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ABQ - 20th Century Masterpieces

Heinz Medjimorec (piano), Wolfgang Schulz (flute) and Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon)

Alban Berg Quartett

ABQ - 20th Century Masterpieces
This generously filled three-disc set celebrates this the Alban Berg Quartet's implacable commitment towards promoting 20th-century repertory, plus works by Berio and Schnittke.

BBC Music Magazine, July 20085 out of 5 stars

ABQ - 20th Century Masterpieces

Heinz Medjimorec (piano), Wolfgang Schulz (flute) and Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Per Arne Glorvigen (bandoneon)

Alban Berg Quartett

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This generously filled three-disc set celebrates this the Alban Berg Quartet's implacable commitment towards promoting 20th-century repertory, plus works by Berio and Schnittke.

BBC Music Magazine, July 20085 out of 5 stars

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Strauss, J, II: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
Work length10:47
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Heinz Medjimorec (piano), Wolfgang Schulz (flute)
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1992-06-20
  • Recording Venue: 11-20 June 1992: Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna
Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3
Work length20:02
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1991-12-31
  • Recording Venue: December 1991: Evangelische Kirche, Seon
I. Langsam
Track length9:46
II. Mäßige Viertel
Track length10:16
This track is only available as an album download.
Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 'The Kreutzer Sonata'
Work length17:27
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1993-11-01
  • Recording Venue: 31 October & 1 November 1993: recorded live at the Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna
I. Adagio - Con moto
Track length4:00
II. Con moto
Track length4:26
III. Con moto - Vivo - Andante
Track length3:46
IV. Con moto
Track length5:15
Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
Work length28:53
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1985-12-17
  • Recording Venue: 17-21 December 1985, Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland
I. Mesto - Vivace
Track length7:33
II. Mesto - Marcia
Track length7:36
III. Mesto - Burletta ( Moderato)
Track length7:12
IV. Mesto
Track length6:32
Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Work length6:29
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1983-06-21
  • Recording Venue: 21. & 22.VI.1983, CH-Seon, Evangelische Kirche
Nr.1
Track length0:59
Nr.2
Track length1:57
Nr.3
Track length3:33
Stravinsky: Stücke für Streichquartett: Concertino (1920)
Work length6:12
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1983-06-21
  • Recording Venue: 21. & 22.VI.1983, CH-Seon, Evangelische Kirche
Excerpt,Piazzólla: Tango Sensations (5) for bandoneón & string quartet
Work length21:03
  • Per Arne Glorvigen (bandonéon)
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 2003-05-31
  • Recording Venue: May 2003, Live Recording at the Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna
Asleep
Track length5:53
Anxiety
Track length5:04
Awake
Track length5:55
Fear
Track length4:11
Lutosławski: String Quartet
Work length23:25
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1995-06-30
  • Recording Venue: June 1995: Evangelische Kirche, Honrath
Movement I
Track length8:40
Movement II
Track length14:45
This track is only available as an album download.
Haubenstock-Ramati: Streichquartett Nr.2 (1977) · In memoriam Christl Zimmer
Work length18:46
I. Bittersüß, "wienerisch"
Track length3:32
II. Ziemlich rasch
Track length1:22
III. Kanon I
Track length3:54
IV. Violente
Track length2:36
V. Kanon II
Track length2:59
VI. "Valse triste"
Track length4:23
Einem: Streichquartett Nr.1 op.45 (1976)
Work length18:21
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1983-06-21
  • Recording Venue: 21. & 22.VI.1983, CH-Seon, Evangelische Kirche
I. Allegro
Track length5:29
II. Adagio molto
Track length5:12
III. Moderato
Track length7:40
Schnittke: String Quartet No. 4 (1989)
Work length36:41
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1990-12-11
  • Recording Venue: 11 December 1990: recorded live in the Konzerthaus, Vienna
I. Lento -
Track length8:35
II. Allegro -
Track length7:59
III. Lento -
Track length6:20
IV. Vivace -
Track length3:49
V. Lento
Track length9:58
Berio: Notturno (1993)
Work length22:49
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Alban Berg Quartett
  • Recorded: 1994-05-13
  • Recording Venue: 12 May 1994: Queen Elizabeth Hall and 13 May 1994 (patching session) London

Awards and reviews

July 2008

This generously filled three-disc set celebrates this the Alban Berg Quartet's implacable commitment towards promoting 20th-century repertory, plus works by Berio and Schnittke.
5 out of 5 stars
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