String Quartet No.4, Sz.91 (Bartók, Béla)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Composition Year 1928
Genre Categories Quartets; For 2 violins, viola, cello; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For 4 players; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Recording (EU)
#437794 - 56.82MB - 24:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/58/V - 1509×⇩ - MP3 - Rgagnaux

MP3 file (audio)
Rgagnaux (2016/9/5)

Performer Pages Daniel Guilet (Violin I)
Jac Gorodetsky (Violin II)
Frank Brieff (Viola)
Lucien Kirsch Laporte (Cello)
Publisher Info. Musical Masterpiece Society/Concert Hall, MMS-89, (P) 1947.
Reissue Schattdorf: Gagnaux Collection
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Recorded in New York and first published in August 1947
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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

 Complete Score
#18950 - 5.99MB, 62 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 44541×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2008/7/16)

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, No. 166 W.Ph.V, 1929. Plate U.E. 9788.
Reissue - London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1939. Plate B. & H. 9043.
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 Complete Parts
#18951 - 2.90MB, 84 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7711×⇩ - Daphnis

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⇒ 4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

 Violin 1
#517530 - 0.63MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1931×⇩ - IS

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IS (2018/4/1)

 Violin 2
#517531 - 0.66MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1020×⇩ - IS

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 Viola
#517532 - 0.68MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1526×⇩ - IS

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 Cello
#517529 - 0.67MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1678×⇩ - IS

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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1929. Plate U.E. 9789.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Allegro molto (No.5)

For Strings (C.)

 Complete Score
#981761 - 0.73MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 31×⇩ - Atsohs

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Atsohs (2025/7/20)

⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins I
#981762 - 0.22MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 16×⇩ - Atsohs

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 Violins II
#981763 - 0.23MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6×⇩ - Atsohs

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 Violas
#981764 - 0.25MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9×⇩ - Atsohs

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 Cellos
#981765 - 0.26MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9×⇩ - Atsohs

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 Basses
#981766 - 0.12MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8×⇩ - Atsohs

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Atsohs (2025/7/20)

Arranger Atsohs C.
Publisher. Info. Atsohs C., 2025.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Each parts are split to reduce the difficulty.
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General Information

Work Title String Quartet No.4
Alternative. Title
Name Translations String Quartet No. 4; 弦楽四重奏曲第4番 (バルトーク); 4. vonósnégyes (Bartók); 4. Streichquartett; Quartetto per archi n. 4 (Bartók); Quatuor à cordes no 4
Name Aliases String Quartet No. 4, BB 95; String Quartet No. 4, Sz 91
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 9563167867532723060001; LCCN: no96028033; BNF: 13920252b; NLA: 35639629
Composer Bartók, Béla
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Sz.91
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IBB 50
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Allegro ( = 110, 161 bars)
  2. Prestissimo, con sordino ( = 88-98, 250 bars)
  3. Non troppo lento ( = 60, 71 bars)
  4. Allegretto pizzicato ( = 142, 124 bars)
  5. Allegro molto ( = 152, 392 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1928
First Performance. 1929/03/20 in Budapest: Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet
First Publication. 1929 — Vienna: Universal Edition
Dedication Quatuor Pro Arte (Pro Arte Quartet)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello
Discography All Music Guide
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