Beethoven: Quartets Op. 127 In E-Flat Major, Op. 131 In C-Sharp Minor
Cleveland Quartet
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CAT # 80425-25
1. Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127: I. Maestoso-Allegro 7:05 2. Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127: II. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo e Molto Cantible 16:15 3. Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127: III. Scherzando Vivace 8:16 4. Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127: IV. Finale 6:59 5. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo e Molto Espressivo 7:27 6. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro Molto Vivace 3:01 7. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: III. Allegro Moderato 8. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: IV. Andante, Ma Non Troppo e Molto Cantible 13:48 9. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: V. Presto 5:18 10. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VI. Adagio Quasi un Poco Andante 2:08 11. Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro 6:49
The Cleveland Quartet, disbanded in 1996, recently won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance for their Telarc "Farewell Recording"; (CD-80415) of the Corigliano String Quartet (commissioned by the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the farewell tour of the ensemble).
The Quartet members are now pursuing individual careers, as performers, teachers, and coaches of other soloists and ensembles. They recorded the complete Beethoven cycle for Telarc during 1995. With the release of this recording, the series, which has been critically acclaimed since its inception, is complete.
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