{"product_id":"alban-berg-quartet-complete-recordings","title":"ALBAN BERG QUARTET: The Complete Recordings (62 CDs, 8 DVDS)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/about_this_recording_transparent_black_shadow_2_5dd0df7b-e128-46a2-bb76-f6754949b44c_480x480.png?v=1639076762\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/about_this_recording_transparent_black_shadow_2_5dd0df7b-e128-46a2-bb76-f6754949b44c_480x480.png?v=1639076762\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_32df07a3-6594-4bdc-94fb-ea2c543416df_480x480.png?v=1605807066\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_32df07a3-6594-4bdc-94fb-ea2c543416df_480x480.png?v=1605807066\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/DESCRIPTION_WITH_WORLD_1_d9254874-1b5f-48ee-852d-4074a16878e6_480x480.png?v=1595264382\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning repertoire from the Classical to the contemporary and some 30 years of the Alban Berg Quartett’s career, these recordings evince the achievement of an ensemble\u003cbr\u003ewhose very name honors both the tradition and innovative musical spirit of its home city, Vienna. Founded in 1970, it soon became recognized as one of the defining quartets of the 20th century and went on to make two landmark recordings of the complete Beethoven cycle, the first in the studio, the second live at Vienna’s Konzerthaus (presented here in both CD and DVD versions). This 70-disc set, which in addition features DVDs of Schubert and a live performance in St Petersburg, also documents the Alban Berg Quartett’s collaborations with such artists as Sabine Meyer, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Alfred Brendel, Rudolf Buchbinder and Philippe Entremont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the Alban Berg Quartett.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounded in 1970, when it became Vienna’s first full-time string quartet, the Alban Berg Quartett remained active until 2008. From 1981 it retained the same line-up of players for some 25 years: Günter Pichler, Gerhard Schulz, Thomas Kakuska, Valentin Erben.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Alban Berg Quartett is one of the defining string quartets of the 20th century. It came to exemplify chamber music and the great Viennese tradition for a whole generation of music lovers.*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Alban Berg Quartett also played an important role in developing the next generation of string quartets through teaching such distinguished ensembles as the Artemis and Belcea Quartets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quartet took its name from the composer Alban Berg (1885-1935), Schoenberg’s pupil and one of the leading composers of the Second Viennese School. The name Alban Berg Quartett was chosen both to honour the Viennese musical tradition and to signal the players’ commitment to 20th century music. Around 1970, the four founding members of the quartet studied in the USA with the Lasalle Quartet, an ensemble noted for its interpretations of the music of the Second Viennese School.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnusually for a chamber ensemble, the Alban Berg Quartett were best-selling recording artists. The first of the group’s two versions of the complete Beethoven quartets proved especially popular: completed in 1983, by 1991 it had sold over 500,000 copies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 70-disc set (62 CDs + 8 DVDs) is the most ambitious and comprehensive ever to be dedicated to a string quartet. It comprises the Alban Berg Quartet’s entire recorded catalogue – originally recorded for Teldec and EMI between 1974 and 2003 and now on Warner Classics. The discs are presented in their original cover designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe set, which covers more than 100 works by 28 composers, ranges from the Classical period to the late 20th century. While there is a particular emphasis on the Austro-German masters (Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms), it includes music by major Czech, Hungarian, Russian and French composers, a number of works by composers contemporary with the Alban Berg Quartett, and even a disc of tango. Beyond the quartet repertoire the set offers quintets and sextets, for which the Alban Berg Quartett is joined by celebrated collaborators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe centrepieces of the collection are two versions of the complete Beethoven quartets; the first was recorded in the studio between 1978 and 1983 and the second was recorded in 1989 at concerts in Vienna. Also present in two different versions are Mozart’s quartets 14-23, recorded both for Teldec (1975-78) and for EMI (1986-90).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe set includes a first release on CD: the String Quartet No 1 ‘Mobile’ by the Polish-born composer Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (1919–1994)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_transparent_blue_background_correct_version_61b51729-71bb-43af-9967-79b27e53512c_480x480.png?v=1639076817\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3\u003cbr\u003e2 Berg: Lyric Suite - for String Quartet (1926)\u003cbr\u003e3 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 74 No. 3 in G minor 'The Rider'\u003cbr\u003e4 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 3 in C Major 'Emperor'\u003cbr\u003e5 Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in a Minor, D804 'Rosamunde'\u003cbr\u003e6 Schubert: String Quartet No. 9 in G minor, D173\u003cbr\u003e7 Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)\u003cbr\u003e8 Webern: Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-1913)\u003cbr\u003e9 Webern: String Quartet, Op. 28 (1937-38)\u003cbr\u003e10 Haubenstock-Ramati: String Quartet No. 1 'Mobile'\u003cbr\u003e11 Urbanner: String Quartet No. 3\u003cbr\u003e12 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106 (B192)\u003cbr\u003e13 Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1\u003cbr\u003e14 Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 51 No. 2\u003cbr\u003e15 Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B Flat Major, Op. 67\u003cbr\u003e16 Mozart: Six Quartets Dedicated to Haydn (Quartets 14-19)\u003cbr\u003e17 Mozart: String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K499 'Hoffmeister'\u003cbr\u003e18 Mozart: String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K575 'Prussian No. 1'\u003cbr\u003e19 Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B Flat Major, K589 'Prussian No. 2'\u003cbr\u003e20 Mozart: String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K590 'Prussian