貝多芬: 弦樂四重奏作品74,130號 / 明暗對比四重奏 (SACD)

貝多芬: 弦樂四重奏降E大調第10號,作品74 / 降B大調第13,作品130 / 明暗對比四重奏 (SACD)

作曲家: Beethoven
樂團: Chiaroscuro Quartet

Chiaroscuro Quartet 
Alina Ibragimova & Pablo Hernán Benedí, violins; Emilie Hornlund, viola; Claire Thirion, cello

After the six Op. 18 quartets, the muchacclaimed Chiaroscuro Quartet now turns to two masterpieces from Beethoven's middle and late periods. String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74, nicknamed 'Harp' because of the abundant pizzicati in its first movement, comes across as a genial and unproblematic work that was very well received immediately upon publication and has remained one of the composer's best-loved quartets.

String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130, is in a very different vein. Belonging to the series of so-called 'late' quartets composed between 1824 and 1826, it is a six-movement structure modelled on an eighteenth-century divertimento, adding two movements to the traditional four-movement scheme: an Alla danza tedesca and a Cavatina. Despite its evocation of an archaic dance, the Alla danza tedesca is typically Beethovenian, with its original treatment of dynamics. The Cavatina, which moved the composer to tears during its composition, is a lyrical and moving piece. Beethoven had intended to conclude this imposing work with a large-scale fugue, but its boldness baffled his first listeners and, at the request of his publisher, he resorted instead to a more approachable movement presenting a mixture of laconic dryness and, in places, tender lyricism.

SACD曲目:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827)
String Quartet No.10 in E flat major, 'Harp', Op. 74 29'29
1) I. Poco adagio — Allegro 9'28
2) II. Adagio ma non troppo 8'59
3) III. Presto — Più presto quasi prestissimo — Tempo I 4'56
4) IV. Allegretto con variazioni 5'51
String Quartet No.13 in B flat major, Op. 130 41'10
5) I. Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro 13'23
6) II. Presto 2'08
7) III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzoso 6'47
8) IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai 3'09
9) V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo 5'54
10) VI. Finale. Allegro 9'22
 
TT: 71'26