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Originally issued on separate LPs in the late '60s, Quartetto Italiano's legendary recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's late string quartets occupied a prestigious place in Philips' catalog and fully warranted reissue on CD for their technical acumen, intellectual clarity, and expressive depth. All serious string quartets aspire to play these monumental works, which have proved to be more influential than any others in their genre; it's fair to say that most groups wish their performances could at least be equal to Quartetto Italiano's, both in terms of staying power and sublime musicality. It's difficult to choose one opus over another, since each has a distinctive character that demonstrates Beethoven's extremely wide range of moods, and Quartetto Italiano's interpretations are magnificent across the boards, without a single low point. Philips' ADD sound is possibly the only sticking point, because these recordings sound a little cool and muted in comparison with contemporary digital recordings, and listeners who are accustomed to greater resonance and verisimilitude might find this set to be a little flat and veiled. Yet virtually all traces of analog hiss have been removed, and the practiced listener will still be able to appreciate the profundities of the music despite the slightly shallow reproduction.
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String Quartet No. 12 in E Flat Major, Op. 127 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
String Quartet In C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Ko Witteveen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
DISC 2
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Op. 130 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, Ensemble, MainArtist - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
DISC 3
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Tony Buczynski, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 Universal International Music B.V.
Grosse Fuge In B Flat, Op. 133 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Quartetto Italiano, String Quartet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Borciani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Elisa Pegreffi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Piero Farulli, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Franco Rossi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vittorio Negri, Producer, Recording Producer - Willem van Leeuwen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1969 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
Originally issued on separate LPs in the late '60s, Quartetto Italiano's legendary recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's late string quartets occupied a prestigious place in Philips' catalog and fully warranted reissue on CD for their technical acumen, intellectual clarity, and expressive depth. All serious string quartets aspire to play these monumental works, which have proved to be more influential than any others in their genre; it's fair to say that most groups wish their performances could at least be equal to Quartetto Italiano's, both in terms of staying power and sublime musicality. It's difficult to choose one opus over another, since each has a distinctive character that demonstrates Beethoven's extremely wide range of moods, and Quartetto Italiano's interpretations are magnificent across the boards, without a single low point. Philips' ADD sound is possibly the only sticking point, because these recordings sound a little cool and muted in comparison with contemporary digital recordings, and listeners who are accustomed to greater resonance and verisimilitude might find this set to be a little flat and veiled. Yet virtually all traces of analog hiss have been removed, and the practiced listener will still be able to appreciate the profundities of the music despite the slightly shallow reproduction.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 03:34:05
- Main artists: Quartetto Italiano
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2001 Universal International Music B.V. This Compilation ℗ 2001 Universal International Music B.V.
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