No. 3'\u003cbr\u003e21 Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (Complete, Inc. Grosse Fuge)\u003cbr\u003e22 Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D887\u003cbr\u003e23 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D956\u003cbr\u003e24 Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6\u003cbr\u003e25 Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet\u003cbr\u003e26 Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet\u003cbr\u003e27 Stravinsky: Double Canon (Raoul Dufy in Memoriam)\u003cbr\u003e28 Haubenstock-Ramati: String Quartet No. 2\u003cbr\u003e29 Einem: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 45\u003cbr\u003e30 Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10\u003cbr\u003e31 Alban Berg Quartett (String Quartet)\u003cbr\u003e32 Ravel: String Quartet in F Major\u003cbr\u003e33 Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'\u003cbr\u003e34 Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in a Minor, D804 'Rosamunde'\u003cbr\u003e35 Schumann: Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Op. 44\u003cbr\u003e36 Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K465 'Dissonance'\u003cbr\u003e37 Schubert: Piano Quintet in a Major, D667 'The Trout'\u003cbr\u003e38 Mozart: String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K515\u003cbr\u003e39 Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K516\u003cbr\u003e40 Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K387 'Spring'\u003cbr\u003e41 Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K421\u003cbr\u003e42 Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B Flat Major, K458 'The Hunt'\u003cbr\u003e43 Mozart: String Quartet No. 16 in E Flat, K428\u003cbr\u003e44 Mozart: String Quartet No. 18 in a Major, K464 'Drum'\u003cbr\u003e45 Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K465 'Dissonance'\u003cbr\u003e46 Mozart: String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K499 'Hoffmeister'\u003cbr\u003e47 Mozart: String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K575 'Prussian No. 1'\u003cbr\u003e48 Mozart: String Quartet No. 22 in B Flat Major, K589 'Prussian No. 2'\u003cbr\u003e49 Mozart: String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K590 'Prussian No. 3'\u003cbr\u003e50 Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34\u003cbr\u003e51 Dvořák: Piano Quintet in a Major, Op. 81: Dumka\u003cbr\u003e52 Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36\u003cbr\u003e53 Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 18 - Andante Ma Moderato\u003cbr\u003e54 Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (Complete, Inc. Grosse Fuge)\u003cbr\u003e55 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 'American'\u003cbr\u003e56 Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor 'From My Life'\u003cbr\u003e57 Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B Flat Major, Op. 18\u003cbr\u003e58 Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: Scherzo\u003cbr\u003e59 Rihm: String Quartet No. 4 (1980 \/ 81)\u003cbr\u003e60 Schnittke: String Quartet No. 4 (1989)\u003cbr\u003e61 Berg: String Quartet, Op. 3\u003cbr\u003e62 Berg: Lyric Suite - for String Quartet (1926)\u003cbr\u003e63 Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1\u003cbr\u003e64 Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 51 No. 2\u003cbr\u003e65 Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B Flat Major, Op. 67\u003cbr\u003e66 Lanner: Marien, Op. 143\u003cbr\u003e67 Lanner: Steyrische Tänze, Op. 165\u003cbr\u003e68 Strauss, J, I: Wiener Gemüths-Walzer, Op. 116\u003cbr\u003e69 Strauss, J, I: Beliebte Annen - Polka Op. 137\u003cbr\u003e70 Lanner: Die Werber Op. 103\u003cbr\u003e71 Strauss, J, I: Eisele Und Beisele Sprünge-Polka, Op. 202\u003cbr\u003e72 Strauss, J, II: Schatz-Walzer, Op. 418\u003cbr\u003e73 Strauss, J, II: Wein, Weib Und Gesang, Op. 333\u003cbr\u003e74 Strauss, J, II: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437\u003cbr\u003e75 Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 'The Kreutzer Sonata'\u003cbr\u003e76 Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 'Intimate Letters'\u003cbr\u003e77 Dvořák: Piano Quintet in a Major, Op. 81\u003cbr\u003e78 Lutosławski: String Quartet\u003cbr\u003e79 Urbanner: String Quartet No. 4 (1991-92)\u003cbr\u003e80 Berio: Notturno (1993)\u003cbr\u003e81 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 2 in D minor 'Fifths'\u003cbr\u003e82 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 3 in C Major 'Emperor'\u003cbr\u003e83 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 4 in B Flat Major 'Sunrise'\u003cbr\u003e84 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 1 in G Major\u003cbr\u003e85 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 5 in D Major\u003cbr\u003e86 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 6 in E Flat Major\u003cbr\u003e87 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 33 No. 3 in C Major 'The Bird'\u003cbr\u003e88 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 77 No. 1 in G Major\u003cbr\u003e89 Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 77 No. 2 in F Major\u003cbr\u003e90 Haydn: Andante Cantabile from the Serenade Quartet in F\u003cbr\u003e91 Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and the Maiden'\u003cbr\u003e92 Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, D87\u003cbr\u003e93 Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D887\u003cbr\u003e94 Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (Fragment), D703 'Quartettsatz'\u003cbr\u003e95 Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115\u003cbr\u003e96 Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111\u003cbr\u003e97 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in a Major, K414\u003cbr\u003e98 Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E Flat Major, K493\u003cbr\u003e99 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, Op. 51 (B92)\u003cbr\u003e100 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 14 in a Flat Major, Op. 105 (B193)\u003cbr\u003e101 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 12\u003cbr\u003e102 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 13\u003cbr\u003e103 Piazzólla: Tango Sensations (5) for Bandoneón \u0026amp; String Quartet\u003cbr\u003e104 Arolas: El Marne\u003cbr\u003e105 Cobián: Mi Refúgio\u003cbr\u003e106 Caro: La Rayuela - Gran Tango Milonga - Solo Bandoneon\u003cbr\u003e107 Schwertsik: Adieu Satie Op. 86\u003cbr\u003e108 Piazzólla: Tristeza de Un Doble a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeethoven: String Quartets Nos. 1-16 (complete, inc. 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