Léner Quartet

The Léner String Quartet, sometimes written the Lehner String Quartet, was a string quartet of Hungarian origin, founded in Budapest in 1918, which for most of its pre-war career operated in or from London. They appeared at the Royal Albert Hall, London on three occasions between 1922 and 1926. They also performed in New York, Amsterdam, and elsewhere in Europe. The Léner made the first complete recorded cycle of Beethoven quartets.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1918

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 75217 12-in. 11/13/1922 Quartet in D major : Nocturne Léner Quartet String quartet Musical group  
Columbia 75218 12-in. 11/13/1922 Quartet in F major, op. 3 : Andante cantabile Léner Quartet String quartet Musical group  
Columbia 75219 12-in. 11/13/1922 Quartet in F major, op. 96 : Lento Léner Quartet String quartet Musical group  
Columbia 75220 12-in. 11/13/1922 Quartet in D minor : Andante Léner Quartet String quartet Musical group  
Columbia 75221 12-in. 11/13/1922 Quartet no. 4 in E minor : Scherzo Léner Quartet String quartet Musical group  
Columbia 75222 12-in. 11/13/1922 Quartet no. 12 : Molto allegro Léner Quartet String quartet Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Léner Quartet," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357914.

Léner Quartet. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357914.

"Léner Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/357914

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