String Quartet No 1, Op 2 (Kodály)
from Kodály: String Quartets, Intermezzo & Gavotte (CDA67999)
1 Andante poco rubato – Allegro [11'54]
2 Lento assai, tranquillo [12'52]
3 Presto [4'05]
4 Allegro [12'27]
41 minutes 18 seconds 4 tracks
‘Kodály’s two string quartets tend to linger under the shadow of the mighty ‘six pack’ that his compatriot Bartók wrote over a period of some 30 years … but they deserve more attention than they’ve so ...
BBC Music Magazine
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