Quatuor Végh - Béla Bartók: Complete String Quartets (2001) 3CD
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 655 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 352 Mb | Scans ~ 48 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Naïve | # V 4870 | Time: 02:18:54
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 655 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 352 Mb | Scans ~ 48 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Naïve | # V 4870 | Time: 02:18:54
The Végh Quartet was not only one of the finest string quartets from mid-twentieth century Europe, but its style was never subjected to radical change over the years from personnel changes because the four original players remained members for 38 of the 40 years of the ensemble's existence. Its style evolved in subtle ways, of course, but its essential character endured until 1978: the quartet was Central European in its sound, with a bit more prominence given to the cello in order to build tonal qualities from the bottom upward. The Végh Quartet was best known for its cycles – two each – of the Beethoven and Bartók quartets. It also performed and recorded many of the Haydn quartets, as well as numerous other staples of the repertory by Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, and Debussy. For a group that disbanded in 1980, its recordings are still quite popular, with major efforts available in varied reissues from Music & Arts, Archipel, Naïve, and Orfeo.