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Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Vol 6 / Kodaly Quartet

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Composer
BEETHOVEN
Artist
Kodály Quartet
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 08, 1999
Catalog #
8550563
UPC
730099556323

About

As the Naxos Beethoven Quartet cycle heads toward completion, the Kodály Quartet turns in some of its finest playing to date. Particularly impressive in the E-flat Op. 127 quartet, the four players spin out the second movement variations with pliant lyricism, effecting gorgeously shaded dynamic contrasts in the Scherzando Vivace. The Kodálys may not plunge into the Op. 59's opening Allegro with the virtuosic confidence marking the Alban Berg Quartett's EMI studio version, or the better-recorded Alexander Quartet (Arte Nova); on the other hand, I like the dark charm they bring to the Minuet movement. The fugal finale is taken slightly under Beethoven's all-but-impossible metronome indication. While the music's dangerous edge is compromised, the results gain in linear clarity and uplifting momentum. An attractive coupling, all told, and worth much more than its bargain price. --Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace 10:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    10:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  2. 2 II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 09:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  3. 3 III. Menuetto grazioso 05:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto grazioso
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro molto 06:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  5. 5 I. Maestoso - Allegro teneramente 06:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Maestoso - Allegro teneramente
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  6. 6 II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    Duration
    14:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  7. 7 III. Scherzando vivace 08:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzando vivace
    Duration
    08:48
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Alla breve 06:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Alla breve
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet