About This Song
About "String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75: I. Moderato" by Chilingirian Quartet
Bartók's Second Quartet opens with a Moderato that feels like a walk through fog. The Chilingirian Quartet draws out the folk-inflected lines with a wary grace, each phrase a step into uncertain terrain. The calm is deceptive; dissonance lurks just beneath the surface.