String Quartets Op. 18 Nos 1-6, Volume 1
Quatuor Alcan
ACD 22491 - 0722056249126
The Alcan String Quartet celebrates its 25th anniversary with this first of a landmark three-volume recording of the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets. This first volume contains the 6 quartets, op. 18, published in 1801. Since its formation in 1989, the Canadian Alcan Quartet has forged a reputation for excellence across Canada and abroad. “For us, this is the Mount Everest of the string quartet repertoire. What a marathon: a long-term, career-capping project!” (Laura Andriani, the Alcan’s first violinist)
Das Geheimnis des Erfolges dieses Quartetts ist seine Originalität, sein ansteckender Enthusiasmus, sein einzigartiger Klang und ein bemerkenswerter Zusammenhalt. Eine (wieder)erkennbare Persönlichkeit, ein homogener Klang und ein eleganter Stil sind Charakteristika der besten Ensembles, und dieses Quartett besitzt sie alle. Sein 25-jähriges Bestehen feiert es mit diesem Meilenstein – einer Gesamtaufnahme aller 16 Beethoven'scher Streichquartette. „Für uns ist das der Mount Everest des Streichquartett-Repertoires,“ sagt erste Violinistin Laura Andriani. Begleiten Sie das Quartett auf diesem Aufstieg, die Aussicht wird es lohnen.
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1Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1I. Allegro con brio09:11
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2Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
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3Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1III. Scherzo: Allegro molto03:17
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4Quartet No.1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1IV. Allegro06:11
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5Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2I. Allegro07:33
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6Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I05:55
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7Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2III. Scherzo: Allegro04:24
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8Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto05:34
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9Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3I. Allegro07:42
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10Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3II. Andante con moto07:48
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11Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3III. Allegro02:58
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12Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3IV. Presto06:34
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1Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4I. Allegro ma non tanto08:35
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2Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto06:45
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3Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4III. Menuetto: Allegretto03:49
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4Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4IV. Allegro04:34
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5Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5I. Allegro06:41
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6Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5II. Menuetto05:04
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7Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5III. Andante cantabile10:36
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8Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5IV. Allegro07:23
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9Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6I. Allegro con brio05:44
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10Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6II. Adagio ma non troppo06:39
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11Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6III. Scherzo: Allegro03:02
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12Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6IV. La Malinconia. Adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro – Adagio – Allegretto – Poco adagio – Prestissimo07:54