Beethoven, Ludwig Van / Six String Quartets, Op. 18 (Cypress String Quartet)
| Album: | Six String Quartets, Op. 18 (Cypress String Quartet) | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Beethoven, Ludwig Van | Added: | Jun 2016 | |
| Label: | Avie Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-06-27 | Pull Date: | 2016-08-28 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 21 | Aug 14 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 15, 2016: | Mixed Up Class
II. Adagio: affetuoso ed appassionato, from String quartet no. 1 in F |
2. | Aug 09, 2016: | DJ YJ's Cultural Tidbits: Iraqi Music and Culture
Scherzo: Allegro (3:33), Scherzo - Allegro (5:06), Allegro (6:46) |
Album Review
Gary Lemco
Reviewed 2016-06-26
Reviewed 2016-06-26
Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Six Strings Quartets, Op. 18 (Cypress String Quartet)
Label: Avie Records, 2016
Reviewed: 2016-06-03. Gary Lemco
Beethoven’s Op. 18, published in 1801, consisted of his first six string quartets, composed between 1798 and 1800 to fulfill a commission for Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, employer of B’s friend, the violinist Karl Amenda. They demonstrate his mastery of the classical string quartet as developed by Haydn and Mozart. The publication numbering within the opus doesn’t correspond to the composition order. Beethoven composed the quartets in the order 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4. No.4 in C Minor clearly departs from his predecessors’ conservative model in its intensity and dark expression. All the quartets conform to the structure of Allegro-Adagio (or Andante), Menuet (or scherzo) and Allegro, except for No. 5, whose two interior mvmts are quick dances. Like Haydn and late Mozart, B demands expert playing from each participant, allotting equal power to their solo and inter-dependent functions. When B wished to experiment with forms, he wrote piano sonatas. When he felt he had mastered a form, he wrote string quartets. No. 6, however, has a distinct emotional progress, moving briskly at its opening, then in the last mvmt, perhaps betraying some of the grief B would suffer with his hearing loss.
Disc 1
1. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Allegro con brio (9:33)
2. Adagio: affetuoso ed appassionato (9:20)
3. Scherzo: Allegro molto (3:28)
4. Allegro (6:46)
5. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Allegro (8:07)
6. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I (5:43)
7. Scherzo - Allegro (5:06)
8. Allegro molto, quasi presto (6:11)
9. String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Allegro con brio (6:19)
10. Adagio ma non troppo (7:01)
11. Scherzo: Allegro (3:33)
12. La malincolia: Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro (7:50)
Disc 2
1. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Allegro (8:07)
2. Andante con moto (7:57)
3. Allegro (3:17)
4. Presto (6:47)
5. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Allegro ma non tanto (9:03)
6. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (7:19)
7. Menuetto: Allegretto (3:41)
8. Allegro - Prestissimo (4:43)
9. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Allegro (6:54)
10. Menuetto (4:47)
Label: Avie Records, 2016
Reviewed: 2016-06-03. Gary Lemco
Beethoven’s Op. 18, published in 1801, consisted of his first six string quartets, composed between 1798 and 1800 to fulfill a commission for Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz, employer of B’s friend, the violinist Karl Amenda. They demonstrate his mastery of the classical string quartet as developed by Haydn and Mozart. The publication numbering within the opus doesn’t correspond to the composition order. Beethoven composed the quartets in the order 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4. No.4 in C Minor clearly departs from his predecessors’ conservative model in its intensity and dark expression. All the quartets conform to the structure of Allegro-Adagio (or Andante), Menuet (or scherzo) and Allegro, except for No. 5, whose two interior mvmts are quick dances. Like Haydn and late Mozart, B demands expert playing from each participant, allotting equal power to their solo and inter-dependent functions. When B wished to experiment with forms, he wrote piano sonatas. When he felt he had mastered a form, he wrote string quartets. No. 6, however, has a distinct emotional progress, moving briskly at its opening, then in the last mvmt, perhaps betraying some of the grief B would suffer with his hearing loss.
Disc 1
1. String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Allegro con brio (9:33)
2. Adagio: affetuoso ed appassionato (9:20)
3. Scherzo: Allegro molto (3:28)
4. Allegro (6:46)
5. String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Allegro (8:07)
6. Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I (5:43)
7. Scherzo - Allegro (5:06)
8. Allegro molto, quasi presto (6:11)
9. String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Allegro con brio (6:19)
10. Adagio ma non troppo (7:01)
11. Scherzo: Allegro (3:33)
12. La malincolia: Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro (7:50)
Disc 2
1. String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Allegro (8:07)
2. Andante con moto (7:57)
3. Allegro (3:17)
4. Presto (6:47)
5. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Allegro ma non tanto (9:03)
6. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto (7:19)
7. Menuetto: Allegretto (3:41)
8. Allegro - Prestissimo (4:43)
9. String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Allegro (6:54)
10. Menuetto (4:47)
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