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Béla Bartók: String Quartet no. 6 (1939)

Posted on 08/31/1981 by Ilkka Oramo

On August 18, 1939, after he had just completed his Divertimento for string orchestra, Bartók wrote to his son Béla from Saanen, Switzerland, where he was on a composing vacation. “Now I have another commission to fulfill, this time a … Continue reading →

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