Németh, Zsombor (2022) Béla Bartók and the Pro Arte Quartet. STUDIA MUSICOLOGICA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MUSICOLOGY OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 63 (3-4). pp. 173-196. ISSN 1788-6244 (print); 1789-2422 (online)
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Abstract
Béla Bartók’s relationship with the Pro Arte Quartet was not as personal as the composer-pianist’s relationship with the Waldbauer-Kerpely Quartet, the New Hungarian Quartet, or even the Kolisch Quartet. Professionally, however, it was equally fruitful. This study describes the relationship between the composer and the quartet, mainly based on the surviving correspondence between Bartók and the impresario Gaston Verhuyck-Coulon, and between Bartók and the Viennese publisher Universal Edition. It discusses in detail the circumstances surrounding the dedication of String Quartet no. 4, the commissioning of String Quartet no. 5, and the background to the surviving recordings of String Quartets nos. 1 and 5. It also takes stock of the plans that went up in smoke: the exclusive performance rights of String Quartet no. 3, a concerto for string quartet and orchestra, the studio recording of String Quartet no. 4, and the fact that the ensemble never met Bartók in person.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Béla Bartók, String Quartets nos. 1–5, Gaston Verhuyck-Coulon, Pro Arte Quartet, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge |
| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music / zene, szövegkönyvek, kották > ML Literature of music / zeneirodalom, zeneművek > ML128.H6 Music and musicology, history of music / Zene, zenetudomány, zenetörténet |
| Depositing User: | Beáta Bavalicsné Kerekes |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Aug 2023 11:01 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2024 12:26 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/172377 |
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