The Budapest String Quartet

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Schubert - Quintets

Schubert:

Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout'

May 8, 1950, Coolidge Auditorium,The Library of Congress,Washington

String Quintet in C major, D956

16/9/1941, Liederkranz Hall, New York

Budapest String Quartet

When the Budapest Quartet came to record The 'Trout' Quintet at the beginning of the 1950s, the ensemble had reached a rare level of excellence. It was by no means Hungarian: based in an American town, it was made up of four Russian musicians influenced by an essentially Germanic style of performing and who were self-confessed admirers of a famous French quartet! The following recording documents the combination of core repertoire with an ensemble that was at the zenith of quartet artistry, played on the exceptional Stradivarius instruments to which the 'quartet in residence' of theWashington Congress Library had access to from the end of the 1920s, courtesy ofthe Gertrude ClarkeWhittall foundation. The rhythmic stringency, phrasing and faultless musicianship of the Budapest Quartet are evident and demonstrate an important tradition, upheld from its creation in 1917 until its break-up in 1967.A redefinition of what chamber music is all about.

United Archives - UAR026

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Mozart - The Last String Quartets

Mozart:

String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K499 'Hoffmeister'

String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K575 'Prussian No. 1'

String Quartet No. 22 in B flat major, K589 'Prussian No. 2'

String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K590 'Prussian No. 3'

Budapest String Quartet

Recorded on May 22-27, 1955 at the Library of Congress,Washington

United Archives - UAR017/2

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Haydn - String Quartets Op. 76

Haydn:

String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 1 in G major

String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 2 in D minor 'Fifths'

String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 3 in C major 'Emperor'

String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major 'Sunrise'

String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 5 in D major

String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 6 in E flat major

Budapest String Quartet: Joseph Roisman, Jac Gorodetzki (violins); Boris Kroyt (viola); Mischa Schneider (cello)

Definitive recording of Haydn's Quartets Opus 76 string quartets, made in 1954 for Columbia, released on CD for the first. Columbia Studio Recordings May 3-14, 1954, Library of Congress,Washington time.

"these superb players deliver a reading that's as sensitive and shapely as any on disc." Gramophone

United Archives - UAR003/2

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Mozart - Great Chamber Music Recordings

Mozart:

Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478

Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K493

Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581

George Szell (piano) & Benny Goodman (clarinet)

Budapest String Quartet

“A performance which chases along nicely and cheerfully….Benny Goodman’s now classic performance of the Mozart Clarinet Quintet comes up well on reacquaintance, with an engaging simplicity”. Gramophone

Naxos Historical - 8111238

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