Quatuor Ebene: Beethoven Around the World
Quatuor Ebene: Beethoven Around the World
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: Quatuor Ebene
Label: Erato
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 190295207120
Genre: Classical
Beethoven's 16 string quartets occupy a place of honour in the chamber repertoire and, like his nine symphonies and 32 piano sonatas, trace his progression through his creative life. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, and Quatuor Ébène is recognising this with an extensive tour, entitled Beethoven Around the World, which runs from Spring 2019 to December 2020. Over that period the French ensemble will give over 120 concerts in a total of 21 countries on six continents, focusing on complete cycles of the quartets from February 2020. Beethoven Around the World encompasses live recordings for Erato, building a complete cycle, made in seven of the world's great cities: Vienna (at the Konzerthaus); Philadelphia (Kimmel Center); Tokyo (Suntory Hall); São Paulo (Sala São Paulo); Melbourne (Melbourne Recital Centre); Nairobi, and, with the support of UNESCO, Paris (Philharmonie de Paris). Speaking of the ongoing tour, the members of Quatuor Ébène say: "This is where Beethoven goes global. The quartets are 16 masterpieces that form an eternally modern artistic canon of unparalleled breadth and depth - they translate the purest humanity into music. In themselves they represent an odyssey, a round-the-world voyage." The players believe that the composer's music "transcends all linguistic, geographical and political borders... Both modern and timeless, it is universal. It cannot be readily classified as Classical or Romantic, as German, or even as Western, but it is music that expresses itself freely and which addresses the audiences of the future rather than it's own time... It can seem complex at first, but everything becomes clear as it's essence emerges." The ensemble also emphasises that: "The quartet as a genre gives individual players the chance to shine, yet is simultaneously predicated on collaboration and Concord: it shows democracy in action. It's emotional and intellectual power is considerable, yet it is also universally accessible as it embodies underlying ideals - enlightenment, fraternity and humanism, as typified by Goethe and by Schiller in his Ode to Joy [the inspiration for the final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony]. At the same time it is informed by Kant's ideas on morality, goodwill and the categorical imperative, all of which were gaining currency in Beethoven's time. It also reflects the German philosopher's view of our relationship with the natural world, which has such resonance for the environmental issues of today." Appropriately, the tour will be associated with a carbon offset programme devoted to reforestation.
Tracks:
1.1 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro
1.2 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro - Tempo I
1.3 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
1.4 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto
1.5 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto Serioso": I. Allegro Con Brio
1.6 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto Serioso": II. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
1.7 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto Serioso": III. Allegro Assai Vivace, Ma Serioso
1.8 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, "Quartetto Serioso": IV. Larghetto Espressivo - Allegretto Agitato - Allegro
2.1 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro
2.2 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: II. Presto
2.3 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: III. Andante Con Moto, Ma Non Troppo
2.4 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla Danza Tedesca (Allegro Assai)
2.5 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina (Adagio Molto Espressivo)
2.6 Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
