String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
by Béla Bartók
ViolinViolaCello20th CenturyString Quartet~24 minprofessional
The fourth of Bartók's six string quartets, often considered the pinnacle of 20th-century chamber music. Five movements in an arch form (ABCBA), with the night-music central movement surrounded by increasingly energetic outer movements. Extraordinary extended techniques including Bartók pizzicato, sul ponticello, and col legno.
Editions
Boosey & Hawkes
Béla Bartók, 1929
Original publication, the standard performing edition.
★★★★★
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Henle Verlag
László Somfai, 2018
New critical edition based on autograph and corrected proofs.
★★★★★
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