The Borromeo String Quartet travels through all six Bartók masterworks in a single evening.

String Quartet No. 1, Op.7, Sz. 40, BB 52

String Quartet No. 2, Op.17, Sz. 67, BB 75

String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85, BB 93

String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95

String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102, BB 110

String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119

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The ensemble has continued to explore this body of work over several years and has performed the quartets in the US and abroad. See what the critics have written about these concerts.

"This time the Borromeo String Quartet did not just focus on any one thing, but they tasted everything in each piece, and -- without being vague -- they communicated every characteristic of the music as a whole. Therefore, as a listener, one can feel an incredible sense of pleasure and be amazed by the enormous amount of information without feeling as if the Borromeos are simplifying in order for the audience to comprehend. From now on, all Bartok performances will have to be at least at this level of performance, and if anyone could surpass this level, it would most likely be the Borromeo String Quartet." --Tsutomu Katsumura, Startline, Tokyo after performance in Daiichi Seimei Hall.

"Some ensembles give the impression of serving as conduits to an interpretation carefully worked out in rehearsal. But the Borromeo offered an afternoon of edge-of-the-seat music-making that grappled palpably with the composer's dark haunting visions in the process of bringing them to life."--Jeremy Eichler, Boston Globe

"Certain music never becomes easy. In fact, the formidability of Bela Bartok's six string quartets increases over time, especially when heard in the marathon concert by the Borromeo String Quartet Sunday at the Curtis Institute. Though not the first Bartok marathon in my experience, it was the most intense, performed at a high standard that brought you so deeply into the music's inner workings that you wondered if your brain could take it all in."--David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer

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