Quatuors 脿 cordes

by Alban Berg Quartett

Quatuors 脿 cordes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Angel
  • Country: Austria
  • Length: 58:02
  • Community rating: 4.35/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This 1986 recording presents the Alban Berg Quartett's esteemed interpretation of the Debussy and Ravel string quartets, a pairing that became a benchmark for the repertoire. The ensemble is noted for its dazzling technical security and precision, applying a focused, analytical lens to the impressionistic scores. This approach results in a performance characterized by exceptional clarity and structural cohesion, while still conveying the passionate and dynamic contrasts within both works.

Genres

Descriptors: chamber, strings, complex, virtuosic, delicate

Tracklist

  1. Premier Quatuor, Op. 112: I. Allegro
  2. Premier Quatuor, Op. 112: II. Molto allegro, quasi presto
  3. Premier Quatuor, Op. 112: III. Molto adagio
  4. Premier Quatuor, Op. 112: IV. Allegro non troppo
  5. Quatuor in F Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
  6. Quatuor in F Major, Op. 35: II. Assez vif, tr猫s rythm茅
  7. Quatuor in F Major, Op. 35: III. Tr猫s lent
  8. Quatuor in F Major, Op. 35: IV. Vif et agit茅

Credits

  • G眉nter Pichler - violin, first violinist
  • Klaus Maetzl - violin, second violinist
  • Hatto Beyerle - viola
  • Valentin Erben - cello
  • Gerhard Schulz - violin, second violinist
  • Thomas Kakuska - viola
  • Isabel Charisius - viola
  • Claude Debussy - Primary Artist, Composed By
  • Maurice Ravel - Primary Artist, Composed By
  • Alban Berg Quartett - Primary Artist

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