Amadeus Quartet – Beethoven: 6 Streichquartette, Op. 18 (2018) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

The Amadeus were the most successful and highly-regarded Quartet of the 20th century. One of the first to make use of the then extraordinary new ability to travel the globe by aeroplane, they travelled widely and established themselves as the pre-eminent ensemble of chamber music-making for nearly 40 years.

Reviews of their concert tours were ecstatic and audiences delighted. The Quartet (who styled themselves ‘The Wolf-Gang’) roved the world arguing, celebrating and working like no other group. In all their 40 years they never changed a single member. The group consisted of Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel, Peter Schidlof and Martin Lovett, making recordings together from 1951 to 1987, ending only with the death of Peter Schidlof in 1987.

This album, accompanied by two more released this week by Deutsche Grammophon through ProStudioMasters, stand as eloquent testimony to their thoughtful musicianship, technical calibre and to the immense esteem in which the world continues to hold them.

Tracklist:
1. String Quartet No.1 In F, Op.18 No.1: 1. Allegro con brio 07:01
2. String Quartet No.1 In F, Op.18 No.1: 2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 08:34
3. String Quartet No.1 In F, Op.18 No.1: 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto) 03:10
4. String Quartet No.1 In F, Op.18 No.1: 4. Allegro 05:41
5. String Quartet No.2 In G, Op.18 No.2: 1. Allegro 05:45
6. String Quartet No.2 In G, Op.18 No.2: 2. Adagio cantabile – Allegro – Tempo I 06:19
7. String Quartet No.2 In G, Op.18 No.2: 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 04:18
8. String Quartet No.2 In G, Op.18 No.2: 4. Allegro molto, quasi presto 05:38
9. String Quartet In D, Op.18 No.3: 1. Allegro 05:43
10. String Quartet In D, Op.18 No.3: 2. Andante con moto 07:58
11. String Quartet In D, Op.18 No.3: 3. Allegro 03:03
12. String Quartet In D, Op.18 No.3: 4. Presto 04:51
13. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18 No.4: 1. Allegro ma non tanto 06:36
14. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18 No.4: 2. Andante scherzoso, quasi allegretto 05:37
15. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18 No.4: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) 03:46
16. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18 No.4: 4. Allegro 04:17
17. String Quartet In A, Op.18 No.5: 1. Allegro 04:50
18. String Quartet In A, Op.18 No.5: 2. Menuetto 04:55
19. String Quartet In A, Op.18 No.5: 3. Andante cantabile 10:16
20. String Quartet In A, Op.18 No.5: 4. Allegro 04:53
21. String Quartet In B Flat, Op.18 No.6: 1. Allegro con brio 04:29
22. String Quartet In B Flat, Op.18 No.6: 2. Adagio ma non troppo 07:37
23. String Quartet In B Flat, Op.18 No.6: 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 03:24
24. String Quartet In B Flat, Op.18 No.6: 4. La Malinconia (Adagio – Allegretto quasi allegro – Adagio – Allegretto – Poco adagio – Prestissimo) 08:37