They play with whirling vitality and tender sophistication, and handle Beethoven’s often stressful contrasts of dynamics and phrasings with meaningful finesse. 17 Kv 458, Streichquartette Nr.18 A-dur, K464 / Nr.19 C-dur, K465 "Dissonanzen-Quartett", Sämtliche Streichquartette = Complete String Quartets = Intégrales Des Quatuors A Cordes, Die Frühen Streichquartette Op. oh, come on! L'Alban Berg Quartet è a mio avviso il miglior quartetto d'archi che si sia mai riunito, assieme all'Italiano e al Borodin. The Alban Berg Quartett's recordings of Schubert's quartets and quintet in C are as good as it gets in these works. 74 No. Che altro dire? Play now More. Among them were Angelika Kirchschlager, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Irvine Arditti, Magdalena Kožená, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmut Deutsch, Alois Posch, Heinrich Schiff, and Sir Simon Rattle; the orchestra was conducted by Claudio Abbado. 1 and 4), Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (Quartets Nos.1 and 2), Gottfried von Einem (Quartet No.1), Wolfgang Rihm (Quartet No.4 and "Requiem for Thomas"), Alfred Schnittke (Quartet No.4), Zbigniew Bargielski ("Les temps ardente"), Luciano Berio ("Notturno"), and Kurt Schwertsik ("Adieu Satie"). Stream songs including "String Quartet No. Master. 1. [5], In 2005, Thomas Kakuska died of cancer. [4] The Alban Berg Quartet recorded chamber music with some of the finest soloists of their time, including the piano quintets of Robert Schumann (with Philippe Entremont), Schubert and Brahms (with Elisabeth Leonskaja) and Dvoràk (with Rudolf Buchbinder), the Schubert string quintet (with Heinrich Schiff), the Brahms clarinet quintet (with Sabine Meyer), and the Mozart piano quartets and the piano quintet arrangement of the concerto KV 414 (with Alfred Brendel). L'ho pagato poco più di €100, meno di €2 a CD/DVD. I've owned 15+ complete string quartet sets and this is still my favorite (even compared to ABQ's own live performance, which is great as well but oh well, there's always rushing passages and more errors when it comes to live performances). Play on TIDAL or open in our Desktop app Share. Personal letter from Lutoslawski to the Alban Berg Quartet. Op.3 I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. String Quartet Alt ernative. It was known for its large recorded sets of the complete quartets of many masters of the genre. From 1981 it retained the same line-up of players for some 25 years: Günter Pichler, Gerhard Schulz, Thomas Kakuska, Valentin Erben. Alban Berg Quartett performs String Quartet No.15 in A minor by Ludwig van Beethoven. Alban Berg Quartett - Shubert: String Quartets 10 & 14 "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (2000) Alban Berg Quartett - Haydn: String Quartets Op. The widow of the composer Alban Berg, Helene, attended an early private concert after which she gave her consent for the quartet to use her husband's name. Group Members. Among the most famous recordings projects are the complete string quartets by Beethoven (EMI, which has sold more than a million copies), Brahms (Teldec and EMI), the late Mozart Quartets (Teldec and EMI) and late Schubert, but their repertoire on disc stretched further to Schumann, Janácek, Stravinsky, Berg, Webern, Bartók, von Einem, Lutosławski, Rihm, Berio, Haubenstock-Ramati to Schnittke and beyond. Recordings were an important part of the work of the Alban Berg Quartet. After EMI released a live recording of their 1985 Carnegie Hall debut, the quartet preferred making live recordings for the last 20 years of its existence. In accordance with his wish, the ABQ continued performing with Isabel Charisius, a student of his. Last year in Vienna, they played my quartet in a way such as will never be likely equaled." Reminiscent of Schoenberg's F ♯ minor quartet, the sound owes more to Romanticism than to contemporary composers like Webern. and all the major music festivals such as the Berliner Festwochen, the Edinburgh Festival, IRCAM in the Pompidou Centre, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and the Salzburg Festival. 18, KV 464 & Nr. … Founded in 1970, when it became Vienna’s first full-time string quartet, the Alban Berg Quartett remained active until 2008. Fifty years ago, the Alban Berg Quartet was founded. Isabel Charisius Gerhard Schulz Günter Pichler … 1 in F, Op.18: II. Their repertoire spanned from Early Classicism, Romanticism, to the Second Viennese School (Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern), Béla Bartók and embraced many contemporary composers. Berg is remembered as one of the most important composers of the 20th century and the most widely performed opera composer among the Second Viennese School. But, as this eight-disc set called Das Alban Berg Quartett -- The Teldec Recordings shows, the first ABQ was more emotional, more explosive, and even more thrilling than the second ABQ. 76 Nos. Sites: Wikipedia. Alban Berg Quartet - The Teldec Recordings. The quartet took its name from the composer Alban Berg (1885-1935), Schoenberg’s pupil and one of the leading composers of the Second Viennese School. 4988006717183 For the Alban Berg Quartet", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alban_Berg_Quartett&oldid=994662617, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Franz Schubert: "Death and the Maiden" (with, "The Alban Berg Quartett in St. Petersburg 1991" Unitel Classica, This page was last edited on 16 December 2020, at 21:51. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 2. Following an invitation of Walter Levin (founder of the LaSalle Quartet) the ABQ studied intensively for the better part of a year in the USA. Ástor Piazzolla, Eduardo Arólas, Juan Carlos Cobián, Julio De Caro, Kurt Schwertsik; Alban Berg Quartett, Per Arne Glorvigen 1 Showing official release groups by this artist . Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato" and more. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Barcode and Other Identifiers. 