These Vegh performances were the first Bartok I ever heard (except for Second Piano Concerto, when I was way too young for it). This was in 1956, when I was 14, and I was immediately drawn to them and to Bartok's music generally. For all their dissonance, somehow I knew that these are completely coherent, with no note out of place, none unnecessary. Bartok has been a life-long musical love of mine ever since. I like this photo of Bartok because in it he is almost smiling.
Touching testimony .. Congratulations on your choice of music .. A liking for string quartets is for few .. A special liking for Béla Bartók's quartets is for people with a refined spirit!
Präzise und zugleich spannende Interpretation dieses technisch anspruchsvollen Streichquartetts im gut artikulierten Tempo mit ein bisschen neue-sachlichen Töne aller Instrumente. Die intime und perfekt vereinigte Mitwirkung zwischen den vier Virtuosen ist immer noch unvergleichlich. Echt Gänsehaut!
Six quartets . Six monoliths . Untouched . You can listen to them , again and again , doesn't change anything .
And Vegh .
These Vegh performances were the first Bartok I ever heard (except for Second Piano Concerto, when I was way too young for it). This was in 1956, when I was 14, and I was immediately drawn to them and to Bartok's music generally. For all their dissonance, somehow I knew that these are completely coherent, with no note out of place, none unnecessary. Bartok has been a life-long musical love of mine ever since. I like this photo of Bartok because in it he is almost smiling.
Touching testimony .. Congratulations on your choice of music .. A liking for string quartets is for few .. A special liking for Béla Bartók's quartets is for people with a refined spirit!
I think that these performances of Bartok's quartets are as definitive as any. Hoomeyow!!
Präzise und zugleich spannende Interpretation dieses technisch anspruchsvollen Streichquartetts im gut artikulierten Tempo mit ein bisschen neue-sachlichen Töne aller Instrumente. Die intime und perfekt vereinigte Mitwirkung zwischen den vier Virtuosen ist immer noch unvergleichlich. Echt Gänsehaut!
Thanks again. Again again.