Calidore Quartet - Quartets, Vol. 1 - Late String Quartets - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Calidore Quartet begin their new cycle of Beethoven's complete String Quartets with the Late Quartets, a 3-volume set of Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133 & 135. Performances of the Calidore String Quartet are renowned for their Inchdeep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinctInch (New York Times). Their unique Inchbalance of intellect and expressionInch (Los Angeles Times) is complemented by the feeling that Inchfour more individual musicians are unimaginable, yet these speak, breathe, think and feel as oneInch (Washington Post). After over a decade of performances and residencies in the world's most esteemed venues and festivals, the of numerous critically acclaimed recordings and lauded with significant awards, the Calidore String Quartet is recognized as one of the world's foremost interpreters of a vast repertory; from the cycles of quartets by Beethoven and Mendelssohn to works of celebrated contemporary voices like Grygory Kurtag, Jörg Widmann and Caroline Shaw. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127~Maestoso 2. String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127~Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 3. String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127~Scherzando vivace 4. String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127~Finale. Allegro 5. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 6. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Allegro molto vivace 7. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Allegro moderato 8. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 9. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Presto 10. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Adagio quasi un poco andante 11. String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131~Allegro 1. String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat major, Op. 130~A