Beethoven: String Quartets, Vol. 1

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Release Date: 24th Nov 2014
Catalogue No: ACD22491
Label: Atma Classique
Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Beethoven: Quatuor No. 1 en fa majeur, Op.18 No. 1

Work length28:35

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Quatuor Alcan (string quartet)
Recorded: 2008-12-19
Recording Venue: Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée

Quatuor No. 1 en fa majeur, Op. 18 No. 1: I. Allegro con brio

Track length9:11

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Quatuor No. 1 en fa majeur, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affecttuoso ed appasionato

Track length9:52

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Quatuor No. 1 en fa majeur, Op. 18 No. 1: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

Track length3:16

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Quatuor No. 1 en fa majeur, Op. 18 No. 1: IV. Allegro

Track length6:16

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Beethoven: Quatuor No. 2 en sol majeur, Op. 18 No. 2

Work length23:30

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Quatuor Alcan (string quartet)
Recorded: 2010-11-15
Recording Venue: Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée

Quatuor No. 2 en sol majeur, Op. 18 No. 2: I. Allegro

Track length7:32

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Quatuor No. 2 en sol majeur, Op. 18 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I

Track length5:56

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Quatuor No. 2 en sol majeur, Op. 18 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro

Track length4:24

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Quatuor No. 2 en sol majeur, Op. 18 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

Track length5:38

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Beethoven: Quatuor No. 3 en ré majeur, Op. 18 No. 3

Work length25:02

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Quatuor Alcan (string quartet)
Recorded: 2007-05-16
Recording Venue: Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée

Quatuor No. 3 en ré majeur, Op. 18 No. 3: I. Allegro

Track length7:41

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Quatuor No. 3 en ré majeur, Op. 18 No. 3: II. Andante con moto

Track length7:48

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Quatuor No. 3 en ré majeur, Op. 18 No. 3: III. Allegro

Track length2:57

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Quatuor No. 3 en ré majeur, Op. 18 No. 3: IV. Presto

Track length6:36

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Beethoven: Quatuor No. 4 en ut majeur, Op. 18 No. 4

Work length23:45

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Quatuor Alcan (string quartet)
Recorded: 2009-12-14
Recording Venue: Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée

Quatuor No. 4 en ut majeur, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Track length8:34

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Quatuor No. 4 en ut majeur, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto

Track length6:46

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Quatuor No. 4 en ut majeur, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto: Allegretto

Track length3:49

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Quatuor No. 4 en ut majeur, Op. 18 No. 4: IV. Allegro

Track length4:36

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Beethoven: Quatuor No. 5 en la majeur, Op. 18 No. 5

Work length29:50

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Quatuor Alcan (string quartet)
Recorded: 2010-11-15
Recording Venue: Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée

Quatuor No. 5 en la majeur, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro

Track length6:40

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Quatuor No. 5 en la majeur, Op. 18 No. 5: II. Menuetto

Track length5:04

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Quatuor No. 5 en la majeur, Op. 18 No. 5: III. Andante cantabile

Track length10:36

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Quatuor No. 5 en la majeur, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro

Track length7:30

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Beethoven: Quatuor No. 6 en si bemol majeur, Op. 18 No. 6

Work length23:16

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Quatuor Alcan (string quartet)
Recorded: 2008-05-14
Recording Venue: Salle Françoys-Bernier, Domaine Forget, Saint-Irénée

Quatuor No. 6 en si bemol majeur, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio

Track length5:44

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Quatuor No. 6 en si bemol majeur, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Track length6:38

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Quatuor No. 6 en si bemol majeur, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo: Allegro

Track length3:02

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Quatuor No. 6 en si bemol majeur, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. Allegro

Track length7:52

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The Alcan String Quartet celebrates its 25th anniversary with a landmark three-volume recording of the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets. Volume 1, containing the 6 quartets from Beethoven’s early period, will be available as of November 11, 2014. Volumes 2 and 3 will be on the shelves in February and April 2015, respectively.

As Laura Andriani, the Alcan’s first violinist, says: “For us, this is the Mount Everest of the string quartet repertoire. What a marathon: a long-term, career-capping project!”

Beethoven tackled the composition of his first string quartet in 1798. Over the next two years he composed the six quartets of Opus18. They were published in 1801 in non-chronological order. According to the surviving drafts, quartet No. 3 was actually the first chronologically, followed by Nos. 1, 2, and 5, and then by Nos. 6 and 4.

The Alcan Quartet — violinists Laura Andriani and Nathalie Camus, violist Luc Beauchemin, and cellist David Ellis — is active in Canada and internationally. The quartet’s originality, contagious enthusiasm, unique sonority, and remarkable cohesion have all contributed to its success. Both on stage and in the recording studio, the Alcan Quartet possesses the qualities that characterize the best ensembles of its kind: a recognizable personality, a homogeneous sound, and an elegant style.

Beethoven: String Quartets, Vol. 1

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