Editing Budapest String Quartet (section)

===Foundation===

The Budapest String Quartet was formed in 1917 by four friends, all members of opera orchestras that had ceased playing after [[World War I]] broke out. 
The members were all protégés of [[Jenő Hubay]] (violin), a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] pupil of [[Joseph Joachim]] and [[David Popper]] (cello), a [[Bohemia]]n. Hubay and Popper had helped to make [[Budapest]] a major center for musical education, attracting famous students such as [[Joseph Szigeti]]. Hubay and Popper had supported [[Sándor Végh]] and [[Feri Roth]] in the formation of two other quartets bearing their respective names, and were themselves part of an earlier [[Budapest Quartet (1886)|Budapest Quartet]], the new quartet being named in its honor. The debut recital of the new Budapest String Quartet (in Hungarian: Budapesti Vonósnégyes), took place in December 1917 in Kolozsvár, then in Hungary, now called [[Cluj-Napoca]] in present-day [[Romania]].<ref name=B32>Brandt (1993) pp 32&ndash;38</ref>

The quartet was established with the following rules:

#All disputes, musical or business, were to be resolved by a vote. In case of a tie, no change.
#Players were not allowed to take engagements outside the quartet.
#Players were paid equally, with nothing extra for the leader (first violin).
#No wives or girlfriends were permitted at rehearsals or discussions.<ref name=B32/>

No previous quartet had attempted to live entirely on the proceeds of its concerts. It was a brave decision{{who|date=June 2014}} for that time.<ref name=B32/> Much later, in July 1930, the current members added another rule to resolve tied votes: One player, chosen by lot, would have a deciding vote. His initials would be written on the music, and he would always have the extra vote for that piece. If he was replaced, his successor would inherit his voting rights.<ref>Brandt p 50</ref>

The original members were [[Emil Hauser]], aged 24, from Budapest; [[Alfred Indig]], 25, from Hungary; [[István Ipolyi]], 31, from [[Újvidék]] in Hungary; and [[Harry Son]] from [[Rotterdam]], in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name=B32/>

In 1920, Indig resigned in the hope of advancement; he was replaced by [[Imre Pogany]], a native of Budapest who had studied under Hubay and [[Zoltán Kodály]]. After resigning, Indig became a soloist with the [[Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra|Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra]]; and 1931 he became concertmaster of the [[Berlin Philharmonic]]. When the Nazis came to power, Indig fled to Paris where he led another quartet for a while. He then relocated to Amsterdam until 1951, and thereafter returned to Paris. His date and place of death remain unknown.<ref name=B32/><ref name=B62>Brandt pp 62&ndash;63</ref>