Intense, passionate and impeccable in its musical disciplines, the Berlin-based Artemis (&artet “consistently finds a balance between projecting musical StrUCtUre and conveying immediacy.” Confirming that verdict from the New York Times is this 23CD collection, encompassing all the recordings the ensemble made between 1996 and 2018. Artemis Qyartet began life in 1989 and developed a particular reputation in the central Austro-German repertoire. If Beethoven justly asserts a powerful presence, the scope of this collection extends as far as Eastern Europe and South America and well into the 20th century. Over the period of nearly a quarter of a century documented in this box, there were changes in the Artemis Qyartet’s lineup, but as founding cellist Eckart Runge explains, this “brought new inspiration — an opportunity to broaden horizons and introduce fresh ideas.” The ensemble suffered a tragic loss with the untimely death of violist Friedemann Weigle in 2015. Just days earlier, the Artemis had completed a recording of Dvofåk’s lyrical and poignant ‘American’ uartet; it is now released for the very first time. This landmark box is completed by a comprehensive booklet which includes reminiscences from members of che Artemis C&artet and from sound engineers who collaborated with them.
The Complete Erato Recordings – Artemis Quartet
Ludwig Van Beethoven String Quartets Nos. 1-16; Great Fugue for String Quartet op. 133; String Quartet Hess 34 (after Piano Sonata No. 9)
Alban Berg Lyric Suite for string quartet; Piano Sonata op. 1 in the arrangement for string sextet
Johannes Brahms String Quartets Nos. 1-3; Piano Quintet in F minor op. 34
Antonin Dvorak String Quartets Nos. 12 “American” & No. 13
Leos Janacek String Quartet No. 2
György Ligeti String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 6
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartets Nos. 1-4 (KV 285, 285a, 285b, 298); Die Entführung aus dem Serail Overture (in the arrangement for flute & string quartet; La Clemenza di Tito Overture (in the arrangement for flute & string quartet)
Astor Piazzolla (“The Piazzolla Project”) Concierto para Quinteto for piano quintet; Cuarto Estaciones Portenas (The Four Seasons) for piano trio; Fuga y Misterioso for piano quintet; The Angel Suite for string quartet
Franz Schubert String Quartets Nos. 13-15; Quartettsatz c-minor D. 703; String Quintet D. 956
Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major op. 44
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartets Nos. 5 & 7; Piano Quintet op. 57
Anton Webern 5 movements for string quartet
Alexander Von Zemlinksy String Quartet No. 1
Artemis Quartet, Truls Mörk, Leif Ove Andsnes, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Jacques Ammon, Thomas Kakuska, Valentin Erben
89,90€
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