This recording, by two generations of musicians from the Kuijken family (Veronica, Sigiswald, Sara and Wieland Kuijken), with my wife Marleen Thiers, 2nd viola in the quintet, was made with so-called 'modern' instruments. Although our name is generally linked with 'period performance practice', listeners should not expect or seek a deliberate, specific 'historic' tendency in this recording: this was not what defined our collaboration for this production...
I would even venture to say that in the first place we allowed ourselves to be moved and motivated by the immense strength exuded by these Beethoven pieces, based on our own musical experience and intuition; what we shared was astonishment - and joy. As we went along we became increasingly aware that it can be a gift to have kindred genes; and that an instrument is simply an instrument, no more...
Zwei Generationen tun sich für diese besondere Beethoven-CD zusammen: Sigiswald Kuijken, Ehefrau Marleen von Thiers, Wieland Kuijken und deren Töchter Sara und Veronika.In dieser Formation wird auf sogenannten modernen Instrumenten eine neue Beethoven-Rezeption eingeleitet. In Beethovens Kammermusik werden die tiefsten Gemütsbewegungen und Gedankengänge in einer völlig abstrakten Tonsprache ausgedrückt; das verlangt von den Interpreten, Zusammenhänge und Emotionen aufs Innigste zu erfassen. Genau das gelingt den Musikern um Sisigwald & Wieland Kuijken aufs vortrefflichste.
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1String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3 RazumovskyIntroduzione: Andante con moto. Allegro vivace11:02
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2String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3 RazumovskyAndante con moto quasi Allegretto08:10
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3String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3 RazumovskyMenuetto04:54
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4String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3 RazumovskyAllegretto molto06:31
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5String Quintet in C major, op. 29Allegro moderato10:13
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6String Quintet in C major, op. 29Adagio molto espressivo10:37
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7String Quintet in C major, op. 29Scherzo. Allegro03:56
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8String Quintet in C major, op. 29Finale. Presto09:37