The Ariel Quartet completes it's acclaimed Beethoven String Quartets cycle with a set devoted to the composer's extraordinary late quartets: Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132 and 135. Widely regarded as among the greatest achievements in chamber music, these works reveal Beethoven at his most imaginative and adventurous. For the Ariel Quartet, this music has been a lifelong companion. Having performed as a quartet since their teenage years and lived with these works for more than two decades, they bring a combination of technical command and shared musical instinct to their performances, with interpretations shaped by years on stage together. From the expansiveness of Op.127 and the intensity of Op.132, to the dramatic sweep of Op.131 and the final questions of Op.135, this three-disc set offers a compelling conclusion to the Ariel Quartet's Beethoven cycle.

Tracklist:

Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Maestoso â€“ Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Scherzo. Vivace
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Allegro molto vivace
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Allegro moderato
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Presto
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Adagio quasi un poco andante
Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Assai sostenuto â€“ Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Allegro ma non tanto
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lidischen Tonart. Mol
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Alla marcia, assai vivace
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Allegro appassionato
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Allegretto
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Vivace
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Assai lento, cantate e tranquillo
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Der schwer gefaÃŸte EntschluÃŸ: Grave, ma non troppo tratto â€“ Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Adagio ma non troppo â€“ Allegro
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Presto
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Poco scherzoso. Andante con moto ma non troppo
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Alla Danza tedesca. Allegro assai
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Overtura. Allegro â€“ Meno mosso e moderato â€“ Allegro. Fuga

UPC: 5060189569601
Label: Orchid Classics
Release Date: 10.2.26
Format: CD

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