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Artist: Borodin Quartet
Title Of Album: Beethoven: Complete String Quartets
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Chandos​​​​​​​
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue,log,scans)
Time: 8 CDs, 09:11:10 min
Total Size: 2,27 Gb (+1% rec.)

This set of Beethoven string quartets by the Borodin Quartet reflects a mature perspective on the works. It's not that it lacks energy -- the Vivaces are vivacious and the Allegros have plenty of brio -- but it has wisdom and a maturity not generally characteristic of performances by younger quartets. These performances are comparable with the Budapest Quartet's last set of the quartets. The groups have more than richness of tone in common; they have a long history, both with the music and with each other, and the sympathetic understanding of their playing is unrivaled, particularly in the middle and later period quartets. The Borodin's searing Adagio molto e mesto from Op. 59/1, or their deeply moving Lento assai from Op. 135 show them at their best. Less appealing to some, perhaps, will be their early period quartets. It's not that the Borodin Quartet doesn't grasp the soul of the music; a more beautifully played account of the D major Quartet, Op. 18/3, is hard to imagine. It's that their performances seem to be recollections rather than embodiments of the work's emotions. The Borodin cycle may not be the first choice for every listener, but it should certainly appeal to some. Chandos' digital sound is sumptuous.

Tracklist
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
CD1
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 1 in F major
[5]-[8] String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 2 in G major
CD2
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 3 in D major
[5]-[8] String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 4 in C minor
CD3
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 5 in A major
[5]-[8] String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 6 in B flat major
CD4
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 1 in F major
To Count Andreas Rasumovsky
[5]-[8] String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 3 in C major
To Count Andreas Rasumovsky
CD5
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 59 No. 2 in E minor
To Count Andreas Rasumovsky
[5]-[8] String Quartet, Op. 74 'Harp' in E flat major
CD6
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 95 'Quartett serioso' in F minor
To Nik. Zmeskall von Domanovecz
[5]-[11] String Quartet, Op. 131 in C sharp minor
To Baron Joseph von Stutterheim
[12] Große Fuge, Op. 133 for string quartet in B flat major
CD7
[1]-[4] String Quartet, Op. 127 in E flat major
[5]-[10] String Quartet, Op. 130 in B flat major
CD8
1]-[5] String Quartet, Op. 132 in A minor
[6]-[9] String Quartet, Op. 135 in F major

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