Composed over three decades, Béla Bartók's six string quartets offer perhaps the most distilled expression of his style and artistic identity as both a modernist and nationalist composer. Weaving together elements of European classical music with the rustic vitality of Eastern European folk dance, the set has been widely regarded as one of the most significant contributions to the genre since Beethoven's pioneering works a century earlier.

Audiences experienced the full arc of his creative development across two concerts, as the Wigmore Hall Medal-winning Takács Quartet performed all six quartets with impeccable technical mastery and musical balance. Prior to the performances, members of the ensemble shared their insights on the cycle in a dialogue hosted by Prof. Chan Hing-yan.

創作歷時30載，巴爾托克的六首弦樂四重奏稱得上是現代與民族主義最極致的體現。這六首作品糅合歐洲古典音樂傳統與東歐民間舞蹈質樸而富生命力的元素，堪稱為自貝多芬以來，弦樂四重奏體裁最重要的貢獻之一。一連兩場音樂會由威格摩音樂廳獎章得主塔克斯四重奏呈獻，並設有「樂語融融」對談，由陳慶恩教授主持。

Music in Words with the Takács
「樂語融融」講座：與塔克斯四重奏對話
20 SEP 2019 | FRI | 7PM
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Bartók I
巴爾托克全集 I 
21 SEP 2019 | SAT | 8PM
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Bartók II
巴爾托克全集 II
22 SEP 2019 | SUN | 3PM
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