Bartok :- Complete String Quartets

[ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 21 September, 2009

Dramatic and heartfelt performances from the 1990s, now reissued on Atoll.

The New Zealand String Quartet was formed in 1987. Over the past two decades the New Zealand String Quartet has premiered over forty works for string quartet as well as workshopping close to 200 student compositions. The ensemble's commitment to New Zealand composers and their music is an important part of its work, and New Zealand compositions are featured in concerts in New Zealand and in overseas tours.

Tracks:
String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40 (Opus 7) (1909)
String Quartet No. 3. Sz. 85 (1927)
String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102 (1934)
String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67 (Opus 17) (1915-17)
String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67 (Opus 17) (1915-17)
String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67 (Opus 17) (1915-17)