Béla Bartók: The Six String Quartets

Disc 1:
1 - String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Sz. 40, BB 52 (Op. 7)~I. Lento
2 - String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Sz. 40, BB 52 (Op. 7)~II. Poco a poco accelerando al Allegretto
3 - String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Sz. 40, BB 52 (Op. 7)~(Introduzione.) Allegro. III. Allegro vivace
4 - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Sz. 67, BB 75 (Op. 17)~I. Moderato
5 - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Sz. 67, BB 75 (Op. 17)~II. Allegro molto capriccioso
6 - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Sz. 67, BB 75 (Op. 17)~III. Lento
7 - String Quartet No. 3 in C sharp major, Sz. 85, BB 93~I. Prima parte. Moderato
8 - String Quartet No. 3 in C sharp major, Sz. 85, BB 93~II. Seconda parte. Allegro
9 - String Quartet No. 3 in C sharp major, Sz. 85, BB 93~III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte, Moderato. Coda. Allegro molto
Disc 2:
1 - String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95~I. Allegro
2 - String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95~II. Prestissimo, con sordino
3 - String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95~III. Non troppo lento
4 - String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95~IV. Allegretto pizzicato
5 - String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95~V. Allegro molto
6 - String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Sz. 102, BB 110~I. Allegro
7 - String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Sz. 102, BB 110~II. Adagio molto
8 - String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Sz. 102, BB 110~III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese (vivace)
9 - String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Sz. 102, BB 110~IV. Andante
10 - String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Sz. 102, BB 110~V. Finale. Allegro vivace / Presto
Disc 3:
1 - String Quartet No. 6 in D major, Sz. 114, BB 119~I. Mesto / Più mosso, pesante / Vivace
2 - String Quartet No. 6 in D major, Sz. 114, BB 119~II. Mesto / Marcia
3 - String Quartet No. 6 in D major, Sz. 114, BB 119~III. Mesto / Burletta
4 - String Quartet No. 6 in D major, Sz. 114, BB 119~IV. Mesto
5 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Music intro - ending of Bartók Quartet No. 1
6 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Pellegrini: Introduction to TV program
7 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Rehearsal discussion: voices heard, in sequence - Pellegrini, Sorkin, Sopkin, Ilmer, Pellegrini, Lo
8 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Excerpt: mvt 3, Sorkin introduces examples (working back from end of quartet), Loft shows illustrat
9 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Pellegrini; Loft lists movement titles, describes form. Excerpt, opening of 1st movement. Loft show
10 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Loft describes melodic construction, Sopkin illustrates with shaped-wire graph, Sorkin describes fo
11 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Closing phase of 1st movement; Sopkin sets stage for new section, Loft introduces examples, shows i
12 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Sorkin introduces excerpt from end of 1st movemnet; Sopkin, Pellegrini.
13 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Loft, then Sorkin, discuss transition; examples played.
14 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Discussion about contrast: Sorkin introduces example; Ilmer, closing excerpt
15 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Introduzione: Pellegrini; Sopkin cites fanfare that announces the Introduction; Sopkin & Sorkin pla
16 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~3rd movement: Loft leads off; Ilmer plays dance-like theme transformation; Sopkin & Loft cite later
17 - Fine Arts Quartet Plays Bartók. Discussion of Bartók String Quartet No. 1~Pellegrini: conclusion