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Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3 Early String Quartets

Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 3 Early String Quartets

Calidore Quartet

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212088326

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Catalog number: SIGCD 883
Releasedate: 24-01-25

The third instalment in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet return with a three-disc album of the Early Quartets. Their Beethoven performances have been described as ‘shockingly deep’ by LA Times. The first album of Late Quartets won the Chamber Music Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024, and their second album of Middle Quartets will be awarded Chamber Recording of the Month in the October issue of Gramophone Magazine. Their interpretation is informed by their diverse set of mentors which include Alban Berg, Emerson, Guarneri and yet still uniquely representing the sentiments, aesthetics and research of their generation. Their interpretations of Beethoven are already critically acclaimed with performances at the Lincoln Centre planned as part of their residency.

The third instalment in their award-winning series, the Calidore Quartet return with a three-disc album of the Early Quartets. Their Beethoven performances have been described as ‘shockingly deep’ by LA Times. The first album of Late Quartets won the Chamber Music Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024, and their second album of Middle Quartets will be awarded Chamber Recording of the Month in the October issue of Gramophone Magazine. Their interpretation is informed by their diverse set of mentors which include Alban Berg, Emerson, Guarneri and yet still uniquely representing the sentiments, aesthetics and research of their generation. Their interpretations of Beethoven are already critically acclaimed with performances at the Lincoln Centre planned as part of their residency.

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

I. Allegro con brio

String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

II. Andante con moto

String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

III. Andante cantabile

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

I. Allegro, ma non tanto

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

I. Allegro con brio

String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

II. Adagio cantabile

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

II. Adagio, ma non troppo

String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

III. Scherzo. Allegro

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

III. Menuetto. Allegro

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

III. Scherzo. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

IV. Allegretto. Prestissimo

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

IV. La Malinconia. Adagio. Questo pezzo si deve trattare colla più gran delicatezza. Allegretto quasi Allegro