Léner Quartet

They appeared at the Royal Albert Hall, London on three occasions between 1922 and 1926.

The Léner made the first complete recorded cycle of Beethoven quartets.

The founding lineup of the Quartet, which lasted until their break-up at the start of World War II, was as follows: 1st violin 2nd violin Viola Cello In later manifestations of the ensemble, Paul Rolland (viola) and Laszlo Varga (cello) were players in the Léner Quartet.

Jenö Léner was born at Szabadka, Hungary (later annexed to Yugoslavia), on 24 June 1894.

By 2015 5 CDs had been issued, covering Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and Dvořák.

Grosse Fuge Opus 133 by Ludwig van Beethoven, recorded by the Lener Quartet in 1919. First published recording of this piece