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budapest string quartet

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 hmv/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 .
