The Legendary AMADEUS QUARTET Recordings 1951-1957 (7 discs, Deutsche Grammophon

Description: The Legendary Amadeus Quartet Recordings 1951-1957 AllMusic Review by Blair SandersonFormed by three Austrian immigrants and one youthful Londoner, the Amadeus Quartet came to prominence in postwar England. It excelled in the Classical repertoire, and its recordings in the 1950s were important contributions to the growing body of chamber music on the newly introduced LP. The process of recording on tape was a major improvement over the start-and-stop 78 rpm methods, and these clean and skillfully edited masters hold up quite well in the digital transfer. This seven-disc set follows Deutsche Grammophon's 2003 reissue of the quartet's early Mozart recordings, and collects the Amadeus recordings of works by Haydn, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms, thus giving a fuller representation of the group's prodigious output for Westminster and DG. The sound of the original analog reproduction is terrific, even though most of the recordings are mono and may sound slightly flat to contemporary ears. Yet there is still great sonic depth in these performances that is evident on attentive listening; the feeling that these are historic recordings rarely intrudes on one's enjoyment. The players are always engaged and emotionally charged, but they are particularly strong in the Schubert works, of which the String Quartet No. 15 and the "Death and the Maiden" Quartet are wonderfully rendered and recommended as good pieces to start with. Disc ONE:FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1832-1809)String Quartet in F major ("Serenade"), Op. 3/5, H. 3/17 (spurious, possibly by Hoffstetter)11. Presto03:5322. Andante cantabile03:4833. Menuetto – Trio03:0244. Scherzando02:54Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), for string quartet, H. 3/50-565Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio06:056Sonata I in B flat major. Largo. Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt08:167Sonata II in C minor. Grave e cantabile. Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso06:108Sonata III in E major. Grave. Mulier, ecce filius tuus07:309Sonata IV. in F minor. Largo. Deus meus, deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me?05:4510Sonata V. in A major. Adagio. Sitio06:1111Sonata VI in G minor. Lento. Consummatum est05:3712Sonata VII. in E flat major. Largo. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum09:5213Presto e con tutta la forza (Il Terremoto) in C minor 01:46 Disc TWO:FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1832-1809)String Quartet No. 43 in G major, Op. 54/1, H. 3/5811. Allegro con brio05:4522. Allegretto06:4433. Menuetto – Trio04:1044. Finale. Presto04:13String Quartet No. 42 in C major, Op. 54/2, H. 3/5751. Vivace05:3262. Adagio03:2973. Menuetto – Trio03:4484. Adagio – Presto05:46String Quartet No. 50 in B flat major, Op. 64/3, H. 3/6791. Vivace assai06:08102. Adagio05:52113. Menuet. Allegretto – Trio04:23124. Finale. Allegro con spirito03:59 Disc THREE:FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1832-1809)String Quartet No. 57 in C major, Op. 74/1, H. 3/7211. Allegro05:0022. Andantino05:1833. Menuet. Allegro – Trio03:5144. Finale. Vivace05:42String Quartet No. 59 in G minor ("Rider"/"Horseman"), Op. 74/3, H. 3/7451. Allegro03:3462. Largo assai06:2073. Menuet. Allegretto – Trio03:3484. Finale. Allegro con brio05:53String Quartet No. 66 in G major, Op. 77/1, H. 3/8191. Allegro moderato05:47102. Adagio05:49113. Menuet. Presto – Trio04:05124. Finale. Presto04:12String Quartet No. 68 in D minor, Op. 103, H. 3/83 (unfinished)131. Andante grazioso05:32142. Menuetto ma non troppo Presto – Trio05:32 Disc FOUR:FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, D. 87 (Op. 125/1)11. Allegro moderato06:1422. Scherzo. Prestissimo01:4033. Adagio05:4444. Allegro05:36String Quartet No. 8 in B flat major, D. 112 (Op. posth. 168)51. Allegro ma non troppo09:3562. Andante sostenuto07:4373. Menuetto. Allegro05:0584. Presto04:01FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1947)9Capriccio for string quartet in E minor, Op. 81/3 05:24 Disc FIVE:FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)String Quartet No. 13 in A minor ("Rosamunde"), D. 804 (Op. 29)11. Allegro moderato09:3122. Andante07:1233. Menuetto. Allegretto06:4944. Allegretto moderato07:19String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887 (Op. posth. 161)51. Allegro molto moderato15:2462. Andante un poco moto11:5773. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto06:1884. Allegro assai09:16 Disc 6FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)String Quartet No. 14 in D minor ("Death and the Maiden"), D. 81011. Allegro11:1222. Andante con moto14:0533. Scherzo. Allegro molto03:3544. Presto08:205String Quartet No. 12 in C minor ("Quartettsatz"), D. 70308:40JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51/161. Allegro08:1572. Romanze. Poco adagio07:0583. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo. Un poco più animato09:5294. Allegro05:35 Disc 7String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51/211. Allegro non troppo08:4922. Andante moderato09:0733. Quasi Minuetto, moderato. Allegretto vivace05:0844. Finale. Allegro non assai06:40String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 6751. Vivace07:2362. Andante07:1273. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)07:2884. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni09:03

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