Quartetto Italiano: Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings | Decca 4788824

Quartetto Italiano: Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4788824

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 37

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 27th November 2015

Contents

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

String Quartets (complete) (16)

Boccherini, Luigi

String Quartets (6), op.8 G165-170
» no.1 in D major
» no.3 in E flat major
String Quartets (6), op.58 G242-247
» no.2 in E flat major

Borodin, Alexander

String Quartet no.2 in D major

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34
String Quartet no.1 in C minor, op.51 no.1
String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.51 no.2
String Quartet no.3 in B flat major, op.67

Debussy, Claude

String Quartet in G minor, op.10

Dvorak, Antonin

String Quartet no.12 in F major, op.96 B179 'American'

Haydn, Franz Joseph

String Quartets (2), op.77
» no.1 in G major
String Quartets (6), op.3
» no.5 in F major, Hob.III:17 'Serenade'
String Quartets (6), op.64
» no.5 in D major 'The Lark'
» no.6 in E flat major
String Quartets (6), op.76
» no.2 in D minor 'Fifths'
» no.3 in C major 'Emperor'
» no.4 in B flat major 'Sunrise'

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Divertimento in B flat major, K137 'Salzburg Symphony no.2'
Divertimento in D major, K136 'Salzburg Symphony no.1'
Divertimento in F major, K138 'Salzburg Symphony no.3'
String Quartets nos 1-23 (complete)

Ravel, Maurice

String Quartet in F major

Schubert, Franz

String Quartet no.8 in B flat major, D112
String Quartet no.10 in E flat major, D87
String Quartet no.12 in C minor, D703 'Quartettsatz'
String Quartet no.13 in A minor, D804 'Rosamunde'
String Quartet no.14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'
String Quartet no.15 in G major, D887

Schumann, Robert

String Quartet in A major, op.41 no.3
String Quartet in A minor, op.41 no.1
String Quartet in F major, op.41 no.2

Verdi, Giuseppe

String Quartet in E minor

Webern, Anton

Bagatelles (6) for string quartet, op.9
Movements (5) for string quartet, op.5
Slow Movement
String Quartet, op.28
String Quartet, op.posth

Artists

Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Quartetto Italiano

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

String Quartets (complete) (16)

Boccherini, Luigi

String Quartets (6), op.8 G165-170
» no.1 in D major
» no.3 in E flat major
String Quartets (6), op.58 G242-247
» no.2 in E flat major

Borodin, Alexander

String Quartet no.2 in D major

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34
String Quartet no.1 in C minor, op.51 no.1
String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.51 no.2
String Quartet no.3 in B flat major, op.67

Debussy, Claude

String Quartet in G minor, op.10

Dvorak, Antonin

String Quartet no.12 in F major, op.96 B179 'American'

Haydn, Franz Joseph

String Quartets (2), op.77
» no.1 in G major
String Quartets (6), op.3
» no.5 in F major, Hob.III:17 'Serenade'
String Quartets (6), op.64
» no.5 in D major 'The Lark'
» no.6 in E flat major
String Quartets (6), op.76
» no.2 in D minor 'Fifths'
» no.3 in C major 'Emperor'
» no.4 in B flat major 'Sunrise'

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Divertimento in B flat major, K137 'Salzburg Symphony no.2'
Divertimento in D major, K136 'Salzburg Symphony no.1'
Divertimento in F major, K138 'Salzburg Symphony no.3'
String Quartets nos 1-23 (complete)

Ravel, Maurice

String Quartet in F major

Schubert, Franz

String Quartet no.8 in B flat major, D112
String Quartet no.10 in E flat major, D87
String Quartet no.12 in C minor, D703 'Quartettsatz'
String Quartet no.13 in A minor, D804 'Rosamunde'
String Quartet no.14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'
String Quartet no.15 in G major, D887

Schumann, Robert

String Quartet in A major, op.41 no.3
String Quartet in A minor, op.41 no.1
String Quartet in F major, op.41 no.2

Verdi, Giuseppe

String Quartet in E minor

Webern, Anton

Bagatelles (6) for string quartet, op.9
Movements (5) for string quartet, op.5
Slow Movement
String Quartet, op.28
String Quartet, op.posth

Artists

Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Quartetto Italiano

About

Founded 70 years ago by Paolo Borciani, Elisa Pegreffi, Lionello Forzanti and Franco Rossi, Quartetto Italiano is one of the finest string quartets of the 20th century. The group recorded almost exclusively for Philips Classics, leaving a legacy admired for its insight and technical brilliance.

This 37CD Box Set celebrates the artistic achievements of the Quartet by presenting their complete recordings on Decca, Philips and DG. Featured are the legendary Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms cycles as well as many other interpretations that never fail to astonish, including their Debussy and Ravel debut recording on Philips, their masterful late Schubert and the collaboration with Maurizio Pollini in Brahms’ Piano Quintet.

Contents:
DECCA RECORDINGS 1948-52
CD 1 (new to CD): Beethoven - String Quartets Nos 7 & 9
CD 2 (new to CD): Mozart - String Quartet No.2 / Clarinet Quintet
CD 3 (new to CD): Haydn - String Quartet Op.77, No.1 / Beethoven: String Quartet No.6
CD 4 (new to CD): Mozart - String Quartets Nos 19 & 23
CD 5: String Quartets by Haydn, Boccherini, Schumann & Verdi
CD 6: Schubert - String Quartets In A Minor & B Flat Major / Quartettsatz

THE PHILIPS RECORDINGS 1965-1977
CD 7–14: Mozart - Complete String Quartets
CD 15 (new to CD): Mozart - Divertimenti
CD 16: Haydn - String Quartets Op.3, No.5 / Op.64, No.5 / Op.76, No.2
CD 17 (new to CD): Haydn - String Quartets Nos 77 & 78
CD 18 (new to CD): Boccherini -String Quartets Op.6, Nos 1 & 3 / Op.58, No.2
CD 19–27: Beethoven - Complete String Quartets
CD 28: Schubert - String Quartets Nos 13 & 14
CD 29: Schubert - String Quartet No.15 / Quartettsatz
CD 30 (new to CD): Schubert - String Quartet No.14 / Quartettsatz
CD 31-2: Brahms - Complete String Quartets
CD 33 (new to CD): Schumann - String Quartets Nos 1-3
CD 34 (new to CD): Dvořák - String Quartet No.12 / Borodin: String Quartet No.2
CD 35: Debussy & Ravel - String Quartets
CD 36: Webern - Music for String Quartet: Slow Movement for String Quartet 1905 / String Quartet (1905) / 5 Movements for String Quartet Op.5 / 6 Bagatelles for String Quartet op.9 / String Quartet op.28

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 1977
CD 37: Brahms - Piano Quintet
with Maurizio Pollini

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