Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 4-6 Shanghai Quartet

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  • Release Date: 12/09/2008
  • Original Release: 2007
  • Sales Rank: 209,194
  • Label: CAMERATA
  • UPC: 490355003441

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Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 4-6

1LISTENString Quartet No. 4 in C
2LISTENString Quartet No. 4 in C
3LISTENString Quartet No. 4 in C
4LISTENString Quartet No. 4 in C
5LISTENString Quartet No. 5 in A
6LISTENString Quartet No. 5 in A
7LISTENString Quartet No. 5 in A
8LISTENString Quartet No. 5 in A
9LISTENString Quartet No. 6 in B
10LISTENString Quartet No. 6 in B
11LISTENString Quartet No. 6 in B
12LISTENString Quartet No. 6 in B

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Here, the relatively unknown Shanghai Quartet delivers a recording of the final three of Beethoven's Opus 18 string quartets that rival the best ever made by better known European and American groups. The Shanghai Quartet has the tonal beauty of the Quartetto Italiano, the flexible ensemble of the Emerson Quartet, and the integrity of the Alban Berg Quartet, plus a supple sound and a fresh style that are ultimately all its own. In the C minor and A major quartets, the Shanghai's opening Allegros are well argued and convincing, the Andantes are tenderly expressive, and the Menuets are delightfully droll. In the final B flat major quartet, the Shanghai gets beneath the long lines of the central Adagio ma non troppo and brings out the high drama in the famous "La Malinconia" that precedes closing Allegretto. Anyone interested in Beethoven's early quartets or in first-rate string quartets should at least sample this disc. Camerata's sound is bright, clear, and just the other side of real. James Leonard, All Music Guide

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