Cherubini-Quartett - The Complete Warner Classics Recordings (2024)

Regarded as one of the most remarkable string quartets in Europe, the Cherubini Quartet was formed in 1978 in Düsseldorf under the patronage of the Amadeus Quartet and Sándor Végh. They performed at prestigious venues across the United States and Europe, received several international prizes. The quartet disbanded in 1997, making this boxset a virtual tour of its entire recording legacy.

Tracklist
[6:09] 1. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio
[7:55] 2. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata I. "Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt"
[9:31] 3. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata II. "Hodie mecum eris in paradiso"
[11:10] 4. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata III. "Mulier, ecce filius tuus"
[9:19] 5. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata IV. "Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me ?"
[10:56] 6. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata V. "Sitio"
[9:26] 7. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata VI. "Consummatum est"
[10:44] 8. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata VII. "Pater, in manus tuas comemndo spiritum meum"
[1:59] 9. Quatuor Cherubini - The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
[9:17] 10. Quatuor Cherubini - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler": I. Allegro
[6:29] 11. Quatuor Cherubini - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler": II. Larghetto
[7:24] 12. Quatuor Cherubini - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler": III. Menuetto
[9:05] 13. Quatuor Cherubini - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler": IV. Allegretto con variazioni
[7:11] 14. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D. 173: I. Allegro con brio
[7:25] 15. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D. 173: II. Andantino
[4:05] 16. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D. 173: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
[6:04] 17. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 9 in G Minor, D. 173: IV. Allegro
[13:52] 18. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": I. Allegro non troppo
[7:53] 19. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante
[7:46] 20. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": III. Menuetto. Allegretto
[7:06] 21. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": IV. Allegro moderato
[16:48] 22. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
[14:53] 23. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
[3:43] 24. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio
[8:58] 25. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto
[9:54] 26. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz"
[20:54] 27. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: I. Allegro molto moderato
[12:04] 28. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: II. Andante un poco mosso
[7:09] 29. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto - Scherzo da capo
[12:11] 30. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887: IV. Allegro assai
[16:02] 31. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: I. Adagio - Allegro
[12:08] 32. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: II. Adagio
[6:53] 33. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
[1:22] 34. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (a) Andante con variazione. Tema
[1:19] 35. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (b) Variation I
[1:19] 36. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. © Variation II
[1:25] 37. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (d) Variation III
[1:28] 38. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (e) Variation IV
[1:17] 39. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (f) Variation V
[2:22] 40. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (g) Variation VI
[2:11] 41. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: IV. (h) Variation VII
[7:37] 42. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: V. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
[10:24] 43. Quatuor Cherubini - Octet in F Major, Op. Posth. 166, D. 803: VI. Andante molto - Allegro
[7:26] 44. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro non tardante
[3:52] 45. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto
[4:10] 46. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: III. Andante espressivo
[7:46] 47. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: IV. Molto allegro e vivace
[8:31] 48. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13, MWV R22: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
[8:32] 49. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13, MWV R22: II. Adagio non lento
[5:31] 50. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13, MWV R22: III. Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto
[9:57] 51. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13, MWV R22: IV. Presto
[7:08] 52. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: I. Allegro vivace assai
[4:14] 53. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: II. Allegro assai
[8:02] 54. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: III. Adagio
[5:51] 55. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80, MWV R37: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
[12:24] 56. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: I. Molto allegro vivace
[4:47] 57. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: II. Menuetto. Un poco allegretto
[5:33] 58. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: III. Andante espressivo ma con moto
[7:03] 59. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1, MWV R30: IV. Presto con brio
[10:34] 60. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: I. Allegro assai appasionato
[4:02] 61. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: II. Scherzo. Allegro di molto
[5:57] 62. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: III. Andante
