Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets

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Release Date: 15th May 2020
Catalogue No: 9029533981
Label: Erato
Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Opus Klassik

2021

Winner - Chamber Music

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

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III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

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II. Allegro molto vivace

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III. Allegro moderato - Adagio

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IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile - Allegretto

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V. Presto

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VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante

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VII. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro

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II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

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III. Adagio molto e mesto

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IV. Allegro (Russian Theme)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 'Rasumovsky No. 2'

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro

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II. Molto adagio

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III. Allegretto

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IV. Finale - Presto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Introduzione (Andante con moto - Allegro vivace)

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II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto

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III. Minuet. Grazioso - Trio

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IV. Allegro molto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro

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II. Presto

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III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo

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IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)

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V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)

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Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 133

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Adagio ma non troppo

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III. Scherzo (Allegro)

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IV. La Malinconia

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Maestoso - Allegro

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II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile

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III. Scherzando vivace

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IV. Finale (Allegro)

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I

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III. Scherzo (Allegro)

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IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95 'Serioso'

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Allegretto ma non troppo

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III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso

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IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 'Harp'

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Poco adagio - Allegro

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II. Adagio ma non troppo

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III. Presto

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IV. Allegretto con variazioni

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro ma non tanto

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II. Scherzo (Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto)

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III. Menuetto (Allegretto)

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5

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I. Allegro

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II. Menuetto

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III. Andante cantabile

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IV. Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegretto

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II. Vivace

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III. Lento assai, cantate et tranquillo

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IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Allegro

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II. Andante con moto

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III. Allegro

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IV. Presto

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet)

I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro

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II. Allegro ma non tanto

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III. Molto adagio

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IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace

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V. Finale (Allegro appassionato)

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Beethoven’s 16 string quartets occupy a place of honour in the chamber repertoire and, like his nine symphonies and 32 piano sonatas, trace his progression through his creative life. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth, and Quatuor Ébène is recognising this with an extensive tour, entitled Beethoven Around the World, which runs from Spring 2019 to December 2020. Over that period the French ensemble will give over 120 concerts in a total of 21 countries on six continents, focusing on complete cycles of the quartets from February 2020.

Beethoven Around the World encompasses live recordings for Erato, building a complete cycle, made in seven of the world’s great cities: Vienna (at the Konzerthaus); Philadelphia (Kimmel Center); Tokyo (Suntory Hall); São Paulo (Sala São Paulo); Melbourne (Melbourne Recital Centre); Nairobi, and, with the support of UNESCO, Paris (Philharmonie de Paris).

Speaking of the ongoing tour, the members of Quatuor Ébène say: “This is where Beethoven goes global. The quartets are 16 masterpieces that form an eternally modern artistic canon of unparalleled breadth and depth – they translate the purest humanity into music. In themselves they represent an odyssey, a round-the-world voyage.” The players believe that the composer’s music “transcends all linguistic, geographical and political borders ... Both modern and timeless, it is universal.

It cannot be readily classified as Classical or Romantic, as German, or even as Western, but it is music that expresses itself freely and which addresses the audiences of the future rather than its own time … It can seem complex at first, but everything becomes clear as its essence emerges.”

The ensemble also emphasises that: “The quartet as a genre gives individual players the chance to shine, yet is simultaneously predicated on collaboration and concord: it shows democracy in action. Its emotional and intellectual power is considerable, yet it is also universally accessible as it embodies underlying ideals – enlightenment, fraternity and humanism, as typified by Goethe and by Schiller in his Ode to Joy [the inspiration for the final movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony]. At the same time it is informed by Kant’s ideas on morality, goodwill and the categorical imperative, all of which were gaining currency in Beethoven’s time. It also reflects the German philosopher’s view of our relationship with the natural world, which has such resonance for the environmental issues of today.” Appropriately, the tour will be associated with a carbon offset programme devoted to reforestation.

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Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets

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