Belcea Quartet + Jerusalem Quartet - Bart��kcyclus 3

Bartók's quartet works

If Bartók’s quartet oeuvre can be compared to Beethoven's, his Fifth and Sixth quartets align with Beethoven’s late string quartets. The musical language is different, but the similarity in depth is striking. The rhythmic expansion of the Fifth is akin to Beethoven���s Grosse Fuge, while the introspection of the Sixth matches that of the slow movements in Beethoven’s works. In this way, Bartók concludes an unparalleled cycle of six quartets spanning thirty years.