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Bartok Centenary

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

(1881-1981)
A series of programmes about the life and music of the Hungarian composer seen through his six string quartets.
Introduced by YEHUDI MENUHIN String Quartet No 4 (1928)
This five-movement quartet is one of the highlights of 20th-century music and is beautifully constructed as an arch shape, with a dramatic central slow movement as the keystone. In it Bartok exploits the full range of string sounds. played by the Tokyo String Quartet
KOICHIRO HARADA (violin) KIKUEI IKEDA (violin)
KAZUHIDE ISOMURA (viola) SADAO HARADA (cello)
BBC Scotland

Contributors

Introduced By:
Yehudi Menuhin
Violin:
Koichiro Harada
Violin:
Kikuei Ikeda
Viola:
Kazuhide Isomura
Cello:
Sadao Harada
Source: Radio Times

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