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Doric String Quartet - Beethoven: String Quartets Vol. 3 [CD]

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The Doric String Quartet continues it's cycle of Beethoven quartets with this third volume, featuring a mixture of works from the composer's early, middle, and late periods. Notable for the piano start of each of it's four movements, Op. 18 No. 3 also displays a more even distribution of thematic material among the four instruments than is normal for that time. Op. 59 No. 3 is the last of Beethoven's second set of quartets, dedicated to Count Razumovsky, the Russian ambassador to the Viennese court, and also a fine violinist. Op. 74 is famous for the pizzicato, arpeggio passages in the first movement, giving rise to it's nickname - the 'Harp' Quartet. The final two quartets in this CD set, Op. 132 and Op. 135, date from Beethoven's late period. The late quartets are widely acknowledged as some of the most extraordinary music Beethoven wrote. Misunderstood and confusing to their first audiences, they have gone on to inspire countless composers and musicians, and are considered some of the greatest music ever written. As with the previous issues in the series, this double album is sold at two CDs for the price of one.

Tracklist:

  1. String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 3 in D Major-Allegro
  2. String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 3 in D Major-Andante Con Moto
  3. String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 3 in D Major-Allegro - Minore - Maggiore
  4. String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 3 in D Major-Presto
  5. String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major-Introduzione. Andante Con Moto - Allegro Vivace
  6. String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major-Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto
  7. String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major-Menuetto Grazioso - Trio - Menuetto Da Capo - Coda -
  8. String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major-Allegro Molto
  9. String Quartet, Op. 74 in E Flat Major ("Harp")-Poco Adagio - Allegro
  10. String Quartet, Op. 74 in E Flat Major ("Harp")-Adagio Ma Non Troppo
  11. String Quartet, Op. 74 in E Flat Major ("Harp")-Presto - Più Presto Quasi Prestissimo - Tempo I - Più Presto Quasi Prestissimo
  12. String Quartet, Op. 74 in E Flat Major ("Harp")-Allegretto Con Variazioni - Un Poco Più Vivace - Allegro
  13. String Quartet, Op. 132 in a Minor-Assai Sostenuto - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
  14. String Quartet, Op. 132 in a Minor-Allegro Ma Non Tanto - L'istesso Tempo - L'istesso Tempo - Da Capo Al Fine
  15. String Quartet, Op. 132 in a Minor-Heiliger Dankgesang Eines Genesenen An Die Gottheit, in Der Lydischen Tonart
  16. String Quartet, Op. 132 in a Minor-Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace - Più Allegro - Presto - Poco Adagio -
  17. String Quartet, Op. 132 in a Minor-Allegro Appassionato - Presto
  18. String Quartet, Op. 135 in F Major-Allegretto
  19. String Quartet, Op. 135 in F Major-Vivace
  20. String Quartet, Op. 135 in F Major-Assai Lento, Cantante E Tranquillo - Più Lento - Tempo I
  21. String Quartet, Op. 135 in F Major-Der Schwer Gefaßte Entschluß. Muß Es Sein?

UPC: 0095115232026
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 9.4.26
Format: CD