Beethoven - Fugues and Rarities for String Quartet
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Label: Naxos
Cat No: 8574051
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 24th January 2020
Contents
Works
Allegretto in B minor, WoO210Fugue in D minor, Hess245 (fragment)
Grosse Fuge in B flat major, op.133
Menuett in A flat major, WoO209 Hess33
Prelude and Fugue in C major, Hess31
Prelude and Fugue in F major, Hess30
String Quartet in F major, Hess32 (1st version of op.18 no.1)
String Quartet no.14 in C sharp minor, op.131
Artists
Fine Arts QuartetWorks
Allegretto in B minor, WoO210Fugue in D minor, Hess245 (fragment)
Grosse Fuge in B flat major, op.133
Menuett in A flat major, WoO209 Hess33
Prelude and Fugue in C major, Hess31
Prelude and Fugue in F major, Hess30
String Quartet in F major, Hess32 (1st version of op.18 no.1)
String Quartet no.14 in C sharp minor, op.131
Artists
Fine Arts QuartetAbout
This fascinating programme brings together gems of string quartet writing by Beethoven, works overshadowed by the numbered string quartets and therefore, aside from the Grosse Fuge, extreme rarities on recordings. Innumerable fans of Beethoven’s string quartets will be keen to acquire what has turned out to be far more than a mere supplement to his more famous opus numbers in this genre.
The Fine Arts Quartet, ‘one of the gold-plated names in chamber music’ (Washington Post), ranks among the most distinguished ensembles in chamber music today, with an illustrious history of performing success and an extensive legacy of over 200 recorded works. Many of the Quartet’s latest releases have been selected for inclusion on Grammy Awards entry lists in the categories ‘Best Classical Album’ and/or ‘Best Chamber Music Performance’ and have received multiple awards and distinctions, among them Gramophone Award winner and ‘recording of legendary status’ (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) and many more. Their recordings for Naxos include works by Bruckner (8570788) considered ‘self-recommending’ by ClassicsToday.com, and ‘splendid in ensemble and rich and smooth in tone… surely at the top of the list of currently available recordings of the music’ by the American Record Guide. Their recordings if Mendelssohn’s String Quintets (8570488) and Glazunov’s chamber music (8570256) were named ‘Recordings of the Year’ by MusicWeb International, and their recording of Schumann’s String Quartets (8570151) was hailed by the American Record Guide as ‘one of the very finest chamber music recordings of the year’.
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