BRAHMS, DVORAK & HAYDN: QUARTETS - AMADEUS QUARTET (2 CDS + FREE MP3)

“I’m struck afresh by the power, precision and sheer puissance of their music-making … The Brahms quartet recordings remain ‘outstanding’; affectionate but free of affection, considered yet vitally spontaneous” [Dvořák]: “strongly conceived, full of ardour … scherzo & finale show their brilliance of ensemble” (Penguin Guide 3*)

CD1 [61:00]
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet Op.51 No.1 in C minor [30:00]
1. Allegro 8:16 2. Romanze. Poco Adagio 6:49
3. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo – Un poco più animato 9:12
4. Allegro 5:41
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet Op.51 No.2 in A minor [30:50]
1. Allegro non troppo 9:24 2. Andante moderato 9:28
3. Quasi Minuetto, Moderato – Allegretto vivace 5:24
4. Finale. Allegro non assai 6:33

CD2 [78:00]
Johannes Brahms: String Quartet Op.67 in B flat major [32:02]
1. Vivace 7:39 2. Andante 7:22
3. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo) 7:36 4. Poco Allegretto con Variazioni 9:24
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet Op.96 ‘American’ in F major [23:37]
5. Allegro ma non troppo 7:01 6. Lento 7:23
7. Molto Vivace 3:48 8. Finale. Vivace, ma non troppo 5:23
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op.76 No.3 in C ‘Emperor’ [21:58]
9. I: Allegro 6:33
10. II: Poco Adagio; Cantabile – Variations I to IV 7:27
11. III: Minuet: Allegro; Trio 4:14 12. IV: Finale: Presto 3:43