Pre-Order: Ariel Quartet * Beethoven: Complete String Quartets Vol. 3 [New CD]

The Ariel Quartet completes it's acclaimed Beethoven String Quartets cycle with a set devoted to the composer's extraordinary late quartets: Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132 and 135. Widely regarded as among the greatest achievements in chamber music, these works reveal Beethoven at his most imaginative and adventurous. For the Ariel Quartet, this music has been a lifelong companion. Having performed as a quartet since their teenage years and lived with these works for more than two decades, they bring a combination of technical command and shared musical instinct to their performances, with interpretations shaped by years on stage together. From the expansiveness of Op.127 and the intensity of Op.132, to the dramatic sweep of Op.131 and the final questions of Op.135, this three-disc set offers a compelling conclusion to the Ariel Quartet's Beethoven cycle. Tracklist: Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Maestoso – Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Adagio ma non troppo e molto cantabile Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Scherzo. Vivace Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.127 - Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Allegro molto vivace Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Allegro moderato Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Presto Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Adagio quasi un poco andante Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op.131 - Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Assai sostenuto – Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Allegro ma non tanto Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lidischen Tonart. Mol Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Alla marcia, assai vivace Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, Op.132 - Allegro appassionato Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Allegretto Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Vivace Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Assai lento, cantate e tranquillo Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op.135 - Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß: Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Presto Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Poco scherzoso. Andante con moto ma non troppo Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Alla Danza tedesca. Allegro assai Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op.130 - Overtura. Allegro – Meno mosso e moderato – Allegro. Fuga UPC: 5060189569601 Label: Orchid Classics Release Date: 10.2.26 Format: Pre-Order