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http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/June07/Bartok_Hindemith_ecm1874.htm Posted by Martin Walker on June 14, 2007, 9:56 am 213.36.24.71 Thanks very much for clearing that one up, Michael - when I read other reviews of this recording I thought "Damn! I liked that 3rd quartet by the Hollywood String Qt on Testament, I'll have to get this No.4 even though I'm quite happy with the various Bartók quartet recordings I have." Well, now I find I can wait. Do you have an explanation for this confusion?  Post a Response

Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/June07/Bartok_Hindemith_ecm1874.htm Posted by Michael Cookson on June 15, 2007, 12:14 am, in reply to "http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/June07/Bartok_Hindemith_ecm1874.htm" 86.150.91.78 Martin, Thank you for your posting regarding the numbering of the Hindemith String Quartets. I do not profess to be an expert here but maybe the following information that I have seen can throw some light on the situation. Wolfgang Sander in the ECM New Series booklet notes to their release Cat. No. ECM 1874 explains that the, “fourth string quartet, Op.22 (1921), was long referred to as his third: scholars, preferring to follow publishers’ information, chose to ignore the Op.2 quartet that Hindemith himself always included in the enumeration although it was never published during his lifetime.” String Quartets No. 1. Streichquartett C Dur Op. 2 (1915). No. 2. Streichquartett f moll Op. 10 (1918) (First published as: 1. Streichquartett). No. 3. Streichquartett Op. 16 (1920). (First published as: 2. Streichquartett). No. 4. Streichquartett Op. 22 (1921). (First published as: 3. Streichquartett). No. 5. Streichquartett Op. 32 (1923). (First published as: 4. Streichquartett). No. 6 String Quartet in E flat (1943). (First published as: 5th String Quartet). No. 7 String Quartet in E flat (1945). (First published as: 6th String Quartet). Regards, Michael  Post a Response

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