Beethoven: Complete String Quartets / Dover Quartet

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Label
Cedille
Release Date
December 8, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Dover Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Dover Quartet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 08, 2023
    • UPC
      735131100526
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDR 1005
    • LABEL
      Cedille
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      8
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    2. II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    3. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    4. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    5. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    6. II. Adagio cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    7. III. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    8. IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    9. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    10. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    11. III. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    12. IV. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    13. I. Allegro ma non tanto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    14. II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    15. III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    16. IV. Allegretto - Prestissimo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    17. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    18. II. Menuetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    19. III. Andante cantabile - Poco adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    20. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    21. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    22. II. Adagio ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    23. III. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    24. IV. La Malinconia: Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    25. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    26. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    27. III. Adagio molto e mesto -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    28. IV. Thème russe: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    29. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    30. II. Molto adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    31. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    32. IV. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    33. I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    34. II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    35. III. Menuetto grazioso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    36. IV. Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    37. I. Poco adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    38. II. Adagio ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    39. III. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    40. IV. Allegretto con variazioni

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    41. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    42. II. Allegretto ma non troppo -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    43. III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    44. IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    45. I. Maestoso - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    46. II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Andante con moto -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    47. III. Scherzando vivace - Presto - Tempo I

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    48. IV. Finale

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    49. I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    50. II. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    51. III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    52. IV. Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    53. V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    54. VI. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    55. Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    56. I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    57. II. Allegro molto vivace -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    58. III. Allegro moderato - Adagio -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    59. IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    60. V. Presto - Molto poco adagio -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    61. VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    62. VII. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    63. I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    64. II. Allegro ma non tanto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    65. III. Molto adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    66. IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    67. V. Allegro appassionato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    68. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    69. II. Vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    70. III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet

    71. IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Dover Quartet


Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet’s critically acclaimed traversal of Beethoven’s Complete String Quartets is now available as a specially priced 8-disc boxed set (price of 3 CDs), releasing December 8.

“It’s hard to imagine a group better suited to recording these works than the Dover Quartet,” wrote New York’s WQXR of the Vol. 1 Op. 18 quartets, often cited as the epitome of the classical string quartet as developed by Haydn and Mozart, while foreshadowing Beethoven’s future innovation. “Beethoven would find it hard to believe that his quartets could be played with such perfection of execution, such beauty of tone, such nuance of expression, and such keen understanding of his music’s meaning and intent” (Fanfare).

Vol. 2, the Dover Quartet delivered “the most profoundly penetrating performances of Beethoven’s middle string quartets” (Fanfare), including 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.” Only Strings said, “The Dover performances sparkle and thrill. Their virtuosity is immediately apparent.”

Comprising Beethoven’s very last compositions — the five monumental, revolutionary Late Quartets and imposing Grosse Fuge — Vol. 3 “culminates their excellent recordings of all of Beethoven’s string quartets” (Third Coast Review). Remarkable and often daunting works that upended the concept of the string quartet, they are often considered the ultimate expression of Beethoven’s artistry. “This is a monumental achievement by one of the best string quartets playing today” (Classical CD Reviews).

The Dover Quartet has followed a “practically meteoric” (Strings) trajectory to become one of the most in-demand chamber ensembles in the world since sweeping all prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition. In addition to serving as the Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music, the Dover Quartet holds residencies with the Kennedy Center, Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University (it’s longest residency, dating back to 2015), Artosphere, and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival.