Beethoven: String Quartets, volume 1 (Nos 7 & 9 Op 59)

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Beethoven: String Quartets, volume 1 (Nos 7 & 9 Op 59)
Borodin String Quartet

[ Chandos Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 28 November 2003

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Chandos is proud to present the first in its series of complete Beethoven String Quartets. The quartets, containing some of the greatest, most enigmatic music ever written, are in the capable hands of one of the world's finest ensembles.

The Borodin Quartet was formed in 1945 in Moscow. Cellist Valentin Berlinsky has been with the Quartet since its earliest days and violinist Andrei Abramenkov joined in 1974. Igor Naidin learnt the art of quartet playing from several of the Borodins including the Quartet's violinist, Dmitri Shebalin, whom he eventually replaced. Leader Ruben Aharonian has won prizes at several international competitions, including the Enescu, Montréal and Tchaikovsky.

The Borodin Quartet celebrates its sixtieth anniversary season in 2004/05 with performances of the complete Beethoven quartet cycle at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw,Vienna Musikverein and at the City of London Festival.

REVIEWS OF OTHER BORODIN STRING QUARTET RECORDINGS:

'…this is wonderful playing, full of wry wit and individuality, profound, unsentimental and richly rewarding.'
The Strad on CHAN H9871(2) (Tchaikovsky)

'The Borodin's utter ease in this music is astonishing. They know instinctively how to let every phrase breathe, and how to let Tchaikovsky's lyricism take wing, while their tonal refinement seems to command an infinite variety of colour.'
The Guardian on CHAN H9871(2) (Tchaikovsky)

'These men understand this music totally. Every nuance, every slide, every instance of rubato, and every oscillation of vibrato… is true and organic. I love this recording because of the comfort, warmth and naturalness of the music making… this is simply the way the music should be played. We are lucky to have such a fine recording of it.'
American Record Guide on CHAN H9965 (Borodin)

Tracks:

String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59 no. 1 in F major

String Quartet No. 9, Op. 59 no. 3 in C major