Dvorak / Vogler Quartett - String Quartets 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Despite his many successes, Antonin Dvorak always claimed to have remained a Inchsimple Bohemian musicianInch - a self-description that, ironically, has made it harder for posterity to appreciate the breadth of his work fully. This is particularly evident in the realm of chamber music, a field Dvorak explored even more extensively than his mentor, Johannes Brahms. With more than a dozen string quartets alone, alongside various other smaller and larger formats, Dvorak's body of work offers a broad spectrum, where the so-called InchSlavicInch tones are by no means always the dominant voice. With this fifth double album, the Hagen Quartet concludes it's acclaimed complete recording, which spans the fascinating range from Dvorak's early grapplings with Wagner and Liszt to his later reflections on the InchNew WorldInch, revealing unexpected depths behind the face of the Inchhumble musicianInch.

Album Tracks 1. Adagio Ma Non Troppo Allegro Appassionato 2. Molto Vivace 3. Lento E Molto Cantabile 4. Allegro Non Tanto 5. Assai Con Moto Ed Energico 6. Andante Religioso 7. Allegro Con Brio 1. Allegro Moderato 2. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo 3. Molto Vivace 4. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Fuoco 5. Here Gaze I 6. There Stands An Ancient Rock 7. Never Will Love Lead Us 8. Thou Only Dear One 9. In Deepest Forest Glade

The celebrated Dover Quartet, the young, Grammy-nominated ensemble brimming with prestigious awards and residencies, concludes it's critically acclaimed, three-volume Beethoven cycle with the composer's five monumental, revolutionary Late Quartets and imposing Grosse Fugue. The triple-album comprises Beethoven's very last compositions - remarkable and often daunting works that upended the concept of the string quartet. Many critics and scholars consider them the ultimate expression of Beethoven's artistry. At the same time, lyrical, songlike InchvocalInch writing pervades the Late Quartets, delighting the same audiences who flocked to Rossini's operas. The Dover's first two Beethoven installments were greeted with ecstatic reviews InchBeethoven would find it hard to believe that his quartets could be played with such perfection of execution, such beauty of tone, such nuance of expression, and such keen understanding of his music's meaning and intent.Inch (Fanfare) InchTheir Beethoven is, simply, perfection.Inch (Classical CD Reviews) Album Tracks 2. Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127~Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 1. Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133 6. Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135~Allegretto