Budapest String Quartet

Budapest String Quartet
String quartet
The quartet in 1938: (left to right) Josef Roisman (violin), Boris Kroyt (viola), Alexander Schneider (violin), Mischa Schneider (cello)
Founded1917 (1917)
Disbanded1967 (1967)

The Budapest String Quartet was a string quartet in existence from 1917 to 1967. It originally consisted of three Hungarians and a Dutchman; at the end, the quartet consisted of four Russians. A number of recordings were made for His Master's Voice and RCA Victor through 1938; from 1940 through 1967 it recorded for Columbia Records. Additionally, several of the Quartet's live performances were recorded, at the Library of Congress and other venues.

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