Beethoven: Inventions (Complete String Quartets)
Cuarteto CasalsCD1
- 1. Allegro Con Brio
- 2. Adagio Affettuoso Ed Appassionato
- 3. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
- 4. Allegro
- 5. 1. Allegro
- 2. Andante Con Moto
- 3. Allegro
- 4. Presto
- 9. 1. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
- 2. Scherzo: Andante Scherzoso Quasi Allegretto
- 3. Menuett: Allegretto
- 4. Allegro
CD2
- 1. 1. Allegro Moderato
- 2. Allegretto
- 3. Allegro
- 4. 1. Allegro
- 2. Allegretto Vivace E Sempre Scherzando
- 3. Adagio Molto E Mesto
- 4. Russisches Thema: Allegro
CD3
- 1. 1. Maestoso - Allegro
- 2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo E Molto Cantabile
- 3. Scherzo: Vivace - Trio
- 4. Finale: Allegro
- 5. 1. Allegretto
- 2. Vivace
- 3. Lento Assai, Cantante E Tranquillo
- 4. Grave, Ma Non Troppo Tratto - Allegro
Launching its complete cycle of Beethoven’s string quartets, the Cuarteto Casals presents this first installment featuring initial examples of the genre from each of the three key periods in the composer’s career: his formative years, the so-called ‘heroic’ middle period, and that of his artistic maturity. The ingenious juxtaposition reveals how his superhuman struggle for perfection informed a musical language of breathtaking originality in tandem with a depth of expression without precedent in this genre, of which Beethoven is the uncontested master.