Active from 1985 Record labels Hungaroton, Arcana | Genre Classical | |
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Members Péter Ligeti, Erika Petöfi, Rezső Pertorini, István Kertész Albums Haydn: The Complete String Quartets Played on Period Instruments Similar Salomon Quartet, Aeolian Quartet, Quatuor Mosaïques, Kodály Quartet, Miklós Spányi | ||
The Festetics Quartet (pronounced "fesh-tat-itch") are a string quartet from Budapest, Hungary.
The members are Istvan Kertesz, first violin; Erika Petoefi, second violin; Péter Ligeti, Kriszta Véghelyi, viola; and Rezső Pertorini, cello. The Festetics Quartet combines the use of period instruments with the legendary tradition of Hungarian string quartets. The quartet is named after the Festetics family, founders of the famous Helikon music library. Its repertoire includes string quartets by Josef Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert.
The Festetics Quartet has recorded all of the Haydn string quartets, available on CD.
Songs
String Quartet No 6 in B-Flat Major - K 159: III Rondo: Allegro graziosoMozart: String Quartets Nos 1-13 · 2014
String Quartet No 3 in G Major - K 156: I PrestoMozart: String Quartets Nos 1-13 · 2014
Elso magyar tarsas tancz : III ToborzoRozsavolgyi: Ballroom Dances · 2014