String Quartets Complete [Import]

Rubio (Quatuor a Cordes) (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 20, 2008)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Import
• Label: PID
• ASIN: B0006B96BM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #849,878 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Overture (moderato con moto)

2. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Recitative & Romance (adagio)

3. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Waltz (allegro)

4. String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 68: Theme & variations (adagio)

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Disc: 2

1. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Allegretto

2. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Moderato con moto

3. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Allegro non troppo

4. String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73: Adagio

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Disc: 3

1. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92: Allegro non troppo

2. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92: Andante

3. String Quartet No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 92: Moderato

4. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122: Introduction (andantino)

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Disc: 4

1. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Allegretto

2. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Andantino

3. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Allegretto

4. String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83: Allegretto

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Disc: 5

1. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Moderato

2. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Moderato

3. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Allegro molto

4. String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 49: Allegro

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Editorial Reviews

Recording: April-September, 2002, Church in Mullem, Belgium Rubio Quartet: Dirk van de Velde, violin 1; Direk van den Hauwe, violin 2; Marc Sonnaert, viola; Peter Devos, cello.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sound, supurb performances., February 2, 2008

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Howard G Brown "brownswan" (Port St. Lucie, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: String Quartets Complete (Audio CD)

An extensive comparison -- quartet by quartet -- of this set with those by the Shostakovich Quartet and the Eder Quartet can be read online at The DSCH Journal. In general, all three receive glowing recommendations, and I would urge anyone seriously interested in this music to go to that site.

In brief let me say that this account reminds me of the Fitzwilliam offering on Decca, with even better sonics. It is a real bargain, and all the quartets can be had with one purchase, while the equally fine Eder recordings must be purchased separately. Will Naxos ever 'face the music' and offer the Eder recordings in a single box?

Meanwhile, a newcomer to this music (or a veteran looking for a second or third set) would do well to have these recordings at hand. Here is great music in uniformly supurb performances, with possibly the finest recorded sound available.