Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works [Box set]

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Amadeus Quartet (Performer), Drolc Quartet (Performer), Ensemble Wien-Berlin (Performer), Wiener Philharmonisches Kammerensemble (Performer), Hagen Quartett (Performer), Christoph Eschenbach (Performer), Daniel Barenboim (Performer), Amadeus Webersinke (Performer), Wilhelm Kempff (Performer), Cecile Licad (Performer), James Levine (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Amadeus Quartet, Drolc Quartet, Ensemble Wien-Berlin, Wiener Philharmonisches Kammerensemble, Hagen Quartett, et al.
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (December 9, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Box set
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• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GZH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Unknown" Beethoven..., January 2, 2005

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Sébastien Melmoth (Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works (Audio CD)

I think it would not be wrong to say that most casual listeners of classical music know Beethoven mostly by his orchestral works--the symphonies, piano concertos, violin concerto, and overtures. Those who go a little deeper might know him by the piano sonatas, violin sonatas, and string quartets; however, this misses a significant portion of his oeuvre--and a major facet of his ethos and art: specifically, the chamber works and lieder: this is the "unknown" Beethoven.

This collection is absolutely the best, finest, and most excellent presentation of Beethoven's chamber works: the Horn Sonata; the Piano-Wind Quintet; the Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola; the Clarinet Trio; the Septet for mixed strings & winds; and the String Quintet.

Plus, some really nice esoterica: the early piano quartets; trio for piano, flute & bassoon; pieces for mandolin & piano; and pieces for flute & piano.

All of these works fall into Beethoven's First Period; yet, they must not be considered "juvenalia": Beethoven was the greatest artist/poet who ever lived, and his genius was manifest from his teenage years.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Delightful!, December 23, 2004

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Charles Foster Kane (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful collection of Beethoven chamber music. The recordings are intimate, the musicianship is superb...the music is timeless. The piano concerti are the real highlights here; I don't think they can be any better, and the other selections are very pleasant. If you like Beethoven chamber music (and I can't imagine NOT liking it), then this set is highly recommended. Every now and then you come across a boxed set of recordings that you can listen to over and over. This is one such set.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant if sometimes odd rhythm and tempo, January 10, 2001

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Dr Steven Birkenhead AO, PhD (Sale, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works (Audio CD)

This CD, part of the magnus opus of Beethoven's works committed to CD is wonderfully brilliant and evocative of the renditions of the early 1950's.

Although there are the rare rhythmic, and very rare tempo peculiarities this must remain as one of the finest renditions of Beethoven's Chamber Works. This is of course to be expected from works produced by DDG.

A highly recommended set of CDs that should have pride of place in any serious collector of Beethoven's music and these CDs have the brilliant quality associated with the plastics produced by DDG.