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Bartók Quartet

バルトーク しじゅうそうだん

Barutōku Shijūsōdan

Aliases: Bartók String Quartet

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
1963-01-01 (Budapest)
Died
n/a (n/a)
Nationality
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian
Religion
None
Residence History
Budapest

Career

Occupations
String Quartet
Active Years
1963-2024
Affiliations
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Influenced By
Béla Bartók, Viennese Classicists

Education

Franz Liszt Academy of Music
String Department
Period: 1957-1963頃(創設メンバー)
Country: Hungary
Founded by students of the academy as Komlós Quartet

Awards

International String Quartet Competition in Liège
1964
Organization: Liège
Result: 第1位
Liszt Prize
1965
Organization: Hungary
Result: 受賞
Kossuth Prize
1970
Organization: Hungary
Result: 受賞
UNESCO Prize
1981
Organization: UNESCO
Result: 受賞(傑出した芸術家称号)
Kossuth Prize
1997
Organization: Hungary
Result: 受賞
Béla Bartók-Ditta Pásztory Prize
1986
Organization: Hungary
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bartók String Quartets (complete 6)

1970 String Quartet

Recording of the six Bartók String Quartets (Erato/EMI), awarded Grand Prix by European critics.

Hungarian folk musicModernism

Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16

2001 String Quartet

Complete recording of Beethoven's 16 String Quartets (Hungaroton, recorded 1969-1972).

Classical period

Bibliography

  • Brahms: String Sextets No.1, No.2 etc.
  • Dvořák String Quartet No.12 etc.
  • Mozart: Haydn Quartets

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Viennese ClassicismBéla Bartók worksContemporary Hungarian composers

Legacy

Hungarian string quartet founded in 1963 in Budapest as successor to Komlós Quartet. Renowned for Viennese classics, Bartók, and contemporary Hungarian music. Won 1st prize in Liège 1964, Liszt Prize, Kossuth Prizes, UNESCO Prize, and more. Performed at Sydney Opera House opening and UN Human Rights Day.

Trivia

  • Successor ensemble to the Komlós Quartet (1957–1963)
  • Won 1st prize at 1964 Liège International String Quartet Competition
  • Grand Prix by European critics for Bartók String Quartets recording
  • Performed at the opening of Sydney Opera House
  • Performed on Human Rights Day at the UN in New York