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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 - Middle Quartets / Dover Quartet
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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 - Middle Quartets / Dover Quartet

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Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
DOVER QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Oct 08, 2021
Catalog #
CDR 206
UPC
735131920629

About

The Dover Quartet, “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker) unveils the second installment in its critically acclaimed Beethoven quartet cycle on Cedille Records. The Dover’s three-album 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. The Dover Quartet serves as the inaugural Penelope P. Watkins Ensemble in Residence at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music and holds residencies with the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, among other prestigious posts.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro 10:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  3. 2 II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando 08:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  4. 3 III. Adagio molto e mesto - 12:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio molto e mesto -
    Duration
    12:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  5. 4 IV. Thème russe: Allegro 07:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Thème russe: Allegro
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  6. Disc 2
  7. 1 I. Allegro 09:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  8. 2 II. Molto adagio 12:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Molto adagio
    Duration
    12:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  9. 3 III. Allegretto 06:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  10. 4 IV. Finale: Presto 05:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  11. 5 I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace 10:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    10:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  12. 6 II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 08:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  13. 7 III. Menuetto grazioso 05:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto grazioso
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  14. 8 IV. Allegro molto 05:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  15. Disc 3
  16. 1 I. Poco adagio - Allegro 09:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Poco adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    09:29
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  17. 2 II. Adagio ma non troppo 09:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  18. 3 III. Presto 04:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  19. 4 IV. Allegretto con variazioni 06:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegretto con variazioni
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  20. 5 I. Allegro con brio 04:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  21. 6 II. Allegretto ma non troppo - 06:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto ma non troppo -
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  22. 7 III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso 04:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet
  23. 8 IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro 04:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Dover Quartet