Bartok: Fourth String Quartet Sz. 95, Set Of Parts

Category: String Quartet, Two Violins, Viola and Cello ** Composer: Bartok, Bela ** Title: Fourth String Quartet Sz. 95 ** Book/Part: (1928) Set of Parts ** Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Edition ** Difficulty: A6.

Bartok's 'String Quartet No. 4' exhibits an unusual structure, albeit one the composer used more than once: sometimes described as an 'arch' format, the first and last of the five movements are related, as are the second and fourth, but the third (middle) movement is thematically unique - an island inside the expanse of the quartet. Like many of Bartok's other works, the piece calls for certain extended techniques, such as the Bartok pizzicato.