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1. String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conducted by Sandor Vegh

2. Fugue for string quartet in B flat major ("Grosse Fuge"), Op. 133
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conducted by Sandor Vegh

Streichquartett,Beethoven,Vegh,Capriccio,Classical,Classical Composers,Classical Music

Average customer rating: Simply the best...

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Op.115, String Quartet, Op.51,2 Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas and Trio Brahms: Piano Quintet, Op. 34 Brahms: String Sextet, Op. 36; String Quartet, Op. 51/1 Brahms, String Sextet Op. 18 B Flat Major, String Quartet Op. 67 B Flat Major Franck - Sonata for violin and piano · Debussy - Sonatas · Ravel - Introduction and Allegro / Chung · Lupu · Ellis · Melos Ensemble ASIN: B0000021FG Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

1. Quintet Op. 115 For Clarinet And String Quartet B Minor: Allegro
2. Quintet Op. 115 For Clarinet And String Quartet B Minor: Adagio
3. Quintet Op. 115 For Clarinet And String Quartet B Minor: Andantino
4. Quintet Op. 115 For Clarinet And String Quartet B Minor: Con moto
5. String Quartet Op.51,2 A Minor: Allegro non troppo
6. String Quartet Op.51,2 A Minor: Andante moderato
7. String Quartet Op.51,2 A Minor: Quasi Minuetto, moderato
8. String Quartet Op.51,2 A Minor: Finale. Allegro non assai

Customer Reviews:

Simply the best..........2006-06-01

If a chamber music lover (epecially a clarinetist) was to own only one album, this would be it. The contatsting yet unified Clarinet Quintet, combined with the flawless tone and technique of Karl Leister, and the refined artistry of the Leipzig String Quartet, make this performance simply the best that I have ever heard. Every nuance of the music is brilliantly captured without sacrificing the haunting, dark depth of this piece.

The String Quartet in A minor is another great piece of chamber music; the Leipzig Quartet is perfectly seamless in their transition of moods and themes. I only wish they had recorded more!

For even more great clarinet music by Brahms, I would suggest purchasing Leister's recording of the Trio, Op. 114, and the two Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 on Nimbus Records. Without a doubt, he is the best clarinetist in the world, and you can find no finer recordings of Brahms's late clarinet works than the ones I have mentioned.

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Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 3 Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 6 Complete String Quartets, Vol. 8 Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 5 ASIN: B0000021F7 Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

1. Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2. Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Andante
3. Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Minuetto. Allegretto/Trio/Minuetto Da Capo
4. Str Qt In a D804 Op.29: Allegro Moderato
5. Qt In g/B D18: Andante/Presto Vivace
6. Qt In g/B D18: Menuetto/Trio/Meneutto Da Capo
7. Qt In g/B D18: Andante
8. Qt In g/B D18: Presto
9. Ov In B flat (Fragment) D470: Allegro

Amazon.com

This disc, Volume 2 of the series, is best heard backwards. The half-minute fragment doesn't tell us much about anything, being too brief. But the very early Quartet, D. 18, is a touchingly sincere work of the very young Schubert (apparently about age 13). Its ending is extremely awkward, but other parts of the score are surprisingly affecting for such early work. This piece should definitely not be heard after the great masterpiece in A Minor, which makes it seem very trivial by contrast. The Leipzig Quartet's playing of these pieces is very Schubertian--melodically oriented and with plenty of overt drama. --Leslie Gerber

Average customer rating: Fantastic performances, Fantastic Works

Cage: Music for Eight Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000021HK Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. Music For Eight
2. Five (1st Version)
3. Aria
4. Five (2nd Version)
5. Quietly Flowing Along
6. Slowly Rocking
7. Nearly Stationary
8. Quodlibet

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic performances, Fantastic Works.......2000-11-02

This CD contains some of the best recordings ever of Cage's work. Included are two different versions of 'Five' (1988) each with different instruments and both of which demonstrate the versitility of Cage's music, and of the Ensemble Avant Garde. This group are clearly the leading ensemble in such performance, and this is demonstrated further in 'Music for Eight' (1984/85/87) in which their selection of instruments and style with which they convey Cage's intent is second to none. Also included is a superb version of 'Aria' (1958) by Salome Kammer who's virtuosity is displayed to its fullest in Cage's showcase for vocal talent. This CD is worth buying for this performance alone. 'Aria' is possibly the finest work conceived by Cage, and Kammer brings it alive, comforting and disturbing all at once, to leave a long-lasting effect on the listener. 'String Quartet in Four Parts' (1949/50) concludes, performed by the Leipziger Steichquartett. Effectively Cage's version of 'The Four Seasons', both music and group are inspiring. Never before has such a skilled and vibrant collection of musicians produced such fantastic performances of such fantastic works. Truly a landmark in the documentation of Cage's output.

