Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets (reference recording : The Juilliard String Quartet 1982)
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This monumental release documents the Emerson String Quartets exceptional longevity and dynamism founded in 1976, they are still as youthfully active and inquisitive as ever 40 years later. Moreover it charts the New York-based ensembles musical breadth, encompassing virtually all of the important repertoire for their formation.This 52 CD collectio... [Read More]
The Hungarian Quartet, formed in 1935, embodied the very best of the Central European tradition of string-playing, and this cycle, recorded in Paris in the early 1950s, represents an essential staging post in the quest for Beethoven “These performances will give endless pleasure,” wrote Gramophone, “… the ensemble attack and technical profi... [Read More]
Some Quartets, like the Busch, Italiano, and Talich, have come close to the inner core of these supreme masterpieces. The Takács Quartet now joins those select few. From the opening chords of the Op. 127--firmly stated, perfectly blended, just gruff enough while still sounding beautiful--you know you're in safe hands during this journey into the d... [Read More]
The modern standard of performance in the Beethoven quartets was set by the Budapest String Quartet, wrote The New York Times. One of the 20th centurys very finest chamber ensembles, the Budapest String Quartet recorded the complete Beethoven cycle three times first on 78s in the 1940s, then between 1951 and 1952 in mono, and later in stereo. The 1... [Read More]
- German pressings of the immense Sony Classical Masters Catalog in smart, desirable and collectible multi-disc editions - The Sony catalog is replete with legendary artists and many of the greatest recordings of the classical repertoire - Box fronts feature large, prominently displayed photo of the featured artist - Slender, shelf-friendly boxes; ... [Read More]
"The ASQ can take considerable credit from these superb interpretations. Their dedication and insight has paid off as this set is one of the very finest available. This Foghorn set is unquestionably one of my `Records of the Year' for 2009." -- Musicweb-International These stunning recordings, made in just 19 days in 2008 at New York City's famed A... [Read More]
Since its formation in 1975, the Takács Quartet has been recognized as one of the world's leading string quartets. Their award-winning recordings include the complete Beethoven String Quartets for Decca, recorded between 2002 and 2004. Decca Classics celebrates the acclaimed quartet with this multi-media presentation of the Beethoven quartets on 7... [Read More]
This cycle of 15 string quartets performed by the Quartetto Italiano was deemed recently by the editor of Gramophone magazine one of the 100 greatest recordings of all time! 10 CDs-accompanied by a full text on the Beethoven quartets. 7 hrs., 18 min.!
To celebrate the release of The Belcea Quartets complete Brahms quartets, Alpha is reissuing the ensembles recording of the complete Beethoven quartets. The ensemble wrote of this 8-disc project: Beethovens music has been at the center of our life as a quartet from our very first rehearsalThese sixteen quartets written some two hundred years ago fo... [Read More]
Founded 70 years ago by Paolo Borciani, Elisa Pegreffi, Lionello Forzanti and Franco Rossi, Quartetto Italiano is one of the finest string quartets of the 20th century. The group recorded almost exclusively for Philips Classics, leaving a legacy admired for its insight and technical brilliance. This 37CD Box Set celebrates the artistic achievements... [Read More]
The Belcea Quartet has added three late masterpieces by Franz Schubert to their impressive discography on EMI Classics; the Quartet in D Minor 'Death and the Maiden', the Quartet in G Major D887 and the sublime Straing Quintet in C Major with Valentin Erben of the Alban Berg Quartet as the second cellist. The quartet has garnered various praises fo... [Read More]
They are widely recognized as the most exciting young string quartet of the present moment, bringing new insights to contemporary composition and core classical repertoire. In parallel, they have also made surprising and impressive forays into the world of Nordic folk music. Their 2014 album Wood Works (Dacapo Records) was a left-field hit, and aud... [Read More]
This updated 86-CD box reveals an extensive palette of styles and mediums, rendered all the more obvious by the box's division into different genres (starting with the symphonies and ending with the large corpus of different national folk songs). A stellar cast of performers completes the tribute: Alfred Brendel, Sir Colin Davis, David Zinman, Herb... [Read More]
This is the first recording of legendary Quatuor Mosaïques since ages.In celebration of their 30th anniversary, they have decided to record one of the monuments of chamber music: the last five quartets of Beethoven.
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