Beethoven - String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky No. 3'
Composed: 1808Genres:
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The String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven and published in 1808. This work is the third of three of his "Razumovsky" cycle of string quartets, and is a product of his "middle" period. It consists of four movements:
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the Calidore Quartet are well up to all the challenges...Their account of the opening Allegro in the first‘ Razumovsky is both exhilaratingly assertive and also careful to maintain the clean... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2024, Recording of the Month
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They play with extraordinary strenuousness, very unlike the Alban Berg Quartet with whom they studied. The Belceas re-enact the creative torments of the composer to a degree where you feel their... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th November 2012
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Building a Library, October 2013, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Chamber
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The Takács do a fine job here: controlled, well paced and impeccably balanced.
They manage to balance the music's vertical and horizontal aspects beautifully, long-breathed contrapuntal lines... — More…Awards:
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Building a Library, September 2002, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Chamber
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2002, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 45th Awards (2002), Best Chamber Music Recording
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I attended some of these sessions and can still recall the forensic care and commitment the Takács brought to these works. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2017, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 45th Awards (2002), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Winner - Chamber Music
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Grammy Awards, 40th Awards (1997), Best Chamber Music Recording
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The Quartetto di Cremona’s ongoing Beethoven cycle has particularly impressed me for its visceral excitement and pulsating energy…[they demonstrate] consummate mastery of soft mysterious playing,... — More…
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, 2018
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Special offer. Adolf Busch & The Busch Quartet: The Complete Warner Recordings
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The Busch Quartet
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Historic non-vocal
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Building a Library, January 2017, Recommended recording (historic/mono)
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Special offer. Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 — The Middle Quartets
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The rich, beautiful sonority that opens op. 59/1, aided by close-up miking, is captivating. There is perfect unanimity in the phrasing and ensemble balances. The Dover Quartet has performed... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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