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Beethoven - Middle String Quartets

Quartetto Italiano

Beethoven - Middle String Quartets
The remastered Italian set still sounds well: their superiority in terms of sheer quartet playing is still striking: purity of intonation, perfectly blended tone and superb ensemble and attack....

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The remastered Italian set still sounds well: their superiority in terms of sheer quartet playing is still striking: purity of intonation, perfectly blended tone and superb ensemble and attack....

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'
Work length40:29
  • Quartetto Italiano (stringquartet), Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Recorded: 1973-12-19
  • Recording Venue: Musica Théâtre, Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1. Allegro
Track length11:40
2. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Track length9:00
3. Adagio molto e mesto
Track length13:11
4. Thème russe (Allegro)
Track length6:38
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'
Work length38:29
  • Quartetto Italiano (stringquartet), Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Recorded: 1973-12-19
  • Recording Venue: Musica Théâtre, Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1. Allegro
Track length10:23
2. Molto adagio
Track length14:20
3. Allegretto
Track length8:05
4. Finale (Presto)
Track length5:41
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'
Work length20:23
  • Quartetto Italiano (stringquartet), Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Recorded: 1971-01-27
  • Recording Venue: La Salle des Remparts, La Tour-de-Peilz
1. Allegro con brio
Track length4:20
2. Allegretto ma non troppo
Track length6:58
3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
Track length4:07
4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
Track length4:58
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
Work length31:58
  • Quartetto Italiano (stringquartet), Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Recorded: 1973-12-19
  • Recording Venue: Musica Théâtre, Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds
1. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
Track length10:41
2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
Track length9:58
3. Menuetto (Grazioso)
Track length5:01
4. Allegro molto
Track length6:18
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'
Work length32:27
  • Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello)
  • Quartetto Italiano
  • Recorded: 1971-07-31
  • Recording Venue: La Salle des Remparts, La Tour-de-Peilz
1. Poco adagio - Allegro
Track length10:12
2. Adagio ma non troppo
Track length10:02
3. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo
Track length5:25
4. Allegretto con variazioni
Track length6:48

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The remastered Italian set still sounds well: their superiority in terms of sheer quartet playing is still striking: purity of intonation, perfectly blended tone and superb ensemble and attack. Their tempi are perfectly judged and every phrase is sensitively shaped, and these performances remain very recommendable at mid-price.
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