Alban Berg Quartett - The Teldec Recordings (2010)
Artist: Alban Berg Quartett
Title: The Teldec Recordings
Year Of Release: 2008 (2010)
Label: Teldec
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 09:28:28
Total Size: 2.5 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: The Teldec Recordings
Year Of Release: 2008 (2010)
Label: Teldec
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 09:28:28
Total Size: 2.5 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 74 No. 3 "Rider"
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo Assai
03. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
04. IV. Finale: Allegro Con Brio
String Quartet In С Major, Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor"
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Poco Adagio, Cantabile
07. III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
08. IV. Finale: Presto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
"Haydn" Quartets
String Quartet No. 14 In G Major, K387 "Spring"
09. I. Allegro Vivace Assai
10. II. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
11. III. Andante Cantabile
12. IV. Molto Allegro
String Quartet No. 15 In D Minor, K421
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Andante
15. III. Menuetto: (Allegretto) - Trio
16. IV. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
String Quartet No. 16 In E Flat Major, K428
17. I. Allegro Non Troppo
18. II. Andante Con Moto
19. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
20. IV. Allegro Vivace
String Quartet No. 17 In В Flat Major, K458 "Hunt"
21. I. Allegro Vivace Assai
22. II. Menuetto: Moderato - Trio
23. III. Adagio
24. IV. Allegro Assai
String Quartet No. 18 In A Major, K464
25. I. Allegro
26. II. Menuetto & Trio
27. III. Andante
28. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No.19 In С Major, K465 "Dissonance"
29. I. Adagio - Allegro
30. II. Andante Cantabile
31. III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio
32. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 20 In D Major, K499 "Hoffmeister"
33. I. Allegretto
34. II. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
35. III. Adagio
36. IV. Allegro
"Prussian" Quartets
String Quartet No. 21 In D Major, K575
37. I. Allegretto
38. II. Andante
39. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
40. IV. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 22 In В Flat Major, K589
41. I. Allegro
42. II. Larghetto
43. III. Menuetto: Moderato - Trio
44. IV. Allegro Assai
String Quartet No. 23 In F Major, K590
45. I. Allegro Moderato
46. II. Andante
47. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
48. IV. Allegro
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
String Quartet In A Minor, D804 "Rosamunde"
49. I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
50. II. Andante
51. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio
52. IV. Allegro Moderato
String Quartet In G Minor, D173
53. I. Allegro Con Brio
54. II. Andantino
55. III. Menuetto: Allegro Vivace - Trio
56. IV. Allegro
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
String Quartet No. 1 In С Minor, Op. 51 No. 1
57. I. Allegro
58. II. Romanze: Poco Adagio
59. III. Allegretto Molto Moderato E Comodo - Un Poco Piu Animato
60. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2
61. I. Allegro Non Troppo
62. II. Andante Moderato
63. III. Quasi Minuetto, Moderato - Allegretto Vivace
64. IV. Finale: Allegro Non Assai
String Quartet No. 3 In В Flat Major, Op. 67
65. I. Vivace
66. II. Andante
67. III. Agitato (Allegro Non Troppo) - Trio
68. IV. Poco Allegretto Con Variazioni - Doppio Movimento
Antonin Dvorak (1841 – 1904)
String Quartet In G Major, Op. 106
69. I. Allegro Moderato
70. II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
71. III. Molto Vivace
72. IV. Finale: Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Fuoco
Alban Berg (1885 – 1935)
String Quartet, Op. 3
73. I. Langsam
74. II. Mabige Viertel
Lyric Suite
75. I. Allegretto Gioviale
76. II. Andante Amoroso
77. III. Allegro Misterioso - Trio Estatico
78. IV. Adagio Appassionato
79. V. Presto Delirando
80. VI. Largo Desolato
Anton Webern (1883 – 1945)
Five Movements, Op. 5
81. I. Heftig Bewegt - Etwas Ruhiger
82. II. Sehr Langsam
83. III. Sehr Bewegt
84. IV. Sehr Langsam
85. V. In Zarter Bewegung
86. Six Bagatelles, Op. 9
Mabig - Leicht Bewegt - Ziemlich Fliebend - Sehr Langsam - Aufierst Langsam - Fliebend
String Quartet, Op. 28
87. I. Mabig
88. II. Gemachlich
89. III. Sehr Fliebend
Erich Urbanner (B. 1936)
90. String Quartet No. 3
Performers:
Alban Berg Quartett
Gunter Pichler, Violin I
Klaus Maetzl, Violin II
Gerhard Schulz, Violin II (CD 2, 05 - 12)
Hatto Beyerle, Viola
Valentin Erben, Cello
There were two Alban Berg Quartetts: the ABQ that recorded for Teldec in the '70s and the one that recorded for EMI in the '80s, '90s, and '00s. The first ABQ and the second ABQ shared two members -- first violinist Günter Pichler and cellist Valentin Erben -- and a common approach to chamber music -- more intellectual than emotional, more restrained than explosive, and more deep-down satisfying than superficially thrilling. But, as this eight-disc set called Das Alban Berg Quartett -- The Teldec Recordings shows, the first ABQ was more emotional, more explosive, and even more thrilling than the second ABQ. Both groups, of course, were supremely polished with an agile ensemble, a warmly balanced tone, and a strong but flexible approach to tempo and rhythm. The '70s ABQ, however, pushes harder in Brahms' quartets, finds more feeling in Schubert's quartets, and drives faster in Dvorák's quartet. Some listeners may find the earlier group's Haydn and Mozart quartets a bit too chilly and a tad too muscular, but few will find their take on Webern and Berg's quartets less than musically and expressively gratifying. Captured in cool, close, and detailed stereo sound, this set will have to be heard by fans of the Viennese quartet and anyone else who sufficiently values great chamber music playing.