Lener 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.
Jenö Léner was born at Szabadka, Hungary (later annexed to Yugoslavia), on 24 June 1894. He studied at the Royal High School for Music in Budapest. He founded the quartet in 1918 and was its leader.
The Léner Quartet recorded extensively during the 1920s and 1930s for Columbia Records, a partnership which received a strong impetus from the centenary of Beethoven's death in 1927, when a core of the Beethoven quartets were recorded or begun (L series). This was followed up in 1928 with the Schubert centenary, for which the Léner recorded the Octet. The LX prefix records below were mainly issued between 1933 and 1936.
Lener 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.
Recorded 14 March 1932
Duration 33:11
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
Léner Quartet:
Janos Léner, violin
Jozsef Smilovits, violin
Sándor Roth, viola
Imre Hartmann, cello
Recorded in 1936
Duration 25'08"
DEBUSSY String Quartet
RAVEL String Quartet
FRANCK Piano Quintet
Studio recordings, 1923-33
Total duration: 63:35
Léner String Quartet
Jenő Léner (violin I)
Josef Smilovits (violin II)
Sándor Róth (viola)
Imre Hartman (cello)
Olga Loeser-Lebert (piano)
DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 10
DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 12
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2
BRAHMS Piano Quintet
SMETANA String Quartet No. 1, 'In My Life', 3rd mvt.
Studio recordings, 1926-1938
Total duration: 2hr 12:47
Léner String Quartet
Jenő Léner (violin I)
Josef Smilovits (violin II)
Sándor Róth (viola)
Imre Hartman (cello)
BEETHOVEN The Complete String Quartets, Nos. 1-16
BEETHOVEN Große Fuge
Studio recordings, 1926-1936
Léner String Quartet:
Jenő Léner (violin I)
Josef Smilovits (violin II)
Sándor Róth (viola)
Imre Hartman (cello)
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BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 1
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 2
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 4
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 5
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 6
Studio recordings, 1926-1936
Total duration: 2hr 18:28
Léner String Quartet:
Jenő Léner (violin I)
Josef Smilovits (violin II)
Sándor Róth (viola)
Imre Hartman (cello)
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