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Quartet No. 5, Sz 102

Composer: Béla Bartók
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 13 February 2012
Date of broadcast: 18 February 2012

Night music' was a phrase Bartók used to explain some strange or fantastical moments in his music. In this quartet we're invited to hear forest night noises: insects, hooting owls, a frog. Listen out!

Composer: Béla Bartók
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 13 February 2012
Date of broadcast: 18 February 2012

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