Beethoven Quartets Best Recording - April 2024

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets

Some Quartets, like the Busch, Italiano, and Talich, have come close to the inner core of these supreme masterpieces. The Takács Quartet now joins those select few. From the opening chords of the Op. 127--firmly stated, perfectly blended, just gruff enough while still sounding beautiful--you know you're in safe hands during this journey into the deepest, most timeless works in the repertory. Slow movements are always a major test here, and if the Takács doesn't surpass some of the above-mentioned groups, they are superior to their present-day peers in conveying Beethoven's deepest thinking w... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00067R3BG
• UPC: 028947084921
• ASIN: B00067R3BG
• Manufacturer: Decca

Budapest String Quartet / Complete Beethoven

The modern standard of performance in the Beethoven quartets was set by the Budapest String Quartet, wrote The New York Times. One of the 20th centurys very finest chamber ensembles, the Budapest String Quartet recorded the complete Beethoven cycle three times first on 78s in the 1940s, then between 1951 and 1952 in mono, and later in stereo. The 195152 cycle, which has acquired legendary status, is now reissued as a complete set, the first time that Sony Classical has published it in its entirety since the first issue. The Budapest Quartet was the quartet in residence at the Library of Congre... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0776K6TTN
• UPC: 889854970628
• ASIN: B0776K6TTN
• Manufacturer: Sony Masterworks

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets

• ASIN: B00CMQP5T6
• ASIN: B00CMQP5T6
• Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics

Emerson String Quartet - Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon [52 CD][Box Set]

This monumental release documents the Emerson String Quartets exceptional longevity and dynamism founded in 1976, they are still as youthfully active and inquisitive as ever 40 years later. Moreover it charts the New York-based ensembles musical breadth, encompassing virtually all of the important repertoire for their formation.This 52 CD collection includes their complete output on DG and features highlights such as the Nine Grammy Awards, Three Gramophone Magazine Awards; complete cycles by Shostakovich, Beethoven and Bartok; plus String Quartets by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Schubert and many more... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01DB7DV9A
• UPC: 028947959823
• ASIN: B01DB7DV9A
• Brand: CD
• Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets

This cycle of 15 string quartets performed by the Quartetto Italiano was deemed recently by the editor of Gramophone magazine one of the 100 greatest recordings of all time! 10 CDs-accompanied by a full text on the Beethoven quartets. 7 hrs., 18 min.!

• ASIN: B0000041LL
• UPC: 743230614097
• ASIN: B0000041LL
• Brand: Forza
• Manufacturer: Decca

The Tokyo String Quartet plays Beethoven : The Complete String Quartets

- German pressings of the immense Sony Classical Masters Catalog in smart, desirable and collectible multi-disc editions - The Sony catalog is replete with legendary artists and many of the greatest recordings of the classical repertoire - Box fronts feature large, prominently displayed photo of the featured artist - Slender, shelf-friendly boxes; CD's housed in space-saving slipsleeves

• ASIN: B008BOWG7C
• UPC: 886919757828
• ASIN: B008BOWG7C
• Brand: Sony Masterworks
• Manufacturer: Sony

String Quartets [7 CD Box Set]

DGG 4631432; DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - Germania; Classica da camera Quartetto archi

• ASIN: B00002DEH2
• UPC: 028946314326
• ASIN: B00002DEH2
• Brand: BOX IRRESTIBILI, BOX CLASSICA, MUSICA DA CAMERA,
• Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

Fidelio

• ASIN: B0012L0TC0
• UPC: 044007344385
• ASIN: B0012L0TC0
• Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

Complete String Quartets

"The ASQ can take considerable credit from these superb interpretations. Their dedication and insight has paid off as this set is one of the very finest available. This Foghorn set is unquestionably one of my `Records of the Year' for 2009." -- Musicweb-International These stunning recordings, made in just 19 days in 2008 at New York City's famed American Academy of Arts and Letters, constitute a splendid contemporary survey of this indispensable cycle. The packaging is gorgeous, the exceptional liner notes by Eric Bromberger are wonderfully insightful, and the production by multiple Grammy Aw... [Read More]

• ASIN: B002XDE9GI
• UPC: 700871200522
• ASIN: B002XDE9GI
• Brand: Foghorn
• Manufacturer: Foghorn Classics

The Tooth Tattoo (Peter Diamond Book 13)

"Ingenious . . . Lovers of good music and a good mystery should not miss this delightful tale." —Washington Post Book WorldPeter Diamond, head of the Criminal Investigation Division in scenic Bath, England, is investigating the murder of a young woman whose body has been found in the canal, the only clue to her identity a tattoo of a music note on one of her teeth. For Diamond, who wouldn’t know a Stradivarius from a French horn, the investigation is his most demanding ever. Meanwhile, strange things are happening to jobbing violist Mel Farran, who finds himself scouted by a very e... [Read More]

