Béla Bartók (1881-1945) – String Quartet No.5 (1934)
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- Allegro, 2. Adagio molto, 3. Scherzo, alla bulgarese, 4. Andante, 5. Finale (Allegro vivace)
 Performed by: Ragazze Quartet
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) – String Quartet No.6 (1939)
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- Mesto – Più mosso, pesante – vivace, 2. Mesto – Marcia, 3. Mesto – Burletta – moderato, 4. Mesto
 Performed bt: Ragazze Quartet
Bartók’s Fifth String Quartet is full of Balkan dances and includes two nocturnal pieces. The Sixth String Quartet is entirely built around a beautiful, sad viola melody (Mesto), which returns in a harmonised form in the last section. World War II was about to erupt and Bartók had decided to leave for the United States.
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