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Brahms: String Quartet No. 2, Bartã³k: String Quartet No. 1

Ariel Quartet

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Format: CD

Cat No: AV2384

Release Date:  16 March 2018

Label:  Avie

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  822252238426

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    The Ariel Quartet, distinguished by their virtuosic playing and impassioned interpretations, makes their debut recording pairing two giants of the string-quartet world, Bela Bartok and Johannes Brahms.



    Both composers stand as significant pillars of the youthful Quartet's two-decade-long journey. The Ariel Quartet earned its glowing international reputation early on, having formed in Israel when its members were students in middle school. The Ariel now serves as the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music Debut. This release is the first in a projected series pairing the quartets of Bartok and Brahms.



    Critical Acclaim
    "a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power" – American Record Guide



    "a blazing, larger-than-life performance" – The Washington Post



    "the sum of [the] quartet is indeed greater than its parts" – The Strad



    "a gift for filling the pristine structures of Classicism with fire" – The New York Times

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Johannes Brahms: Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 - I . Allegro Non Troppo
      • 2. Johannes Brahms: Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 - II. Andante Moderato
      • 3. Johannes Brahms: Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 - III. Quasi Minuetto, Moderato; Allegretto Vivace
      • 4. Johannes Brahms: Quartet No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 - IV. Finale: Allegro Non Assai
      • 5. Bela Bartok: Quartet No. 1, Sz, 40 (Op. 7) - I. Lento
      • 6. Bela Bartok: Quartet No. 1, Sz, 40 (Op. 7) - II. Allegretto Introduzione; Allegro
      • 7. Bela Bartok: Quartet No. 1, Sz, 40 (Op. 7) - III. Allegro Vivace