Group
Végh Quartet
- From
- Hungary
- Active
- 1940–1980
- Releases
- 12
- classical
- string quartet
About
The Végh Quartet was a Hungarian string quartet founded in 1940 and led by its first violinist Sándor Végh for 40 years. The quartet was based in Budapest until it departed Hungary in 1946. It is particularly known for its recordings of the Beethoven (recorded twice – 1952 mono and 1972-4 stereo) and Bartók cycles. The quartet disbanded in 1980.
Members
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Sándor Zöldy violin
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Georges Janzer viola
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Paul Szabó cello
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Sándor Végh eponymous, violin
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Philipp Naegele violin
Discography
Albums
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Les Quatuors, tome I: Quatuor n° 1 opus 7 / Quatuor n° 2 opus 17
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Les Quatuors, Tome III: Quatuor N°5 1934 / Quatuor N°6 1939
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Les Quatuors, Tome II : Quatuor n° 3 1927 / Quatuor n° 4 1928
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Intégrale des quatuors à cordes
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String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51 no. 2 / String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67
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Béla Bartók: Complete String Quartets
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String Quartets
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Also known as
Quatuor Végh
Tags
- hungarian quartet
- hungarian string quartet
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a2f5d04a-8e9b-4c1d-9306-c7d0ce6e192f
- ISNI
- 0000000087386495
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