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…Op. 18 No. 3… is given a performance that is both musically satisfying and technically immaculate. Op. 132 is of course a much darker work, and the Endellion's non-vibrato sound at the opening... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 13th Feb 2006
Catalogue No: 2564621962
Label: Warner Classics
Length: 66 minutes

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3

Work length24:06

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Endellion String Quartet (string quartet)

I Allegro

Track length7:32

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II Andante con moto

Track length7:31

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III Allegro

Track length2:53

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IV Presto

Track length6:10

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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

Work length42:50

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Endellion String Quartet (string quartet)

I Assai sostenuto - Allegro

Track length10:02

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II Allegro, ma non tanto

Track length8:25

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III Heiliger Dankgesang - Molto adagio

Track length15:42

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IV Alla marcia

Track length2:19

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V Allegro appassionato

Track length6:22

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April 2006

…Op. 18 No. 3… is given a performance that is both musically satisfying and technically immaculate. Op. 132 is of course a much darker work, and the Endellion's non-vibrato sound at the opening immediately captures to perfection the music's mysterious and uncertain quality.

2010

One of the greatest moments in the classical repertoire occurs 31 bars into the slow movement of Beethoven's late A minor Quartet (that's at around 3'12" into track 7 on this particular recording). After the solemnly archaic sounds of music cast 'in the Lydian Mode', the sun suddenly breaks through, adagio molto turns to andante and the sick composer sings a prayer of thanksgiving. He'd at last recovered – and surely no music before or since so vividly expresses the sensation of an emotional weight being lifted. The Endellion Quartet do a nice job, pacing the Adagio judiciously then, come the chirping birdsong of the Andante, effortlessly easing into the new tempo. 'Nicely', but not especially movingly.
This is the second volume of the Endellions' projected complete set of the quartets (plus string quintets and fragments), conscientious playing, a little reserved at times perhaps, but musical and, at the mysterious onset of the development section of the A minor's first movement, memorable. The D major Quartet from Op 18 is another fine example of considered ensemble playing where phrases 'lift' with just the right degree of emphasis: try the sparring between paired upper and lower strings near the start of the finale. Sensible and sensitive, but not earth-shattering.
Both recordings use texts 'based on the latest research into all known surviving sources', which means mistakes put right – not big mistakes but significant notational errors.
The scholar Jonathan Del Mar offers chapter and verse in the CD booklet, and there will no doubt be some readers for whom the Urtext angle alone will make purchase mandatory.

April 2006

…conscientious playing, a little reserved at times perhaps, but musical and, at the mysterious onset of the development section of the A minor's first movement, memorable. The D major Quartet from Op 18 is another fine example of considered ensemble playing where phrases 'lift' with just the right degree of emphasis: try the sparring between paired upper and lower strings near the start of the finale.

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