Beethoven - Complete String Quartets Vol.2: The Middle Quartets
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Label: Cedille Records
Cat No: CDR90000206
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 8th October 2021
Contents
Works
String Quartet no.7 in F major, op.59 no.1 'Razumovsky'String Quartet no.8 in E minor, op.59 no.2 'Razumovsky'
String Quartet no.9 in C major, op.59 no.3 'Razumovsky'
String Quartet no.10 in E flat major, op.74 'Harp'
String Quartet no.11 in F minor, op.95 'Serioso'
Artists
Dover QuartetAbout
The Dover’s three-disc set of Beethoven’s “Middle Quartets” includes the three Op.59 “Razumovsky” Quartets, infused with Russian folk tunes; the graceful “Harp”, op.74, named for its plucked string figures; and the intense Op.95 “Serioso”, a forward-looking experiment that Beethoven originally intended “for a small circle of connoisseurs”.
The Dover Quartet’s first Beethoven release, a traversal of the Op.18 quartets, has garnered international praise. England’s The Strad said the ensemble exhibits “a beguiling freshness and spontaneity that creates the impression of these relatively early masterworks arriving hot off the press.” Toronto’s The Whole Note cited “performances of conviction and depth. This promises to be an outstanding set.” Utah-based CD Hotlist remarked, “The Dovers stand out from the pack by playing with utterly perfect intonation, a near-telepathic sense of ensemble, and a lovely balance of passion and clarity.” New York’s WQXR proclaimed, “It’s hard to imagine a group better suited to recording these works than the Dover Quartet.”
In concert, the quartet has presented three complete Beethoven cycles, including the University at Buffalo’s famous “Slee Cycle” – which has offered annual Beethoven quartet cycles since 1955 and has featured the likes of the Budapest, Guarneri, and Cleveland Quartets.
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