Ausgabe für Streichquartett (2 Violinen, Viola, Violoncello). Schwierigkeitsgrad: schwer.
»String
quartets accompanied Bartók's creative career from the First, composed
in 1908, to the Sixth, completed in 1939 while still in Europe. The
First String Quartet was the most significant creation of the newly
fledged composer. It is unsurprising then that when composing a work of
such scale as the First String Quartet in 1908, Bartók should attenuate
the German spirit with French colours.
The co-habitation of the
two is a characteristically Jugendstil phenomenon, perfectly in keeping
with the trends of the age. However, this blending of styles was not a
conscious effort on Bartók's part; rather, he was exploring various
means of expression. The tonal plan, too, is rather curious: the first
movement is in A flat minor, the second in B major, the third in A
minor; that is, the closed tonal system typical of Classical form, and
which would reappear in Bartók's later works, is in no way present
here.« – HCD 32513 Bartók New Series, Vol. 13, János Kárpáti.
Komponist: Béla Bartók.
Herausgeber: Dille Denijs.
Ausgabe: Stimmensatz.
Format: 48 Seiten.
Editio Musica Budapest Z1937.