Just as Ligetis String Quartet No. 1 echoes pieces like Musica Ricercata and Sechs Bagatellen fr Blserquintett, clearly pointing towards the music of Bartk but also Sndor Veress, and String Quartet No. 2 matches stylistically with works of the same period, such as Kammerkonzert (in the fast movements) or Lux aeterna (in the slow movement), the verbal sketches of the String Quartets Nos. 3 and.