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Belcea Quartet - The Complete Warner Classics Edition

Belcea Quartet (string quartet, vocals), Valentin Erben (cello), Thomas Adès (piano), Thomas Kakuska (viola), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Leon Bosch (double bass), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)

Belcea Quartet - The Complete Warner Classics Edition

Belcea Quartet - The Complete Warner Classics Edition

Belcea Quartet (string quartet, vocals), Valentin Erben (cello), Thomas Adès (piano), Thomas Kakuska (viola), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Leon Bosch (double bass), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)

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About

Today one of the most highly respected string quartets, the Belcea were established in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London and studied with the Chilingirian, the Amadeus, and later the Alban Berg quartets. They recorded for EMI Classics across nearly a decade, between 2000 and 2009, bringing about tremendous versions of quartets by Schubert, Britten, Bartok, and Mozart, to name a few. │ “The Belcea Quartet throw every fibre of their beings into the most vivid projection of the masterpieces they undertake.” – The Independent │ “These recordings form a crucial part of our life as a quartet and we hope that over the ensuing years they haven’t lost their freshness and sense of adventure.” – Krzysztof Chorzelski, violist of the Belcea Quartet

Contents and tracklist

Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Work length25:08
I. Animé et très décidé
Track length6:21
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
Track length4:03
III. Andantino. Doucement expressif
Track length7:23
IV. Très modéré - Très mouvementé et avec passion
Track length7:21
Dutilleux: String Quartet ‘Ainsi la nuit'
Work length18:09
Libre et souple
Track length0:33
I. Nocturne
Track length2:42
Parenthèse 1
Track length0:27
II. Miroir d'espace
Track length1:55
Parenthèse 2
Track length0:26
III. Litanies
Track length2:12
Parenthèse 3
Track length0:50
IV. Litanies 2
Track length3:31
Parenthèse 4
Track length0:24
V. Constellations
Track length1:41
VI. Nocturne 2
Track length0:52
VII. Temps suspendu
Track length2:36
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Work length27:54
I. Allegro moderato - Très doux
Track length7:49
II. Assez vif - Très rythmé
Track length6:03
III. Très lent
Track length8:35
IV. Vif et agité
Track length5:27
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D804 'Rosamunde'
Work length36:59
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length14:33
II. Andante
Track length7:27
III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
Track length7:41
IV. Allegro moderato
Track length7:18
Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (fragment), D703 ‘Quartettsatz'
Work length9:40
Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, D87
Work length26:38
I. Allegro moderato
Track length10:18
II. Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio
Track length1:59
III. Adagio
Track length6:25
IV. Allegro
Track length7:56
Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956
Work length53:22
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length20:00
II. Adagio
Track length14:33
III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto
Track length8:58
IV. Allegretto - Più allegro
Track length9:51
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D887
Work length52:34
I. Allegro molto moderato
Track length22:05
II. Andante un poco moto
Track length12:27
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto
Track length7:17
IV. Allegro assai
Track length10:45
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'
Work length43:47
I. Allegro
Track length16:03
II. Andante con moto
Track length14:27
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio
Track length4:00
IV. Presto
Track length9:17
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667 'The Trout'
Work length41:11
I. Allegro vivace
Track length12:17
II. Andante
Track length7:11
III. Scherzo. Presto
Track length3:48
IV. (a) Thema. Andantino
Track length0:58
IV. (b) Variation I
Track length0:56
IV. (c) Variation II
Track length1:03
IV. (d) Variation III
Track length0:52
IV. (e) Variation IV
Track length1:05
IV. (f) Variation V
Track length1:51
IV. (g) Thema. Allegretto
Track length1:18
V. Finale. Allegro giusto
Track length9:52
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz 40 (Op. 7)
Work length30:55
I. Lento
Track length9:05
II. Allegretto
Track length11:06
III. Allegro vivace
Track length10:44
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85
Work length14:59
I. Prima parte. Moderato
Track length4:40
II. Seconda parte. Allegro
Track length5:21
III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato & IV. Coda. Allegro molto
Track length4:58
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
Work length30:41
I. Allegro
Track length7:38
II. Adagio molto
Track length6:00
III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese - Trio
Track length4:53
IV. Andante
Track length5:17
V. Finale. Allegro vivace - Presto
Track length6:53
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz 67 (Op. 17)
Work length26:23
I. Moderato
Track length10:05
II. Allegro molto capriccioso
Track length7:46
III. Lento
Track length8:32
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz 91
Work length23:47
I. Allegro
Track length6:10
II. Prestissimo, con sordino
Track length2:55
III. Non troppo lento
Track length5:59
IV. Allegretto pizzicato
Track length2:47
V. Allegro molto
Track length5:56
Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
Work length29:33
I. Mesto - Vivace
Track length7:39
II. Mesto - Marcia
Track length8:04
III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato
Track length7:11
IV. Mesto
Track length6:39
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K465 'Dissonance'
Work length36:37
I. Adagio - Allegro
Track length14:07
II. Andante cantabile
Track length7:28
III. Menuetto. Allegro
Track length4:36
IV. Allegro
Track length10:26
Mozart: String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K499 'Hoffmeister'
Work length33:49
I. Allegretto
Track length13:26
II. Menuetto. Allegretto
Track length2:49
III. Adagio
Track length8:47
IV. Allegro
Track length8:47
Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
Work length26:16
I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo
Track length9:04
II. Allegro con slancio
Track length3:00
III. Andante calmo
Track length10:24
IV. Molto vivace
Track length3:48
Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Work length31:50
I. Allegro calmo senza rigore
Track length9:24
II. Vivace
Track length3:29
III. Chacony
Track length18:57
Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Work length25:45
I. Duets
Track length5:33
II. Ostinato
Track length3:10
III. Solo
Track length5:36
IV. Burlesque
Track length2:21
V. Recitative and Passacaglia
Track length9:05
Britten: Three Divertimenti
Work length10:28
No. 1, March
Track length3:36
No. 2, Waltz
Track length3:16
No. 3, Burlesque
Track length3:36
Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1
Work length32:31
I. Allegro
Track length10:47
II. Romanze. Poco adagio
Track length6:54
III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo
Track length9:03
IV. Allegro
Track length5:47
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Work length29:43
I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
Track length12:56
II. Adagio
Track length6:15
III. Un poco Allegretto
Track length5:34
IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto
Track length4:58
Fauré: La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61
Work length23:37
No. 1, Une sainte en son auréole (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length2:37
No. 2, Puisque l'arbre grandit (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length2:07
No. 3, La lune blanche luit dans les bois (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length3:00
No. 4, J'allais par des chemins perfides (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length1:48
No. 5, J'ai presque peur, en vérité (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length2:19
No. 6, Avant que tu ne t'en ailles (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length2:47
No. 7, Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length2:58
No. 8, N'est-ce pas ? (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length2:41
No. 9, L'hiver a cessé (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet)
Track length3:20
Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3
Work length7:53
Butterworth, G: Love Blows As The Wind Blows
Work length11:40
I. In the Year That's Come and Gone
Track length3:17
II. Life in Her Creaking Shoes
Track length2:27
III. Fill a Glass With Golden Wine
Track length2:19
IV. On the Way to Kew
Track length3:37
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