From the opening funeral dirge of the First Quartet to the incandescent frenzy that concludes the Fifth, this disc offers a genuine panorama of the Bartókian universe. A world unto itself, constantly stamped with the heritage of Hungarian folklore so dear to the composer: two years after a first volume devoted to the even-numbered works (nos. 2, 4 and 6), the musicians of the Jerusalem Quartet expertly complete their recording of a key cycle of modern chamber music, a musical saga drawn on the scale of a lifetime! BÉLA BARTÓK [1881-1945]String Quartet No. 1 Op. 7, Sz. 40 (1909)A minor / La mineur / a-Moll· I. Lento (8'40)· II. Allegretto (10'23)· III. Allegro vivace (10'48)String Quartet No. 3 Sz. 85 (1927)· I. Prima parte. Moderato (4'35)· II. Seconda parte. Allegro (5'48)· III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato (3'02)· IV. Coda. Allegro molto (2'07) String Quartet No. 5 Sz. 102 (1934)· I. Allegro (7'59)· II. Adagio molto (5'55)· III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese (5'21)· IV. Andante (5'13)· V. Finale. Allegro vivace - Presto (7'33)
