Adorno, Eisler: Works For String Quartet

Matthias Moosdorf (Performer), Theodor W. Adorno (Composer), Hanns Eisler (Composer), Leipziger Streichquartett (Performer), Ivo Bauer (Performer), Andreas Seidel (Performer), Tilman Buning (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Matthias Moosdorf, Leipziger Streichquartett, Ivo Bauer, Andreas Seidel, Tilman Buning
• Composer: Theodor W. Adorno, Hanns Eisler
• Audio CD (December 17, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cpo Records
• ASIN: B000001S00
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #66,956 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. String Quartet, Op. 75: Variationen

2. String Quartet, Op. 75: Finale

3. Prelude and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H, for string trio, Op. 46: Präludium

4. Prelude and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H, for string trio, Op. 46: Fuge

5. Studies (6) for string quartet: Sehr langsam, verträumt

6. Studies (6) for string quartet: Nicht zu langsam, doch schleppend im Ausdruck

7. Studies (6) for string quartet: Schwer und dumpf

8. Studies (6) for string quartet: Sehr heftig

9. Studies (6) for string quartet: Langsam

10. Studies (6) for string quartet: Langsam

11. String quartet: Mäßig

12. String quartet: Sehr langsam

13. String quartet: Äußerst rasch

14. String quartet: Ruhig

15. Pieces (2) for string quartet, Op. 2: Bewegt

16. Pieces (2) for string quartet, Op. 2: Variationen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorno, philosopher and composer, October 14, 2007

By	Ross W. Smith (Reno, Nevada USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The CD is a revelation. On the CD there are works for string quartet by Hans Eisler and Theador Adorno. The Eisler works are from the 1920s and are interesting and show his great talent. The works by Adorno, particular his full string quartet are excellent. They are composed using the 12 tone technique and are beautiful, showing his debt to Alban Berg with whom he took composition lessons. The full string quartet is as fine as any composition I have heard using the twelve tone system of composition.

Thus, Adorno was not only a great philosopher, but a very fine composer as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work, September 28, 2006

By	Alejandro Dramis - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album is really good, but i think it would work better for you if you had at leats a minimal idea who Adorno was. What i mean is, off course you can enjoy the music without any extra info, but knowing that Adorno was a pupil of Alban Berg, and the fact that he was into the Schoenberg musical composing school helps you a lot to understand this work. Very interesting and original dodecaphonic music.

8 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dude! B*I*T*C*H*EN Album!!!!!, March 3, 2004

By	WrecksDart (Karate Chop!) - See all my reviews

Gotta hear it. Get on limewire/Kazaa/Gnutella/whatever! It's time to fire it up--this album will blow you away!!! Made me want to karate chop something, all crazy like. Adorno is the man, and he'll especially knock out all the marxists in the house--THIS GUY ROCKS THE HOUSE.
In short,
Get up, go out, and buy it. KARATE-CHOP!