. Mesto - Vivace 7‘44
7. II. Mesto - Marcia 8‘17
8. III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato 7‘22
9. IV. Mesto 5‘45
Végh Quartet: Sándor Végh violin / Violine Sándor Zöldy violin / Violine
Georges Janzer viola Paul Szabó cello recorded /aufgenommen 1954
Total Time 58‘18