Name: Beethoven: The Late String Quartets (Arr. T. Tønnesen for String Orchestra) par Terje Tønnesen
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While there have been scattered recordings of a few of Beethoven's late string quartets arranged for string orchestra -- one thinks of Bernstein's expressive F major Quartet with the strings of the Wiener Philharmoniker, of Sandor Végh's searing C sharp minor Quartet with the Camerata Academica Salzburg, and of Klemperer's vigorous B flat major Grosse Fuge with the Philharmonia -- this three-disc set is the first recording of all the late quartets arranged for string orchestra. All the arrangements here are newly written for this set by violinist Terje Tonnesen, and they turn out to be significantly different from earlier arrangements. Tonnesen clearly took greater pains to articulate the differences between intimate lines and fuller textures by giving the former to solo strings and the later to the whole string section, and the results are clean, direct transcriptions that polish the harshness of Beethoven's late style with the smoothness of multiple strings. In these expertly played if not especially inspired performances by the Camerata Nordica recorded in deep, warm sound by Altara between 2001 and 2005, Tonnesen's arrangements are given the best possible shot at wider circulation. Whether they'll be embraced by other chamber orchestras and an international audience remains to be seen.

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets (Arr. T. Tønnesen for String Orchestra)

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Volume 1

1. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro

2. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

3. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace

4. String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale. Allegro - Allegro comodo

1. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio, ma non troppo - Allegro

2. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto

3. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo. Poco scherzoso

4. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai

5. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

6. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Große Fuge

1. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

2. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto

3. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenden an die Gottheit, in der lydischen Tonart

4. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro -

5. String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato - Presto

Volume 2

1. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

2. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace

3. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato - Adagio

4. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Più mosso

5. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto

6. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

7. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro

1. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto

2. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace

3. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

4. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss

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