Beethoven: Late String Quartets

 
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Late String Quartets
Brodsky Quartet

[ Chandos / 3 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 7 February 2020

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The late quartets of Beethoven are renowned as the pinnacle of his output, and stand among the greatest compositions of all time. The Brodsky Quartet's keenly anticipated recording celebrates the Beethoven year.

"These are performances on the largest scale…although of course only four instruments are playing, you have to remind yourself that you're not listening to a symphony orchestra…I have found, so far, that these renderings impress me rather than, as is more usually the case with these works, move me, but I shall certainly listen to them again and often, because I am struck by the sheer energy and belief that goes into the playing." BBC Music

"There is no shortage of outstanding recordings of these summits of the quartet repertory...But while the Brodsky versions may not threaten the positions of any of the established great sets, they certainly have their own distinctive virtues, and the highlights reach very high indeed. Technically, these performances are immaculate, so it all comes down to a question of personal taste." Guardian

Tracks:

String Quartet, Op.95 'Serioso' (1810)
String Quartet, Op.130 (1825-26)
Große Fuge, Op.133 (1825)
String Quartet, Op.127 (1824-25)
String Quartet, Op.131 (1826)
String Quartet, Op.132 (1825)
String Quartet, Op.135 (1826)