Alban Berg Quartett - Schumann, Brahms & Dvořák (2024)

One of the greatest string quartets of the 20th-century, the - 100% Austrian - Alban Berg Quartett remains famous for their unsurpassable renditions of the great Viennese masters. The ensemble notably put on record the supreme Beethoven cycle twice, once in studio, once in the Wiener Konzerthaus. Enjoy large excerpts of these milestone recordings, coupled with late masterpieces of Schubert (the Trout Quintet featuring Elisabeth Leonskaja, the quintet with two cellos featuring Heinrich Schiff…)

Tracklist
1. Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro (10:33)
2. Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio (6:58)
3. Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo (8:44)
4. Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro (6:09)
5. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: I. Allegro non troppo (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1987) (15:47)
6. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: II. Andante, un poco adagio (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1987) (8:03)
7. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1987) (7:18)
8. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34: IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1987) (11:16)
9. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": I. Allegro ma non troppo (9:58)
10. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": II. Lento (6:50)
11. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": III. Molto vivace (3:58)
12. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo (5:22)
13. Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: I. Allegro non troppo (12:49)
14. Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: II. Andante moderato (9:36)
15. Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato (4:57)
16. Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro non assai (7:19)
17. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: I. Allegro moderato (9:48)
18. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: II. Adagio ma non troppo (11:30)
19. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: III. Molto vivace (7:10)
20. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, B. 192: IV. Finale. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco (11:17)
21. Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: I. Vivace (10:13)
22. Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: II. Andante (7:24)
23. Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: III. Agitato. Allegretto non troppo (8:05)
24. Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni (9:32)
25. Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, B. 155: I. Allegro ma non tanto (13:43)
26. Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, B. 155: II. Dumka. Andante con moto (13:25)
27. Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, B. 155: III. Scherzo. Furiant (4:27)
28. Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81, B. 155: IV. Finale. Allegro (8:00)
29. Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo (Live at Salle Favart, 1987) (14:21)
30. Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo (Live at Salle Favart, 1987) (7:42)
31. Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Poco adagio (Live at Salle Favart, 1987) (9:25)
32. Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: IV. Poco allegro (Live at Salle Favart, 1987) (10:22)
33. Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro brillante (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1985) (8:42)
34. Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: II. In modo d'una marcia. Un poco largamente (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1985) (8:35)
35. Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Trio (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1985) (4:52)
36. Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1985) (7:17)
37. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1990) (17:32)
38. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1990) (10:39)
39. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1990) (3:21)
40. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1990) (10:47)
41. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: I. Allegro (12:43)
42. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: II. Adagio (11:18)
43. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino (4:33)
44. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: IV. Con moto (10:22)
45. Dvorák: String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro appassionato (Live at Wiener Kon (7:39)
46. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: II. Molto vivace (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (5:13)
47. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: III. Lento e molto cantabile (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (7:00)
48. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: IV. Allegro non tanto (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (9:58)
49. Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio (12:42)
50. Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: II. Adagio (7:01)
51. Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: III. Un poco Allegretto (5:22)
52. Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto (5:30)
53. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (10:38)
54. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92: II. Dumka. Andante con moto (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (7:05)
55. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92: III. Romanza. Andante con moto (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (6:09)
56. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 51, B. 92: IV. Finale. Allegro assai (Live at Wiener Konzerthaus, 1999) (7:16)