Beethoven - String Quartets Op. 127 & 132
Hagen Quartett
These thought-provoking accounts of the first two of Beethoven's late string quartets shed new light, in particular, on the question of tempo relationships.
Beethoven - String Quartets Op. 127 & 132
Hagen Quartett
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These thought-provoking accounts of the first two of Beethoven's late string quartets shed new light, in particular, on the question of tempo relationships.
About
The ensemble's latest recording of Mozart string quartets left critics agog: "I doubt that these particular works have ever been recorded with such astonishing command as by the Hagen Quartett. The players' corporate intonation is almost impossibly true . . . A disc whose rare brand of perfectionism is rather special." (CD review by Julian Haylock, The Strad)
Contents and tracklist
- Hagen Quartett (stringquartet)
- Recorded: 2004-03-26
- Recording Venue: Palatin, Minnesängersaal, Wiesloch
II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile – Andante con moto – Adagio molto espressivo
Track length13:54
- Hagen Quartett (stringquartet), Ingmar Haas (videoscripteditor)
- Recorded: 2003-11-28
- Recording Venue: Schloss Mondsee, Festsaal, Mondsee
Awards and reviews
September 2005
These thought-provoking accounts of the first two of Beethoven's late string quartets shed new light, in particular, on the question of tempo relationships.
Awards Issue 2005
The Hagens seem to take nothing for granted, thinking afresh about each tempo and, in almost every bar, what style of expression, what tone of colour to adopt. …they draw us into Beethoven's emotional world through the sheer beauty of the playing, and the way each detail is particularised.
