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The 10th release of the ultimate SA-CD hybrid collection
The best masterpiece by a historical quartet that opened a new door in the history of string quartets in the 20th century.
��The Budapest String Quartet (BSQ), formed in 1917 by members of the Budapest State Opera Orchestra, performed unique performances for exactly half a century until it went on hiatus in 1967. After changing members many times, the band was finally composed of four Russian Jews, and from the 1940s onwards it transformed into an international quartet based in the United States.
��This complete Beethoven collection, recorded from 1958 to 1961, is BSQ's third recording after two recordings from SP to monaural, and the only recording in stereo. The ultimate version of one of Beethoven's string quartets is presented by one of the most famous quartets of the 20th century. While wonderfully expressing Beethoven's exquisite sound structure, it also reveals the essence of rich music and willpower, and the very pinnacle of Beethoven's performance is recorded here. Almost 40 years after its first CD release, the clear sound recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio is revived with the latest remaster from the original analog master.
[Limited production edition] SA-CD hybrid (SA-CD layer is 2ch) Uses Otosho label / Multi-case housed in cardboard slip case / Separate manual included / 7-disc set
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Beethoven:
[DISC1]
1-4 String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
[Recording] November 19th and 20th, 1958
5-8 String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18 No. 2
[Recorded] November 26, 1958
9-12 String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18 No. 3
[Recorded] November 28, 1958
[DISC2]
1-4 String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4
[Recording] November 28, 1958, December 8, 1958
5-8 String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18 No. 5
[Recording] December 9th and 11th, 1958
9-12 String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6
[Recorded] December 15, 1958
[DISC3]
1-4 String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 �gRazumovsky No. 1�h
[Recording] November 17-19, 1958
5-8 String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 �gRazumovsky No. 2�h
[Recording] November 18th and 19th, 1958
[DISC4]
1-4 String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 �gRazumovsky No. 3�h
[Recorded] May 16, 1960
5-8 String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74 �gHarp�h
[Recorded] May 17, 1960
9-12 String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 �gSerioso�h
[Recorded] May 19, 1960
[DISC5]
1-4 String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
[Recorded] May 3, 1961
5-11 String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
[Recorded] November 20, 1961
[DISC6]
1-6 String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130
[Recorded] May 2, 1961
7 Great Fuga in B flat major, Op. 133
[Recorded] May 2, 1961
[DISC7]
1-5 String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
[Recorded] November 27, 1961
6-9 String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135
[Recorded] May 20, 1960
[Recording location] Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York
[Original recording]
[Producer] Thomas Z. Shepard, Howard H. Scott
[Performance]
Budapest String Quartet
Joseph Roisman (1st violin)
Alexander Schneider (2nd violin)
Boris Kreut (viola)
Mischa Schneider (cello)
[Original analog master] 2-track and 3-track
[Transfer from original analog master, DSD mastering]
Andreas K. Meyer [Swan Studio, New York]
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The Budapest String Quartet (BSQ), formed in 1917 by members of the Budapest State Opera Orchestra, performed unique performances for exactly half a century until it went on hiatus in 1967. After changing members many times, the band was finally composed of four Russian Jews, and from the 1940s onwards it transformed into an international quartet based in the United States. This complete Beethoven collection, recorded from 1958 to 1961, is BSQ's third recording after two recordings from SP to monaural, and the only recording in stereo. The ultimate version of one of Beethoven's string quartets is presented by one of the most famous quartets of the 20th century. While wonderfully expressing Beethoven's exquisite sound structure, it also reveals the essence of rich music and willpower, and the very pinnacle of Beethoven's performance is recorded here. Almost 40 years after its first CD release, the clear sound recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio is revived with the latest remaster from the original analog master. (C)RS