Bartok Quartet 4

The first movement screams dissonance

Chords of unusual distance and interesting tones

It goes by so quickly each and every note

The first movement is remarkable for its originality

The second movement has interesting rhythm

With beautiful notes and an interesting melody

It closes the large and nearly indefinite chasm

And acts as a soul-centered remedy

The third movement is slow and graceful

With a slow and soothing harmony

It's not particularly difficult

But is very much like a wonderful reverie

I love the fourth movement and its plucking strings

The notes are remarkable for their ringing nature

Pizzicato is the fourth movement’s entire theme

The fourth movement is wonderful and beautiful

The fifth movement starts with clangor 

It sounds so much like thrashing

Modern music at its finest and most beautiful

Bartok is wonderful for its originality and intricacy

Reviews

[Laz K.]

I had a moment of patriotic pride while reading this, since Bartok was Hungarian. "Thrashing, originality, and intricacy" are words that, I think, describe much of the Hungarian national character.