Second Viennese School -String Quartets

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SCHOENBERG / BERG / WEBERN
Second Viennese School -String Quartets
LaSalle Quartet

[ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Friday 20 February 2009

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For many years the recordings of the complete string quartets of Schoenberg by the LaSalle Quartet were the top recommendation of the critics.

Landmark critically acclaimed recordings of this repertoire make a welcome return to the catalogue.

For many years the recordings of the complete string quartets of Schoenberg by the LaSalle Quartet were the top recommendation of the critics. The LaSalles made a speciality of the music of the Second Viennese School, recording Berg and Webern, as well as Zemlinsky. Their repertoire also extended to composers such as Ligeti and Nono. On this 4CD set it is possible to experience the musical transition from the late romantic age to the atonal style that Schoenberg pioneered.

Tracks:

Berg:
Lyric Suite - for string quartet (1926)
String Quartet, Op. 3

Schoenberg:
String Quartet 1-4 (Complete)
String Quartet in D major (1897)

Webern:
Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)
String Quartet, Op. post. (1905)
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-1913)
String Quartet, Op. 28 (1937-38)