Beethoven: String Quartets Opp. 127 & 131
Ehnes Quartet
Its virtues are by now well-rehearsed: ringing tonal opulence and fastidious balance are at the service of readings manifestly intelligent and often hugely compelling.
Beethoven: String Quartets Opp. 127 & 131
Ehnes Quartet
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Its virtues are by now well-rehearsed: ringing tonal opulence and fastidious balance are at the service of readings manifestly intelligent and often hugely compelling.
About
The second instalment in the Ehnes Quartet’s survey of the late Beethoven Quartets, recorded in the US with their producer overseeing the sessions from London, as the pandemic saw the UK travel plans and sessions cancelled.
They bring to these masterworks many years of experience: “The four CDs we recorded during this intense two-week period will always be treasured reminders for us of a brief, bucolic window of artistic fulfilment during a terribly challenging period for the world,” said James Ehnes.
Contents and tracklist
Work length35:33
This work is only available as an album download.
- Ehnes Quartet
II. Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length14:03
This track is only available as an album download.
Work length38:22
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- Ehnes Quartet
IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Track length13:08
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Awards and reviews
February 2022
Its virtues are by now well-rehearsed: ringing tonal opulence and fastidious balance are at the service of readings manifestly intelligent and often hugely compelling.
July/August 2022
[Op. 131] It is the long Andante, however, that for me marks the highlight of this performance. The tempo taken is perfect to allow the music’s whimsy full flight but to never become bogged down, and all players seem to be really relishing their individual “moments in the sun.”
February 2022
This is big, traditional playing, expressive and full-bodied, with plentiful vibrato and where each quartet member enters into a communal musical embrace with his or her colleagues.
