Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 14 & 16, Opp. 131, 135

Description: D D 0 0 Leonard Bernstein's otherwise harmonious relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic hit a few bumps when he proposed that they perform this string quartet transcription of Beethoven's Quartet in C-sharp Minor, op. 131. But only a few minutes into the first rehearsal, all static evaporated. One hears why: this great, idiosyncratic piece--along with the Quartet in F, op. 135--is played with startling freshness and affection. The unanimity of the orchestra ensures that textures are rarely muddied, while the sound of massed strings gives the music a grandeur always implied but never realized by conventional string quartet ... (more)

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Release date: 10 November 1992
EAN: 0028943577922 UPC: 028943577922

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