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Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht Op4; Shostakovich: Trio No2, Op67 Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring, Fireworks, Petrouchka / Ozawa, Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire (Cambridge Music Handbooks) Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Russian Easter Overture Schoenberg: The String Quartets ASIN: B0000021HJ Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Mondestrunken
2. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Colombine
3. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Der Dandy
4. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Eine Blasse Wascherin
5. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Valse De Chopin
6. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Madonna
7. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 1.Part: Der Kranke Mond
8. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Die Nacht
9. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Gebet An Pierrot
10. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Raub
11. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Rote Messe
12. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Galgenlied
13. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Enthauptung
14. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 2.Part: Die Kreuze
15. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: Heimweh
16. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: Gemeinheit
17. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: Parodie
18. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: Der Mondfleck
19. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: Serenade
20. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: Heimfahrt
21. Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: 3.Part: O Alter Duft
22. Scherzo in F: Scherzo/Trio/Scherzo - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
23. Six Little Pno Pieces Op.19: I. Leicht, Zart - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
24. Six Little Pno Pieces Op.19: II. Langsam - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
25. Six Little Pno Pieces Op.19: III. Sehr Langsame Viertel - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
26. Six Little Pno Pieces Op.19: IV. Rasch, Aber Leicht - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
27. Six Little Pno Pieces Op.19: V. Etwas Rasch - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
28. Six Little Pno Pieces Op.19: VI. Sehr Langsam - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
29. Phantasy Op.47: Grave/Piu Mosso/Lento/Grazioso/Tempo I/Scherzando/Meno Mosso/Tempo I - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender
30. Kaiserwalzer, Op.437 - Ens Avantgarde/Hans Zender

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Robert Volkmann: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 4 Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Robert Volkmann: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 6 Robert Volkmann: String Quartets 2 & 5 Robert Volkmann: Piano Trios, Opp. 3 & 5 ASIN: B000001RU7 Release Date: 1995-01-25

Tracks:

1. Str Qt No.1 in a, Op.9: Largo-Allegro Non Troppo
2. Str Qt No.1 in a, Op.9: Adagio Molto
3. Str Qt No.1 in a, Op.9: Presto
4. Str Qt No.1 in a, Op.9: Allegro Impetuoso
5. Str Qt No.4 in e, Op.35: Allegro Comodo
6. Str Qt No.4 in e, Op.35: Scherzo. Presto
7. Str Qt No.4 in e, Op.35: Andantino
8. Str Qt No.4 in e, Op.35: Finale. Allegro Vivace

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Spohr: Overture, Op. 12; Quartet-Concerto, Op. 131; Nonet, Op. 31 Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Nonets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Spohr | Spohr, Ludwig | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005IBEK Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

1. Ov, Op.12 in C: Grave - Allegro Vivace - Leipziger CO/Sebastian Weigle
2. Qt-Con, Op.131: Allegro Moderato - Leipziger CO/Leipziger Streich Qt/Sebastian Weigle
3. Qt-Con, Op.131: Adagio - Leipziger CO/Leipziger Streich Qt/Sebastian Weigle
4. Qt-Con, Op.131: Rondo. Allegretto - Leipziger CO/Leipziger Streich Qt/Sebastian Weigle
5. Nonet Op.31 in F: Allegro - Ens Villa Musica
6. Nonet Op.31 in F: Scherzo. Allegro - Ens Villa Musica
7. Nonet Op.31 in F: Adagio - Ens Villa Musica
8. Nonet Op.31 in F: Finale. Vivace - Ens Villa Musica

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Franz Schubert Complete String Quartets Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 6 Complete String Quartets, Vol. 8 Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 5 Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 Franz Schubert: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4 - Quartet D.810 "Death & the Maiden" / Minuets & German Dances D.89 / Minuet D.86 - Leipzig String Quartet ASIN: B0000021FC Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Str Qt in D, D 94: Allegro
2. Str Qt in D, D 94: Andante Con Moto
3. Str Qt in D, D 94: Menuetto: 1 Allegretto 2. Trio 3. Menuetto Da Capo
4. Str Qt in D, D 94: Presto
5. Str Qt in g, D 173: Allegro Con Brio
6. Str Qt in g, D 173: Andantino
7. Str Qt in g, D 173: Minuetto: 1 Allegro Vivace 2. Trio 3. Allegro Da Capo
8. Str Qt in g, D 173: Allegro
9. Qt Movt in c, D 703: Allego Assai
10. Qt Movt in c, D 703: Andante (Fragment)

Amazon.com

The excellent program notes by Werner Adelhold, a consistent asset to this series, prevent the Leipzig Quartet from perpetrating a minor fraud on listeners. The ensemble plays D. 94 so convincingly that it takes Adelhold to remind us that it's an experimental, and in some ways unsuccessful, product of a pre-adolescent composer. D. 173, written when Schubert was 17, still sounds like its classical models but has far greater originality and interest. Then we come to the shattering D. 703 (one completed movement, played here with its fragmentary second movement) and we're reminded of how powerfully moving Schubert's masterpieces can be. A fascinating musical journey and more excellent performances. --Leslie Gerber

