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Bartók : Intégrale des quatuors à cordes
Quatuor Diotima
Quartets - Released January 18, 2019 | naïve classique
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Following on from its highly-acclaimed complete cycle of string quartets from the Viennese School, the Quatuor Diotima reaches new heights in its discography with a recording of some of the most significant works of the 20th century music: the six quartets of Béla Bartok, born out of the different artistic and political influences of the time. “These six quartets give us a genuine overview of the composer’s personal life, from his first disappointment in love to the heartbreaking farewell to his mother and his homeland. The evolution of his musical language is equally spectacular. Starting with a post-Romanticism imbued with folklore, still very present in the first two quartets, the Bartókian identity is fully asserted in the great works of his maturity that are the Third, Fourth and Fifth Quartets, and culminates in the highly individual form of the Sixth Quartet, one great song of despair and nostalgia. […] There is a before and an after Bartók in the quartet world. He renews, reinvents all the issues of the genre, the question of the relationship between the voices of the quartet governing the forms, the search for the ‘little difference’, the search for heterogeneity in so homogeneous a medium.” © Naive Classique
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Ludwig van Beethoven : The Complete String Quartets (Intégrale des quatuors à cordes), Vol. 2
Belcea Quartet
Quartets - Released March 26, 2013 | Zig-Zag Territoires
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Because the Belcea Quartet has divided the string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven between two box sets, and arranged them so that early, middle, and late works appear in each volume, newcomers to this music may find the program a bit arbitrary and slightly complicated. Undoubtedly, the Belcea wants listeners to approach these landmark works with new ears, and to prevent the expectations that come with time-honored groupings. Hearing the three "Razumovsky" quartets played together, for example, or the Grosse Fuge with its original parent work, Op. 130, listeners might lose that most essential feature in Beethoven, the element of surprise. And the Belcea is quite good at surprises. The group takes pains to articulate the quartets in unpredictable ways, giving each part a strong character, accentuating passages that are often smoothed over, and providing an edginess that maintains suspense. Tempos are on the brisk side, and the string tone is sometimes brusque and even rough, with a kind of grit that is almost harsh. The tension is at its most pronounced in the Grosse Fuge, which is played with a manic frenzy that tangles the counterpoint to the point of incomprehensibility and makes the work unnecessarily grotesque. However, this is an extreme case, and the remaining works are played with less aggressiveness and more humanity. By far the loveliest playing is in the slow movements, particularly in the tender Cavatina of Op. 130, and the sublime Lento assai of Op. 135. Still, taken as a whole, the Belcea's interpretations are bracing and vigorous by most standards, and listeners should sample this set extensively before purchasing.© TiVo
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Joseph Haydn : Complete String Quartets (Intégrale des quatuors à cordes), Vol. 9 : String Quartets, Op. 50
Buchberger Quartet
Quartets - Released March 1, 2009 | Brilliant Classics
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Intégrale des quatuors à cordes (Volume 2)
Quatuor Eder
Chamber Music - Released October 4, 1994 | Naxos
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Intégrale des quatuors à cordes Vol. 4
Quatuor Sorrel
Chamber Music - Released September 1, 2003 | Chandos
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Joseph Haydn: Intégrale des Sonates pour Piano et violon
Marie-Claudine Papadopoulos
Classical - Released April 20, 2019 | Les Belles Ecouteuses
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Intégrale des quatuor à cordes, vol. 2
Quatuor Sorrel
Chamber Music - Released January 1, 2000 | Chandos
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