String Quartets Op 18 Nos 1-6
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BEETHOVEN
String Quartets Op 18 Nos 1-6
Tokyo String quartet
[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 21 October 2007
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Freshly arrived in Vienna, Beethoven began systematically revisiting the current musical genres, starting with chamber music.Th His first published works in the genre, the six Quartets op.18, confirmed his position as a powerful presence on the Viennese musical scene: the aim was to make his mark with the public, and that challenge was enough for the young composer to surpass himself!
This is already 'music of a madman'; to use the epithet applied to the later 'Razumovsky' Quartets, which constituted the first volume of this Beethoven series by the celebrated Tokyo String Quartet.e string quartet was naturally the keystone of this edifice.
"…this new Tokyo set just about pips all rivals to the post. The reason is primarily one of balance, not only within the group itself but also in terms of overall musical judgement - whether relating to tempo, dynamics or emphases, or simply the way the players combine a sense of classical style with an appreciation of Beethoven's startling originality." Gramophone Magazine, February 2008
"this release makes one look forward to the Tokyo's completion of what is, so far, a formidable traversal." International Record Review
"The Tokyo Quartet here produce a sumptuous, beautifully blended sonority and perform with outstanding music insight, unanimity and polish." The Strad, February 2008
