art direction Hartmut Pfeiffer
cello David Finckel
composed by Béla Bartók
engineer [balance] Peter Laenger
ensemble Emerson String Quartet
liner notes Anthony Burton
liner notes Eugene Drucker
liner notes Ludwig Finscher
liner notes Sergio Sablich
liner notes Yves Lenoir
photography by [booklet] Christian Steiner
photography by [box cover] Annette Lederer
producer Steven Paul
recording supervisor Wolf Erichson
viola Lawrence Dutton
tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-7 to 1-11, 2-4 to 2-8 violin [1st] Eugene Drucker
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-9 to 2-12 violin [1st] Philip Setzer
tracks 1-4 to 1-6, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-9 to 2-12 violin [2nd] Eugene Drucker
tracks 1-1 to 1-3, 1-7 to 1-11, 2-4 violin [2nd] Philip Setzer
Recorded in New York, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1/1988 (Quartets 2, 3, 6), 2/1988 (Quartet 4), 3/1988 (Quartets 1, 5).
These recordings are dedicated to Katia Elena Setzer, who was born sometime between the sessions for the Second and Third Quartets.

Barcode: 028942365728 (Scan)
Barcode: 0 28942 36572 8 (Text)
Label Code: LC 0173
SPARS Code: DDD
Rights Society: BIEM
Rights Society: STEMRA
Price Code: G H 2
Matrix / Runout: 423 658-2 (Disc 1 Cat. No.)
Matrix / Runout: 423 659-2 (Disc 2 Cat. No.)
Matrix / Runout: 423 658-2 02 # YC MADE IN GERMANY (Disc 1 runout stamp)
Matrix / Runout: 423 659-2 01 # YB MADE IN GERMANY (Disc 2 runout stamp)