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Release Date: 04/10/2001 Label: Emi Great Recordings Of The Century Catalog #: 67551 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky Performer: Günter Pichler, Gerhard Schulz, Valentin Erben, Thomas Kakuska Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Berg String Quartet
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| German quartets tend to play this music well, for some reason. The Melos Quartet's DG version has been a reference edition for years, and this recording just might become a classic given some additional time. The Alban Bergers play both pieces with dazzling security that's especially evident in the two scherzos, and in the blazing finale of the Ravel. As always with this group, precision seems to take precedence over warmth, and some listeners may prefer a more overtly Romantic view of Debussy's slow movement (a little emotional detachment suits the Ravel to a tee), but really there's very little here to criticize, and the addition of the slight but equally well-played Stravinsky items only increases the disc's appeal. The sonics are superbly clear but still a bit too close to the instruments for ideal comfort--remastering hasn't changed that a bit. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com | |||||
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| Works on This Recording | Back to Top | ||||
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Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10 by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Performer:
Günter Pichler (Violin),
Gerhard Schulz (Violin),
Valentin Erben (Cello),
Thomas Kakuska (Viola) Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Berg String Quartet Period: 20th Century Written: 1893; France |
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Date of Recording: 04/1984 Venue: Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland Length: 23 Minutes 17 Secs. |
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Quartet for Strings in F major by Maurice Ravel | ||||
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Performer:
Günter Pichler (Violin),
Valentin Erben (Cello),
Thomas Kakuska (Viola),
Gerhard Schulz (Violin) Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Berg String Quartet Period: 20th Century Written: 1902-1903; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1984 Venue: Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland Length: 28 Minutes 36 Secs. |
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Pieces (3) for String Quartet by Igor Stravinsky | ||||
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Performer:
Valentin Erben (Cello),
Thomas Kakuska (Viola),
Gerhard Schulz (Violin),
Günter Pichler (Violin) Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Berg String Quartet Period: 20th Century Written: 1914; Switzerland |
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Date of Recording: 06/1983 Venue: Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland Length: 6 Minutes 24 Secs. |
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Concertino for String Quartet by Igor Stravinsky | ||||
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Performer:
Thomas Kakuska (Viola),
Günter Pichler (Violin),
Gerhard Schulz (Violin),
Valentin Erben (Cello) Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Berg String Quartet Period: 20th Century Written: 1920; France |
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Date of Recording: 06/1983 Venue: Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland Length: 6 Minutes 6 Secs. |
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Double Canon for String Quartet by Igor Stravinsky | ||||
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Performer:
Valentin Erben (Cello),
Thomas Kakuska (Viola),
Gerhard Schulz (Violin),
Günter Pichler (Violin) Orchestra/Ensemble: Alban Berg String Quartet Period: 20th Century Written: 1959; USA |
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Date of Recording: 06/1983 Venue: Evangelical Church, Seon, Switzerland Length: 1 Minutes 24 Secs. |
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