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The Late String Quartets

Quatuor Diotima

Label
Linn Records
Catalogue number
CKD 673
EAN / barcode
691062067324
Release date
29 October 2021
Number of CDs
3
Format
Digital

The Quatuor Diotima dedicates this album to the late string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven. The works from the final years of the composer's life are among the central contributions to chamber music and are characterized by a particularly dense combination of formal design, contrapuntal work and expressive depth. The quartets op. 127, op. 132 and op. 135 take center stage and combine broad formal structures with complex musical language—from concentrated severity to broadly conceived variation processes and lyrical passages.

The Quatuor Diotima is an internationally sought-after chamber music ensemble and works closely with contemporary composers. This engagement with new music also characterizes their approach to Beethoven: their interpretations are aimed at structural clarity and audibility while simultaneously emphasizing the tonal and expressive dimensions of these works.

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Tracklist

  1. 01 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso - Allegro 06:52
  2. 02 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:59
  3. 03 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando vivace 08:05
  4. 04 String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127: IV. Finale. 07:10
  5. 05 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 06:13
  6. 06 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace 02:57
  7. 07 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro moderato 00:43
  8. 08 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 12:49
  9. 09 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: V. Presto 05:16
  10. 10 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante 01:44
  11. 11 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro 06:32
  12. 01 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro 09:16
  13. 02 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: II. Allegro ma non tanto 08:15
  14. 03 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio – Andante 14:42
  15. 04 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: IV. Alla marcia assai vivace – Più allegro 02:12
  16. 05 String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: V. Allegro appassionato 06:44
  17. 06 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto 06:05
  18. 07 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace 03:21
  19. 08 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Assai lento cantante e tranquillo 07:44
  20. 09 String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss. Grave, ma non troppo tratto — Allegro 06:54
  21. 01 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro 14:11
  22. 02 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto 02:01
  23. 03 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Poco scherzoso. Andante con moto ma non troppo 06:59
  24. 04 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai 02:58
  25. 05 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 07:03
  26. 06 Overtura - Fuga [Grosse Fuge, Op. 133] 15:07
  27. 07 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: VI. Finale. Allegro 09:59

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