Ligeti - Bartók
Marmen Quartet
BIS Records
1 CD
067:53
Kammermusik (instrumental)
2025-01-10
Streichquartett Nr. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes" (1953/54) Ligeti, György 1. Allegro grazioso - 2. Vivace, capriccioso - 3. Adagio, mesto - 4. Presto - 5. Andante tranquillo - 6. Tempo di valse, moderato, con eleganza, un poco capriccioso - 7. Allegretto, un poco gioviale - 8. Prestissimo Streichquartett Nr. 4 (1928) Bartók, Béla 1. Allegro 2. Prestissimo, con sordino 3. Non troppo lento 4. Allegretto pizzicato 5. Allegro molto Streichquartett Nr. 2 (1968) Ligeti, György 1. Allegro nervoso 2. Sostenuto, molto calmo 3. Come un meccanismo di precisione 4. Presto furioso, brutale, tumultuoso 5. Allegro con delicatezza - stets sehr mild
While Ligeti's First Quartet reveals the influences of Bartók, his No.2 is considered by the composer as a response to the works of his illustrious predecessors such as Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók and Berg. With its calculated anarchy, dyamic extremes and sublime climaxes, it is not only one of Ligeti's masterpieces but also a true classic of modernism. Bartók's No.4 is widely seen as one of his most radical; it requires high levels of technical accomplishment from the performers.