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Hans Werner Henze: Streichquartett 1-5 Manufacturer: Wergo Germany ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Henze | Henze, Hans Werner | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Montsalvatge: Orchestral Works Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 2; Guitar Concerto; Threnody to Toki, Op. 12 Maw: Hymnus/Little Concert/Shahnama Yoshimatsu: Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit"; The Age of Birds; Chikap Takashi Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 4; Trombone Concerto; Atom Hearts Club Suite No. 1 ASIN: B000025R17 Release Date: 1993-12-08

Tracks:

1. Erstes Streichquartett: 1. Satz: Allegro Molto
2. Erstes Streichquartett: 2. Satz: Andantino
3. Erstes Streichquartett: 3. Satz: Lento, Ma Non Troppo
4. Erstes Streichquartett: 4. Satz: Presto
5. Zweites Streichquartett: 1. Satz: Vietel = Ca.70
6. Zweites Streichquartett: 2. Satz: Achtel = 69
7. Zweites Streichquartett: 3. Satz: Achtel = 152
8. Drittes Streichquartett: Drittes Streichquartett:

Tracks:

1. Viertes Streichquartett: 1. Satz: Molto Agitato
2. Viertes Streichquartett: 2. Satz: Adagio
3. Viertes Streichquartett: 3. Satz: Allegretto Moderato
4. Viertes Streichquartett: 4. Satz: Rondo Improvvisato
5. Funftes Streichquartett: 1. Satz: Viertel = 72
6. Funftes Streichquartett: 2. Satz: Atemlos, Wild
7. Funftes Streichquartett: 3. Satz: Viertel = Herzschalg
8. Funftes Streichquartett: 4. Satz: Still, Entlegen
9. Funftes Streichquartett: 5. Satz: Echos, Erinnerungen, Ganz Von Fern
10. Funftes Streichquartett: 6. Satz: Morgenlied

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Max Bruch: String Quartets, Opp. 9 & 10 Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruch | Bruch, Max | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bruch: Piano Quintet/String Quintet/Octet Bruch: The Complete Symphonies Bruch: The Complete Violin Concertos Bruch: Works for Clarinet & Viola Walton: Piano Quartet / String Quartet ASIN: B0000061JK Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

1. Str Qt Op.9 in c: Andante. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2. Str Qt Op.9 in c: Adagio
3. Str Qt Op.9 in c: Allegro Molto Energico
4. Str Qt Op.9 in c: Molto Vivace
5. Str Qt Op.10 in E: Allegro Maestoso. Un Poco Piu Vivo
6. Str Qt Op.10 in E: Andante Quasi Adagio
7. Str Qt Op.10 in E: Vivace Ma Non Troppo
8. Str Qt Op.10 in E: Finale - Vivace

Average customer rating: Excellent work Dude! B*I*T*C*H*EN Album!!!!!

Adorno, Eisler: Works For String Quartet Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Eisler, Hanns | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Films of Kenneth Anger, Vol. 1 ASIN: B000001S00 Release Date: 1996-12-17

Tracks:

1. Str Qt 1938 Op.75: Var
2. Str Qt 1938 Op.75: Finale
3. Praludium Und Fuge Uber B-A-C-H, Op.46: Praludium
4. Praludium Und Fuge Uber B-A-C-H, Op.46: Fuge
5. Six Studies: Sehr Langsam, Vertraumt
6. Six Studies: Nicht Zu Langsam, Doch Schleppend Im Ausdruck
7. Six Studies: Schwer Und Dumpf
8. Six Studies: Sehr Heftig
9. Six Studies: Langsam
10. Six Studies: Langsam
11. Str Qt 1921: Massig
12. Str Qt 1921: Sehr Langsam
13. Str Qt 1921: Ausserst Rasch
14. Str Qt 1921: Ruhig
15. Two Pieces Op.2: Bewegt
16. Two Pieces Op.2: Var

Customer Reviews:

Excellent work.......2006-09-29

This album is really good, but i think it would work better for you if you had at leats a minimal idea who Adorno was. What i mean is, off course you can enjoy the music without any extra info, but knowing that Adorno was a pupil of Alban Berg, and the fact that he was into the Schoenberg musical composing school helps you a lot to understand this work. Very interesting and original dodecaphonic music.

Dude! B*I*T*C*H*EN Album!!!!!.......2004-03-04

Gotta hear it. Get on limewire/Kazaa/Gnutella/whatever! It's time to fire it up--this album will blow you away!!! Made me want to karate chop something, all crazy like. Adorno is the man, and he'll especially knock out all the marxists in the house--THIS GUY ROCKS THE HOUSE.
In short,
Get up, go out, and buy it. KARATE-CHOP!

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