Végh Quartet

Végh Quartet

The Végh Quartet was a Hungarian string quartet founded in 1940 and led by its first violinist Sándor Végh for 40 years. The quartet was based in Budapest until it departed Hungary in 1946. They are particularly known for their recordings of Beethoven (recorded twice - 1952 mono and 1972-4 stereo) and Bartók cycles.

Personnel

The personnel for both the 1952 and the 1972-1974 Beethoven recordings appears to be:

* Sándor Végh (violin)
* Sándor Zöldy (violin)
* Georges Janzer (viola)
* Paul Szabo (cello)

Origins

Sándor Végh, a pupil of Jenő Hubay and Zoltán Kodály at Budapest Academy, led the Hungarian Quartet from its foundation in 1935 until 1937, when he ceded the first violin desk to Zoltán Székely, and went to the second in the place of Péter Szervánsky: Denes Koromzay was the viola and Vilmos Palotai the 'cello. Székely was a friend of Bela Bartok's, and the group became rapidly known by giving the premiere performance of the Bartok 5th Quartet, which it studied with the composer. By 1938, the group had been heard in every major city of Western Europe. In 1940 Végh left to found his own quartet.

The Vegh Quartet was based in Budapest during the War but left Hungary in 1946. The 1952 recording of the Beethoven quartets was made in Boston, Massachusetts. The Quartet continued to perform until the mid-1970s.

Recordings

*Beethoven: Quartets, recorded 1952.
*Bartok - 6 Quartets, recorded 1954-1956.
*Late Beethoven Quartets (Stereo version, 1973), Telefunken 4 LPs SKA 25113-T/1-4.
*Bartok - 6 Quartets, recorded 1970s.

External links

* [http://www.andante.com/naive/catalog.cfm?action=displayProduct&iProductID=651]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vegh, Sandor — ▪ 1998       Hungarian violinist, conductor, and music teacher noted for his chamber music performances (he left the Hungarian String Quartet in 1940 to form the Vegh Quartet) and his influence among younger musicians, especially as founder in… …   Universalium

  • Végh —   [veːg], Sándor (Alexandre), französischer Violinist und Dirigent ungarischer Herkunft, * Klausenburg 17. 5. 1912, ✝ Salzburg 6. 1. 1997; studierte bei J. Hubay und Z. Kodály in Budapest, war 1935 Mitbegründer des Hungarian String Quartet und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sándor Végh — (Kolozsvár, (at the time called Klausenburg and part of the Hungarian Kingdom, now called Cluj Napoca and part of Romania, 17 May 1912 – Salzburg, 7 January 1997), Hungarian violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber… …   Wikipedia

  • Hungarian Quartet — The Hungarian String Quartet was a musical ensemble of world renown, particularly famous for its performances of quartets by Beethoven and by Bartok, which was founded in Budapest in 1935 (as the New Hungarian Quartet) and was disbanded in 1972.… …   Wikipedia

  • List of string quartet ensembles — This is a list of recognized string quartets, in alphabetical order. *Adamowski Quartet *Aeolian Quartet *Alban Berg Quartet *Alani Quartet *Alberni Quartet *Allegri Quartet *Alexander Quartet * [http://cuarteto.alma.googlepages.com/] Alma… …   Wikipedia

  • Budapest Quartet — The Budapest Quartet was a string quartet in existence from 1917 to 1967. Originally consisted of three Hungarians and a Dutchman, the quartet, at the end, consisted of four Russians. In its last decade it recorded for Columbia Records. Members… …   Wikipedia

  • Melos Quartet — The Melos Quartet, also called the Melos Quartet Stuttgart, is a German string quartet musical ensemble based in Stuttgart, that was in existence from 1965 to 2005. They should not be confused with two other chamber groups of similar name, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Petersen Quartet — The Petersen Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1979 by students at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin. Its members are:*Conrad Muck, (violin) *Daniel Bell, (violin) *Friedermann Weigle, (viola) *Henry David Varema, (cello)They… …   Wikipedia

  • Hungarian String Quartet —   [hʌȖ geərɪən strɪȖ kwɔː tet], 1935 von Sándor Végh u. a. in Budapest gegründetes Streichquartett, dessen Leitung 1937 an Zoltán Székely (1. Violine) überging; seit 1950 in den USA. Dem Hungarian String Quartet, das sich 1970 auflöste, gehörten… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hungary — This article is about the European country. For other uses, see Hungary (disambiguation). Republic of Hungary Magyar Köztársaság …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”