This year the Hagen Quartet celebrates its 30th anniversary and begins a new collaboration with Myrios Classics. Three members of the quartet are siblings and the ensemble has developed and retained a distinctive character. They will be performing at the Wigmore Hall and Queens Hall Edinburgh in March.
String Quartet in E Minor Op. 59 / 2 - "Rasumowsky": I. Allegro
String Quartet in E Minor Op. 59 / 2 - "Rasumowsky": II. Molto Adagio. Si tratta questo pezzo con molto di sentimento
String Quartet in E Minor Op. 59 / 2 - "Rasumowsky": III. Allegretto - Maggiore - Allegretto da capo
String Quartet in E Minor Op. 59 / 2 - "Rasumowsky": IV. Finale: Presto
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, K428: I. Allegro non troppo
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, K428: II. Andante con moto
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, K428: III. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio - Menuetto da capo
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, K428: IV. Allegro vivace
Fünf Sätze, Op. 5: I.
Fünf Sätze, Op. 5: II.
Fünf Sätze, Op. 5: III.
Fünf Sätze, Op. 5: IV.
Fünf Sätze, Op. 5: V.
Bagatellen, Op. 9: I.
Bagatellen, Op. 9: II.
Bagatellen, Op. 9: III.
Bagatellen, Op. 9: IV.
Bagatellen, Op. 9: V.
Bagatellen, Op. 9: VI.
May 2011
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“Much the best performances here the expressionist miniatures by Webern. They find the Hagen Quartet meticulously accurate in every detail, without ever sounding in the least bit dry, and it's hard to imagine them better or more warmly played.”
July 2011
“Beethoven's Op. 59 No. 2 opens with bite and powerful commitment...Mozart's K428 has both elegance and depth...[the Bagatelles] are marvellously played and totally spontaneous. The recording throughout is first-class - forwardly balanced and full of presence. Altogether this is a triptych of considerable achievement.”
May 2011
“These players give a direct and dramatic reading of Beethoven's Op. 59 No. 2 - more notable for its strong impact than for subtle shading in the faster movements but certainly catching the rather angry, edgy mood of the piece...These miraculous short [Webern] pieces are well done by the Hagen Quartet.”
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String Quartet in E Minor Op. 59 / 2 - "Rasumowsky": I. Allegro
