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.
6-474: The personnel from 1940 to 1978 were: In 1978 Philipp Naegele replaced Sándor Zöldy, and Bruno Giuranna replaced Georges Janzer. Sándor Végh , a pupil of Jenő Hubay and Zoltán Kodály at Budapest Academy, led the Hungarian Quartet from its foundation in 1935 until 1937, when he ceded the first violin desk to Zoltán Székely , and went to the second in the place of Péter Szervánsky: Denes Koromzay
12-536: A doctorate in musicology at Princeton University . He also received a Fulbright Scholarship , allowing him to study at the Vienna Academy of Music under Franz Samohyl . In 1956 to 1964 he played with the Cleveland Orchestra . He taught at Smith College as well as being William R. Kenan Professor of Music Emeritus , teaching at Smith College and Amherst College . He was known for his involvement with
18-734: The Indiana University School of Music , alongside Czako's childhood teacher, János Starker . The Janzers also made a number of recordings of chamber music with the legendary Belgian violinist Arthur Grumiaux .) They were both replaced, but after two more years the ensemble was disbanded. In 1958, the Quartet completed an acclaimed tour of Southern Africa. (*These reissued in a joint remastering by Dr John Duffy & Andrew Rose, October 2008, for Pristine Audio, PACM061. Personnel: Végh, Zöldy, Janzer, Szabo.) Philipp Naegele Philipp Otto Naegele (January 22, 1928 – January 31, 2011)
24-684: The War, but left Hungary in 1946 and settled in Paris. They won the Grand Prix at Geneva at its first international music festival 1946. The 1952 recording of the Beethoven quartets was made in Boston, Massachusetts . The personnel of the quartet remained the same for almost 40 years. Then, in 1978 the second violin and viola left the group. (The original violist, Georges Janzer, and his wife, cellist Eva Czako, went on to teach at
30-621: Was a United States–based violinist , violist and scholar. Naegele was born in Stuttgart on January 22, 1928. In 1939 he traveled on the Kindertransport to England to escape Hitler's regime and in 1940 he was reunited with his parents in New York City. Though Naegele began his studies privately he was admitted to the High School of Music and Art , then on to Queens College and completed
36-503: Was the viola and Vilmos Palotai the 'cello. Székely was a friend of Béla Bartók , and the group became rapidly known by giving the premiere performance of the Bartók 5th Quartet, which it studied with the composer. By 1938, the group had been heard in every major city of Western Europe. In 1940 Végh left to found his own quartet. The Vegh Quartet was founded in Budapest and was based there during
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