List of string quartets by Béla Bartók
- List of string quartets by Béla Bartók
The Hungarian composer Béla Bartók wrote six string quartets, each for the usual force of two violins, viola and cello. These string quartets, which are often considered by many music connoisseurs to be as intricate and clever as the Beethoven's later string quartets, are replete with humor, desolation, and beauty and tinged with a very distinct Hungarian feel. They also extend the standard realm of the string instrument, adding for example "Bartók pizzicato", a type of pizzicato which is performed by pulling the string upwards then letting it snap back against the fingerboard. For information about each see:
*String Quartet No. 1 (Bartók)
*String Quartet No. 2 (Bartók)
*String Quartet No. 3 (Bartók)
*String Quartet No. 4 (Bartók)
*String Quartet No. 5 (Bartók)
*String Quartet No. 6 (Bartók)
External links
* [http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/explore_and_learn/art_performanceguide_bartok.html Bartók Quartet Performance Guide]
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