Ligeti's String Quartets

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:composer gptkb:György_Ligeti
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:dedication Dedicated to the Kronos Quartet
gptkbp:duration_first_quartet Approx. 20 minutes
gptkbp:duration_second_quartet Approx. 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_quartet_awards gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:first_quartet_influence gptkb:folk_music
gptkbp:first_quartet_legacy Influential in avant-garde music
gptkbp:first_quartet_performance Premiered in 1953
gptkbp:first_quartet_reception Well received by critics
gptkbp:first_quartet_structure Four movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ligeti's String Quartets
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Webern
gptkb:Bartók
gptkbp:notable_bands gptkb:String_Quartet_No._1
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
2
1953
gptkbp:notable_features Polyrhythms
Microtonality
gptkbp:notable_recordings Ligeti: String Quartets by the Arditti Quartet
Ligeti: String Quartets by the Kronos Quartet
Ligeti: String Quartets by the Miro Quartet
gptkbp:performers gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Arditti_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:recordings Available on CD
Available on vinyl
gptkbp:second_quartet_awards gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:second_quartet_influence gptkb:jazz
gptkbp:second_quartet_legacy Pioneering use of extended techniques
gptkbp:second_quartet_performance Premiered in 1968
gptkbp:second_quartet_reception Considered a masterpiece
gptkbp:second_quartet_structure Five movements
gptkbp:second_quartet_year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Daniel_Barenboim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4