• ASIN: B008ADFGZI
• ASIN: B008ADFGZI
• Manufacturer: Soho Crime

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets

To celebrate the release of The Belcea Quartets complete Brahms quartets, Alpha is reissuing the ensembles recording of the complete Beethoven quartets. The ensemble wrote of this 8-disc project: Beethovens music has been at the center of our life as a quartet from our very first rehearsalThese sixteen quartets written some two hundred years ago form one of the most complete and powerful musical statements ever made. The completeness lies in their unprecedented intensity and in the astonishing development that can be traced between the early and the late works. The Belcea Quartet has been desc... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IWW6FN8
• ASIN: B01IWW6FN8
• Brand: Alpha
• Manufacturer: Alpha

Big KLR Trio Box

• ASIN: B07S5RNH1X
• ASIN: B07S5RNH1X
• Manufacturer: Intersound

String Quartets Op.95 & 132

• ASIN: B00000410C
• UPC: 028942238824
• ASIN: B00000410C
• Manufacturer: Polygram Records

The Complete Warner Recordings (16CD)

The Busch Quartet was particularly admired for its interpretations of Brahms, Schubert and above all Beethoven.This collection of 16 CDs contains the complete recordings for Warner Classics

• ASIN: B014YN0ME2
• UPC: 825646019311
• ASIN: B014YN0ME2
• Brand: Warner Bros.
• Manufacturer: Warner Classics/Parlophone

Beethoven: The Early String Quartets

• ASIN: B000003FBJ
• UPC: 090266128426
• ASIN: B000003FBJ
• Manufacturer: RCA Legacy

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets

Beethoven / Cypress String Quartet - Late String Quartets (CD NEW)Label: AvieFormat: CDRelease Date: 06 May 2016No. of Discs: 3UPC: 822252235623Album TracksDISC 1:1. Beethoven Late String Quartets: String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op.

• UPC: 122393223

The Budapest String Quartet Plays Beethoven

THE BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET PLAYS BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE STRING

• UPC: 131817395
• Color: White

L.V. Beethoven - Beethoven: String Quartet Op.132 String Quartet Op [CD]

L.V. Beethoven - Beethoven: String Quartet Op.132 String Quartet Op [CD] 401927298836

• UPC: 167003505

Beethoven for a Later Age : Living with the String Quartets

Beethoven's sixteen string quartets are some of the most extraordinary and challenging pieces of music ever written. Originally composed and performed between 1798 and 1826, they have inspired artists of all kinds--not only musicians--and have

• UPC: 55971570

Album of Easy String Quartets, Vol 1 : Pieces by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Others

Includes: HAYDN (Serenade) * HAYDN (God Save Francis, the Emperor) * MOZART (Minuet from Quartet in E-Flat Major) * BEETHOVEN (Cavatine from Quartet, op. 130) * MENDELSSOHN (Canzonetta from Quartet, op.12) * CHERUBINI (Scherzo from

• UPC: 54364171

Vertavo - Ludwig Van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13; Grosse Fuge [SACD]

Vertavo - String Quartet No 13/Grosse Fuge (SACD NEW)Label: Simax (Nor)Format: SACDRelease Date: 23 Mar 2010No. of Discs: 1EAN: 7033662012657Details1. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Major, Op. 130 - I Adagio ma non

• UPC: 156331124

Beethoven String Quartet in a Minor, Op. 132

This beautiful and substantial string quartet is eternally popular amongst chamber music aficionados. Beautiful harmonies, and of course Beethoven's masterful ability to combine the four instruments make it a favorite. Includes a high-quality printed music

• UPC: 19751522

SCHUMANN & BEETHOVEN PIANO QUARTETS

SCHUMANN & BEETHOVEN PIANO

• UPC: 20202715

BEETHOVEN: STRING QUARTET IN E MINOR OP.59

BEETHOVEN: STRING QUARTET IN E MINOR

• UPC: 171794242

Walter Winslow's music covers a lot of ground, with influences ranging from the classical canon to Tahitian and Aztec folk music. These are all evident in the pieces in this collection, a loving tribute to his music recorded shortly after Winslow's untimely death in 1998.'Concertati Veneziani,' his last completed work, is a musical tribute to Venice, but within it one can hear a reverent homage to all of European concert music. Strains of dense counterpoint bring the late Beethoven quartets to mind while static moments of sustained harmonics and isolated single-note events reveal it as a twentieth century piece.Winslow makes a more modern foray into solo clarinet writing in 'The Mirror of Diana,' yet captures a timeless atmosphere with some primitivist, Stravinskian motives. The six 'Paripari' (Tahitian District Songs) are inspired by the choral music of Tahiti. Written for solo voice and piano, the songs can only hint at the microtonal gliding texture of Tahitian choirs; they are western art songs with Tahitian texts and exotic melodies.

WALTER WINSLOW: CONCERTATI VENEZIANI & OTHER

• UPC: 3467986