18 = The Early Quartets Op. 16 Kv 428 & Nr. Beethoven: String Quartet No. It was probably the first extended composition consistently based on symmetrical pitch relations. Alban Berg String Quartet . Alban Berg Quartett discography and songs: Music profile for Alban Berg Quartett, formed 1970. [1] This took expression not the least in personal statements by composers like Witold Lutosławski and Luciano Berio, of whom the former said: "Personally I am indebted to the Alban Berg Quartet for an unforgettable event. Find Alban Berg Quartet bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Founded in 1971, … 3, Hob. All those recordings are collected in this set which, sad to say, becomes another bittersweet ABQ commemorative now that the group has decided to disband. Listen to Beethoven: Complete String Quartets by Alban Berg Quartett on Apple Music. The composers that wrote string quartets for the Alban Berg Quartet include, in chronological order, Fritz Leitermeyer, Erich Urbanner (Quartets No. But as cellist Valentin Erben said, "There was a big rupture in our hearts"[6] and the quartet retired in 2008. He is said to have brought more "human values" to the twelve-tone system, his works seen as more "emotional" than Schoenberg's. EMI Digital ("EMI" name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word "DIGITAL" below): CDC 7 49024 2: 077774902427: String Quintets K. 515 & 516: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Alban Berg Quartett… [2][3]. Although I love the ABQ's Beethoven, I think their Schubert stands in greater relief from the rest of the pack. Buy download online. The Alban Berg Quartet - The Teldec Recordings (1971-79). As featured on; Movements. 1, 5 & 6 (1999) Alban Berg Quartett - Webern, Haubenstock-Ramati & Urbanner: String Quartets (Remastered) (2020) [Hi-Res] Alban Berg Quartett - Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (2012) Alban Berg Quartett - Dvorák: String Quartets, Op. No. 2010 Preview SONG TIME String Quartet No.59 in G minor Op.74 No.3, 'Rider' : I Allegro. 1 in F, Op.18: I. Allegro con brio", "String Quartet No. 3, by Alban Berg was composed in 1910. 3, Hob. String Quartets Nr.14, KV 387 & Nr.15, KV 421, Streichquartette = String Quartets Nr. From 1993 until 2012, the members of the Alban Berg Quartet were lecturing at the Cologne Conservatory in succession of the Amadeus Quartet. 1911 April 24 First Pub lication. The Alban Berg Quartett was a string quartet founded in Vienna, Austria in 1970, named after Alban Berg. After a worldwide farewell tour in July 2008, the ABQ ended its career. III:74 "The Rider": I. Allegro Alban Berg Quartett. None, however, are consistently so accomplished as the Alban Berg Quartett’s. Letter from Berio to the Alban Berg Quartet, "Calling it Quits. If you don't already have any recordings of Beethoven's late string quartets, by all means get this one by the Alban Berg Quartet.There hasn't been a set to equal it since it was originally released in a different configuration in the early '90s -- the Emerson's overly enthusiastic but not especially insightful set? The Berg Quartet was founded in 1970 by four young professors of the Vienna Academy of Music, and made its debut in the Vienna Konzerthaus in autumn 1971. 132: I. Assai sostenuto - Allegro. Teldec: 2564696067. No. As featured on. The Quartet's repertoire was centered on the Viennese classics, but with a serious emphasis on the 20th century. Recorded: April 1984 - [1-4] & December 1984 [5-8], Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland. Quartets who studied with the Alban Berg Quartet include the Cuarteto Casals, the Schumann Quartett, the Amber Quartet (China), the Fauré Quartet, the Aviv Quartet, the aron quartett [de], the Amaryllis Quartet, and in particular the Belcea Quartet, and the Artemis Quartet. More. It was not published until 1920. The ABQ is an Honorary Member of the Wiener Konzerthaus and Associate Artist of the Royal Festival Hall London. Alban Berg Quartett. 1921 - Robert Lienau (Schlesinger imprint) Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1921), p.40 A profile of Alban Berg Quartett (String Quartet) and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Spanning repertoire from the Classical to the contemporary and some 30 years of the Alban Berg Quartett’s career, these recordings evince the achievement of an ensemble whose very name honours both the tradition and innovative musical spirit of its home city, Vienna. It was the stated goal of the quartet to include at least one modern work in each performance. The concert in memoriam Thomas Kakuska in the Wiener Konzerthaus' Großer Saal featured a who's-who of classical music, including an orchestra of friends and students of the quartet. The String Quartet, Op. The Alban Berg Quartet was founded in 1971 and within a decade was established as one of the finest string quartets in the world. 9:17. IAB 11 Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 2 Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. Profile: Austrian string quartet, founded in 1970 and disbanded in 2008. A huge box set, comforting yet daring, is an immersive celebration. [7][8][9], This and the following two paragraphs are derived from. The Alban Berg Quartett also played an important role in developing the next generation of string quartets through teaching such distinguished ensembles as the Artemis and Belcea Quartets. Alban Berg Quartet have achieved the zenith of beethoven quartet performance in these great recordings. 1910 First Perf ormance. 1, 5 & 6 (1999) Alban Berg Quartett - Webern, Haubenstock-Ramati & Urbanner: String Quartets (Remastered) (2020) [Hi-Res] Alban Berg Quartett - Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (2012) As marvelous as the later Alban Berg Quartet (ABQ, for short) became, I am still partial to the early 1970s recordings made by the original ABQ members for Teldec. Molto soddisfatto. 19, KV 465, Die 10 Grossen Streichquartette / The 10 Great String Quartets / Les 10 Grands Quatuors À Cordes, Streichquartette Nr.