Home / Music / Bartók's six string quartets span his entire careerMusic linernotes album music alban-berg-quartetBartók's six string quartets span his entire careerBartók composed six string quartets between 1909 and 1939. They trace nearly his entire creative journey, from his early folk-influenced work through his mature modernist period. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesBeethoven's middle quartets are longer, bolder, and more complex than the Op. 18 setBartók's 'night music' passages evoke insects and birds in the string quartets — nature as dissonanceBeethoven's Grosse Fuge was booted from its own quartet by the publisherBeethoven's Op. 74 is called the 'Harp' quartet for its pizzicato arpeggiosBartók's String Quartet No. 4 is a landmark of 20th-century musicExploreVeedon Fleece came together one night at a time, a few songs at a timeRemain in Light was improvised in the studio with no songs written beforehandKeiji Haino recorded Watashi Dake in a pitch-black studio, unable to see his own guitar neckWill the Circle Be Unbroken was captured in one or two takes per trackTrees signed to CBS Records from the London folk scene in 1969Previous Bartók's String Quartet No. 4 is a landmark of 20th-century musicNext Bartók's 'night music' passages evoke insects and birds in the string quartets — nature as dissonance