The last of the composer’s string quartets, this was premiered by the Budapest String Quartet in Washington D.C. in October 1959. The work is divided into four movements:
Allegro non troppo
Lento
Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
Allegro vivace con fuoco
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
String Quartet No. 17 was written by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Heitor Villa-Lobos released String Quartet No. 17 on Fri Oct 16 1959.