Composer: Béla Bartók, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern
Performer: Juilliard String Quartet
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: West Hill Radio Archive
Catalogue: WHRA6040
Release: 2011
Size: 896 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7, Sz. 40, BB 52
01. I. Lento
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Introduzione: Allegro
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Allegro molto capriccioso
06. III. Lento
CD 02
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85, BB 93
01. I. Prima parte: Moderato –
02. II. Seconda parte: Allegro –
03. III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte: Moderato –
04. IV. Coda: Allegro molto
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Prestissimo, con sordino
07. III. Non troppo lento
08. IV. Allegretto pizzicato
09. V. Allegro molto
CD 03
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102, BB 110
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio molto
03. III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese (Vivace)
04. IV. Andante
05. V. Finale: Allegro vivace
Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119
06. I. Mesto – Piu mosso, pesante – Vivace
07. II. Mesto – Marcia
08. III. Mesto – Burletta: Moderato
09. IV. Mesto
CD 04
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 7
01. Nicht zu rasch
02. Kraftig (nicht zu rasch)
03. Massig, langsame Viertel
04. Massig, heiter
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
05. I. Massig
06. II. Sehr rasch
07. III. Litanei
08. IV. Entruckung
CD 05
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
04. IV. Rondo: Molto moderato
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37
05. I. Allegro molto
06. II. Comodo
07. III. Largo
08. IV. Allegro
CD 06
Berg: Lyrische Suite
01. I. Allegretto gioviale
02. II. Andante amoroso
03. III. Allegro misterioso
04. IV. Adagio appassionato
05. V. Presto delirando
06. VI. Largo desolato
Webern: 5 Sätze, Op. 5
07. I. Heftig bewegt
08. II. Sehr langsam
09. III. Sehr bewegt
10. IV. Sehr langsam
11. V. In zarter Bewegung
Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3
12. I. Langsam
13. II. Massige Viertel
The world famous Juilliard String Quartet was formed in 1946 and gave its acclaimed debut concert in 1947, which including Berg’s Lyric Suite which is in this collection. They performed ground-breaking programmes such as the Bartók and Schoenberg Quartets, also included here. Their early Columbia LPs of these works were highly prized and are released here in new digital transfers.
