0124-0 2 CDs
The Auryn Series Vol. XI
Auryn's Beethoven
L. v. Beethoven
String Quartets · Vol. 1 of 4
op. 18 no. 1 - 6
EAN/barcode: 4009850012405
"[...] The Auryn Quartet have been working with TACET for years now. And those of you who are in the know will appreciate what that means:... the challenges for a quartet formation from playing Beethoven’s works mean picking up the tensions in the score and hanging on to them. The Auryn Quartet is not only equal to this task: they really seem to gain strength and fun from this field of tension. To be able to play at this level, the musicians constantly have to redefine the boundaries between respect for the other players and healthy self-interest. Playing in a quartet seems to have become a life elixir for the four Auryns: for twenty-three years now they have been rising to greater and greater heights. With the Quartets op. 18 by Beethoven they have definitely reached a peak. We await eagerly the promised continuation of their complete collection of Beethoven’s Quartets." (WDR Hörzeichen)
There is no shortage of great and famous Beethoven Cycles, but there are no performances such as these. For me, this is now the set to beat. (Laurence Vittes)
Tracks
| Nr. No. N° |
Werk - Satz Composition - movement Oeuvre - mouvement |
Komponist Composer Compositeur |
Künstler Artist Interprète |
Dauer Duration Durée |
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| 2 CDs 1 | |||||
| 1 | Quartet in F major op. 18 no. 1 | Allegro con brio | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 9:30 |
| 2 | Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 10:31 | |
| 3 | Scherzo. Allegro molto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 3:19 | |
| 4 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:46 | |
| 5 | Quartet in G major op. 18 no. 2 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 7:36 |
| 6 | Adagio cantabile | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:07 | |
| 7 | Scherzo. Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 4:17 | |
| 8 | Allegro molto quasi Presto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 5:41 | |
| 9 | Quartet in D major op. 18 no. 3 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 8:17 |
| 10 | Andante con moto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 8:14 | |
| 11 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 2:59 | |
| 12 | Presto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:19 | |
| 2 CDs 2 | |||||
| 1 | Quartet in C minor op. 18 no. 4 | Allegro ma non tanto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 8:42 |
| 2 | Scherzo. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 7:00 | |
| 3 | Menuetto. Allegretto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 3:28 | |
| 4 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 4:31 | |
| 5 | Quartet in A major op. 18 no. 5 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:47 |
| 6 | Menuetto | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 4:46 | |
| 7 | Andante cantabile | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 10:07 | |
| 8 | Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:41 | |
| 9 | Quartet in B flat major op. 18 no. 6 | Allegro con brio | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:05 |
| 10 | Adagio ma non troppo | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 6:51 | |
| 11 | Scherzo. Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 3:20 | |
| 12 | La Malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) | Auryn Quartet | 8:24 | |
total playing time: 156:28
See reviews for this production
Classics Today (10/29/2004):
Stereoplay (10/01/2004):
"Mit dieser ersten Folge (...) schließt das Auryn Quartett seine ehrgeizige Gesamteinspielung der Streichquartette Beethovens ab. more...
Ensemble (10/01/2004):
Klassik heute (09/13/2004):
"Eine Interpretation von klassisch ausgewogenem Zuschnitt zu bescheinigen, kann in der Ära aufführungspraktischer Zirzensik schnell ein Malus werden. more...
Backnanger Kreiszeitung (08/30/2004):
WDR, Hörzeichen (07/14/2004):
La Folia - Online Music Review (07/01/2004):
Some while ago, perhaps a few months, I requested review CDs from TACET, a German label with which I’d little familiarity. Having listened several times over to Beethoven’s six Op.18 String Quartets (TACET 124) and Wilhelm Furtwängler’s Piano Quintet (TACET 119), as a music lover and audiophile (in close to equal measure), I’m here to shout “Eureka!” The Auryn String Quartet (Mathias Lingfelder, Jens Oppermann, violins; Stewart Eaton, viola; Andreas Arndt, cello) tend toward a Classical rather than Romantic sensibility. more...
Crescendo (06/01/2004):
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