Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets 1952 Recordings [Box set]

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Few groups have successfully recorded Beethoven's complete quartets with the requisite technical facility and interpretive depth. They include such premier performers as the Busch (not quite complete), Budapest, Talich, Vegh, Italiano, and most recently, the Emerson. Each illuminates aspects of these quartets in a unique fashion.

The Vegh's early 1970s set, available on Valois, has been treasured for its warmth and subtlety. But the same foursome's earlier recording for the Haydn Society has long been unavailable, so this first CD reissue is a welcome, fascinating companion to their heralded stereo version. In 1952, the Veghs were more blunt and more direct, using slightly faster tempos and a more objective approach, though full of individual touches not found elsewhere. The dry but clear sonics de-emphasize the cello-based warmth of the group's tonality and contribute to the more severe impression. The six quartets of Opus 18 are sober, missing the humor that most groups, including the 1972 Vegh, found in them, and the Grosse Fugue gets stodgy in places. But there's little to quibble about elsewhere. Every movement in this set quivers with interpretive integrity, and many of the individual quartets, including the Opus 59 No.1 and the Opus 130, are among the best ever. Housed in a compact box and priced competitively, this long-awaited reissue will be attractive to collectors. --Dan Davis

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Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets 1952 Recordings Vegh Quartet Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shostakovich: The String Quartets Pablo Casals: Festivals at Prades Vol. 1 The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs 2005/06 Edition: The Key Classical Recordings on CD, DVD and SACD, 30th Anniversary Edition (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Dvds) Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet Mahler: Symphony No. 5 ASIN: B00005NG65 Release Date: 2006-01-01

Tracks:

1. 1. Allegro Con Brio
2. 2. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
3. 3. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
4. 4. Allegro
5. 1. Allegro
6. 2. Adagio Cantabile/Allegro/Tempo I
7. 3. Scherzo. Allegro
8. 4. Allegro Molto Quasi Presto
9. 1. Allegro
10. 2. Andante Con Moto
11. 3. Allegro
12. 4. Presto

Tracks:

1. 1. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
2. 2. Scherzo. Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
3. 3. Menuetto. Allegretto
4. 4. Allegro/Prestissimo
5. 1. Allegro
6. 2. Menuetto
7. 3. Andante Cantabile. Thema - Variations I-V/Coda. Poco Adagio
8. 4. Allegro
9. 1. Allegro Con Brio
10. 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
11. 3. Scherzo. Allegro
12. 4. La Malinconia. Adagio/Allegretto Quasi Allegro

Tracks:

1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando
3. 3. Adagio Molto E Mesto - Attacca:
4. 4. Theme Russe. Allegro
5. 1. Allegro
6. 2. Molto Adagio. Si Tratta Questo Pezzo Con Molto Di Sentimento
7. 3. Allegretto
8. 4. Finale. Presto

Tracks:

1. 1. Introduzione. Andante Con Moto/Allegro Vivace
2. 2. Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto
3. 3. Menuetto. Grazioso - Attacca:
4. 4. Allegro Molto
5. 1. Poco Adagio/Allegro
6. 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
7. 3. Presto - Attacca:
8. 4. Allegretto Con Variazioni

Tracks:

1. 1. Allegro Con Brio
2. 2. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo - Attacca:
3. 3. Allegro Assai Vivace Ma Serioso
4. 4. Larghetto Espressivo/Allegretto Agitato
5. 1. Maestro/Allegro
6. 2. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile/Andante Con Moto/Adagio Molto Espressivo
7. 3. Scherzando Vivace/Presto
8. 4. Finale
9. Overtura. Allegro - Fuga/Meno Mosso E Moderato/Allegro Molto E Con Brio/Meno Mosso E Moderato/Allegro Molto E Con Brio/Allegro

Tracks:

1. 1. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro
2. 2. Presto
3. 3. Andante Con Moto, Ma Non Troppo
4. 4. Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai
5. 5. Cavatina. Adagio Molto Espressivo - Attacca:
6. 6. Finale. Allegro
7. 1. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo - Attacca:
8. 2. Allegro Molto Vivace - Attacca:
9. 3. Allegro Moderato - Attacca:
10. 4. Andante, Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile/Andante Moderato E Lusinghiero/Adagio/Allegretto/Adagio, Ma Non Troppo E Semplice/Allegretto
11. 5. Presto/Molto Poco Adagio - Attacca:
12. 6. Adagio Quasi Un Poco Andante - Attacca:
13. 7. Allegro

Tracks:

1. 1. Assai Sostenuto/Allegro
2. 2. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
3. 3. Helliger Dankgesang Eines Genesenden An Die Gottheit, In Der Lydischen Tonart. Molto Adagio - Neue Kraft Fuhlend. Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante Molto Adagio. Mit Innigster Empfindung
4. 4. Alla Marcia, Assai Vivace - Piu Allegro - Attacca:
5. 5. Allegro Appassionato
6. 1. Allegretto
7. 2. Vivace
8. 3. Lente Assai E Cantante Tranquillo
9. 4. Der Schwer Gefasste Entschluss. Grave (Muss Es Sein?)/Allegro (Es Muss Sein!)/Grave, Ma Non Troppo Tratto/Allegro

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The Vegh's early 1970s set, available on Valois, has been treasured for its warmth and subtlety. But the same foursome's earlier recording for the Haydn Society has long been unavailable, so this first CD reissue is a welcome, fascinating companion to their heralded stereo version. In 1952, the Veghs were more blunt and more direct, using slightly faster tempos and a more objective approach, though full of individual touches not found elsewhere. The dry but clear sonics de-emphasize the cello-based warmth of the group's tonality and contribute to the more severe impression. The six quartets of Opus 18 are sober, missing the humor that most groups, including the 1972 Vegh, found in them, and the Grosse Fugue gets stodgy in places. But there's little to quibble about elsewhere. Every movement in this set quivers with interpretive integrity, and many of the individual quartets, including the Opus 59 No.1 and the Opus 130, are among the best ever. Housed in a compact box and priced competitively, this long-awaited reissue will be attractive to collectors. --Dan Davis

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3. Bright and Dusty Things
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6. Christmas Choral Classics
7. Christmas with the Choral Arts Society of Washington
8. Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1
9. Complete String Quartets
10. Debussy: Etudes Nos. 1-12

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