Complete String Quartets Vol 1

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BEETHOVEN
Complete String Quartets Vol 1
Elias String Quartet

[ Wigmore Hall Live / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 1 May 2015

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At the heart of Beethoven's life's statement as a composer lies the cycle of sixteen string quartets, which, to this day, has retained a special status and reverence. Since 2012, the Elias String Quartet has been immersed in its Beethoven Project, performing all Beethoven's string quartets at venues throughout the UK. In this live recording, the ensemble captures both the intimacy and grandeur of the works. With an ever-expanding recording catalogue that has been met with widespread critical acclaim, the quartet is delighted to release this disc, the first volume of its complete Beethoven cycle to be recorded live at Wigmore Hall over the coming Seasons.

Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - April 2015

"The young Elias Quartet, former BBC New Generation artists, offer a splendid introduction to the three periods into which Beethoven's string quartets are usually divided in a well-recorded live concert from the Wigmore Hall. I'm already looking forward to the next instalment." (MusicWeb)

Tracks:

String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133