- Kodály Quartet
The Kodály Quartet is a
string quartet founded in 1965 inBudapest ,Hungary , originally as "Sebestyén Quartet". In 1969, with the approval of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Hungarian Republic, the quartet assumed its present name in honour of the Hungarian composerZoltán Kodály .The ensemble tours internationally, and has recorded the complete cycles of
Haydn ,Beethoven andSchubert for the Naxos label. Its discography exceeds fifty recordings, mainly for Naxos.Members
The quartet's present members are:
* Attila Falvay "1st
violin "
* Erika Tóth "2nd violin"
* János Fejérvári "viola "
* György Éder "violoncello"Awards
* Ferenc Liszt Award (1970)
* Artist of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (1990)
* Bartók-Pasztory Award (1996)
* Classic CD Magazine's Best Chamber Music Release (1993)elect Notable Reviews
* BBC Music Magazine's Pick of the Month, April 2000
* American Record Guide, July/August 2000
* Strad Magazine, February 2001
* MusicWeb UK, February 2001
* Gramophone, December 2002
* Classic Today, June 2005
* The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs (several listings, including one "Rosette")ources
* Archives of the Ferenc Liszt Society
* Archives of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
* Archives of the Bartók-Pásztory Foundation
* Archives of the publishers of Classic CD Magazine
* Archives of the British Broadcasting Coproration, BBC Music Magazine
* The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs, ISBN 978-0140514971
* Archives of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, Hungary
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodály_Quartet Kodály Quartet entry in the German edition of Wikipedia]
* [http://www.naxos.com/ensembleinfo/Kodaly_Quartet/33905.htm#disco/ Naxos discography]External links
* [http://www.kodalyquartet.com/ Kodaly String Quartet homepage]
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