Name: Beethoven: The Late String Quartets by Alban Berg Quartett
Brand: Alban Berg Quartett
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Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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If you don't already have any recordings of Beethoven's late string quartets, by all means get this one by the Alban Berg Quartet. There hasn't been a set to equal it since it was originally released in a different configuration in the early '90s -- the Emerson's overly enthusiastic but not especially insightful set? oh, come on! -- and there hadn't been many to equal it before the '90s, only the Quartetto Italiano's wonderfully balanced and incredibly lovely set, the Quatuor Végh's supremely intense and transcendentally sublime set, and the Berg's own earlier, extremely concentrated and austerely passionate set. And even the Italiano, the Végh, and the earlier Berg could only equal what the latter Berg achieves in this set. Recorded live in Vienna in 1989, the second Berg set is even more concentrated -- listen to the Fugue that opens the C sharp minor quartet -- and even more passionate -- listen to the Cavatina at the center of the B flat major quartet. Better yet, the tone is more beautiful -- listen to the Lento assai e cantante tranquillo in the F major quartet. And, best of all, the interpretations are more luminous -- listen to the coda of the Molto adagio of the A minor quartet. While you can never have too many great recordings of Beethoven's late quartets, if you can only have one, get this one. EMI's live digital sound is a bit close, but palpably real.
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Beethoven: The Late String Quartets

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

2. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

3. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

4. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

5. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

6. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

7. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto ma non troppo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

8. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

9. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

10. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

Volume 2

1. Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133

2. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

3. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

4. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

5. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

6. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

7. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

8. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

Volume 3

1. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

2. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

3. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

4. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla Marcia, assai vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

5. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Finale. Allegro appasionato (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

6. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

7. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

8. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante tranquillo (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

9. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro (Live at Konzerthaus, Wien, VI.1989)

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