 Acclaimed for its insightful performances, dynamic artistry and technical mastery, the Emerson String Quartet has amassed an impressive list of achievements: a brilliant series of recordings exclusively documented by Deutsche Grammophon since 1987; eight Grammy Awards including two for "Best Classical Album;" an unprecedented honor for a chamber music group; three Gramophone Magazine Awards and performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven, Bartók and Shostakovich quartets in major concert halls throughout the world. The ensemble is lauded globally as a string quartet that approaches both classical and contemporary repertoire with equal mastery and enthusiasm. For three decades, the group has collaborated with such artists as Emanuel Ax, Misha Dichter, Leon Fleisher, the Guarneri String Quartet, Thomas Hampson, Lynn Harrell, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Paul McCartney, Menahem Pressler, Mstislav Rostropovich, David Shifrin, Richard Stoltzman and the late Isaac Stern and Oscar Shumsky. |
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Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier for 4 and 5 voices arranged by Emanuel Aloys Förster [1748–1823] and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [1756–1791], K. 405* BOOK I · ERSTES BUCH · PREMIER LIVRE
[1] Fuga I a 4 voci BWV 846
[2] Fuga V a 4 voci BWV 850
[3] Fuga XII a 4 voci BWV 857
[4] Fuga XIV a 4 voci BWV 859
[5] Fuga XVI a 4 voci BWV 861
[6] Fuga XVII a 4 voci BWV 862
[7] Fuga XVIII a 4 voci BWV 863
[8] Fuga XX a 4 voci BWV 865
[9] Fuga XXIII a 4 voci BWV 868
[10] Fuga XXIV a 4 voci BWV 869 BOOK II · ZWEITES BUCH · DEUXIČME LIVRE
[11] Fuga II a 4 voci BWV 871*
[12] Fuga V a 4 voci BWV 874*
[13] Fuga VII a 4 voci BWV 876*
[14] Fuga VIII a 4 voci BWV 877*
[15] Fuga IX a 4 voci BWV 878*
[16] Fuga XVI a 4 voci BWV 885
[17] Fuga XVII a 4 voci BWV 886
[18] Fuga XXII a 4 voci BWV 891
[19] Fuga XXIII a 4 voci BWV 892 from BOOK I with Da-Hong Seetoo, 2nd violin
[20] Fuga IV a 5 voci BWV 849
[21] Fuga XXII a 5 voci BWV 867
Following its most successful recording, The Art of Fugue, the Emerson Quartet again dedicates its mastery to the music of J.S. Bach. The quartet, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007, presents the world-premiere recording of the four-part fugues from the famous Well-Tempered Clavier as arranged for string quartet by Mozart and his contemporary, the Austrian composer Emanuel Aloys Förster “In the Art of Fugue, the Emerson String Quartet left an overall impression of intelligence and beauty. It is hard to go higher.” (New York Sun | 
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Shostakovich: | String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49 String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68 String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83 String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92 String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101 String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108 String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110 String Quartet No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117 String Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 118 Adagio (Elegy) Allegretto (Polka) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133 String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138 String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major, Op. 142 String Quartet No. 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144 |
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Oelze, Pollet, Schneider, McCormick, Finley, Aimard, Cascioli, Maisenberg, Zimerman, Kremer, Hagen BBC Singers, Emerson String Quartet, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez | DG - 4576372 (CD - 6 discs) £51.99 (£44.25 ex. VAT) |
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| Brahms - Complete String Quartets
Leon Fleisher (piano) Emerson String Quartet 'When you have an intelligent, technically almost superhuman ensemble like the Emerson Quartet, playing with obvious feeling for the music, reservations about quartet-style fly out of the window.' (BBC Music Magazine) | DG - 4776458 (CD - 2 discs) £19.49 (£16.59 ex. VAT) |
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| |  | The Glory of Rostropovich80th birthday tribute
Bernstein: | Three Meditations from 'Mass' Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein | Boccherini: | Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, G. 479 | Brahms: | Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 Rudolf Serkin Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Rudolf Serkin | Chopin: | Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65 Martha Argerich Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3 | Dvorak: | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | Glazunov: | Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | Messiaen: | Concert ŕ quatre (1990-1991) Catherine Cantin, Heinz Holliger & Yvonne Loriod Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung | Prokofiev: | Romeo and Juliet - Suite No. 1, Op. 64a National Symphony Orchestra Washington Romeo and Juliet - Suite No. 2, Op. 64b National Symphony Orchestra Washington | Schubert: | String Quintet in C major, D956 Emerson String Quartet | Schumann: | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck - Rasch und feurig - Etwas ruhiger - Im ersten Tempo - Schneller Martha Argerich | Shostakovich: | Cello Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 126 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 National Symphony Orchestra Washington | Tartini: | Cello Concerto in A major Arr. by M. Rostropovich Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum, Paul Sacher | Tchaikovsky: | Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Andante Cantabile Swan Lake, Op.20 Suite Leon Spierer & Eberhard Finke Berliner Philharmoniker Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op. 66a Berliner Philharmoniker The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a Berliner Philharmoniker Capriccio italien, Op. 45 Berliner Philharmoniker | Vivaldi: | Cello Concerto in C major, RV398 Alexandre Stein & Martin Derungs Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum, Paul Sacher Cello Concerto in G major, RV413 Martin Derungs Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum,, Paul Sacher |
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)  BBC Music Magazine
Orchestral Choice - May 2007 |
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