[6:23] 63. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44 No. 2, MWV R26: IV. Presto agitato
[13:24] 64. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3, MWV R28: I. Allegro vivace
[3:56] 65. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3, MWV R28: II. Scherzo. Assai leggiero vivace
[9:11] 66. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3, MWV R28: III. Adagio non troppo
[8:51] 67. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 No. 3, MWV R28: IV. Molto allegro con fuoco
[9:13] 68. Christian Zacharias - Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro brillante
[8:33] 69. Christian Zacharias - Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: II. In modo d'una marcia. Un poco largamente
[4:53] 70. Christian Zacharias - Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
[7:41] 71. Christian Zacharias - Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
[9:18] 72. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1: I. Introduzione. Andante espressivo - Allegro
[3:38] 73. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1: II. Scherzo. Presto
[7:19] 74. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1: III. Adagio
[6:33] 75. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1: IV. Presto
[5:50] 76. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
[7:14] 77. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41 No. 2: II. Andante quasi variazioni
[3:08] 78. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio
[6:40] 79. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41 No. 2: IV. Allegro molto vivace
[7:57] 80. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3: I. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato
[6:36] 81. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3: II. Assai agitato
[9:28] 82. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3: III. Adagio molto
[7:19] 83. Quatuor Cherubini - String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 No. 3: IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace
[4:17] 84. Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer - Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44, B. 77: I. Moderato, quasi marcia
[6:07] 85. Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer - Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44, B. 77: II. Minuetto
[8:21] 86. Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer - Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44, B. 77: III. Andante con moto
[6:13] 87. Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer - Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44, B. 77: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
[9:47] 88. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285: I. Allegro
[2:36] 89. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285: II. Adagio
[4:34] 90. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285: III. Rondeau. Allegretto
[8:19] 91. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 2 in G Major, K. 285a: I. Andante
[3:24] 92. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 2 in G Major, K. 285a: II. Tempo di menuetto
[8:35] 93. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: I. Allegro
[1:21] 94. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. (a) Thema. Andantino
[1:18] 95. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. (b) Variation I
[1:15] 96. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. © Variation II
[1:18] 97. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. (d) Variation III
[1:25] 98. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. (e) Variation IV
[2:20] 99. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. (f) Variation V. Adagio
[1:01] 100. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b: II. (g) Variation VI. Allegro
[1:15] 101. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: I. (a) Thema. Andante
[1:07] 102. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: I. (b) Variation I
[1:06] 103. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: I. © Variation II
[1:10] 104. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: I. (d) Variation III
[1:51] 105. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: I. (e) Variation IV
[2:07] 106. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: II. Menuetto
[3:14] 107. Emmanuel Pahud - Flute Quartet No. 4 in A Major, K. 298: III. Rondeau. Allegretto grazioso
[2:29] 108. Christoph Poppen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: I. Liturgie de cristal
[4:26] 109. Christoph Poppen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: II. Vocalise pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
[7:46] 110. Wolfgang Meyer - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: III. Abîme des oiseaux
[1:40] 111. Wolfgang Meyer - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: IV. Intermède
[8:08] 112. Yvonne Loriod - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: V. Louange à l'éternité de Jésus
[6:04] 113. Christoph Poppen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
[7:14] 114. Christoph Poppen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
[8:43] 115. Yvonne Loriod - Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VIII. Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus
[2:04] 116. Christoph Poppen - Thème et variations pour violon et piano: Thème. Modéré
[2:12] 117. Christoph Poppen - Thème et variations pour violon et piano: Variation I. Modéré
[1:07] 118. Christoph Poppen - Thème et variations pour violon et piano: Variation II. Un peu moins modéré
[0:54] 119. Christoph Poppen - Thème et variations pour violon et piano: Variation III. Modéré, avec éclat
[1:17] 120. Christoph Poppen - Thème et variations pour violon et piano: Variation IV. Vif et passioné
[4:46] 121. Christoph Poppen - Thème et variations pour violon et piano: Variation V. Très modéré
[16:33] 122. Quatuor Cherubini - Notturno, Op. 47: I. Sieh dort den Berg - Die dunklen Wolken hingen
[3:22] 123. Quatuor Cherubini - Notturno, Op. 47: II. Der Traum war so wild
[6:54] 124. Quatuor Cherubini - Notturno, Op. 47: III. Es weht der Wind so kühl
[2:24] 125. Quatuor Cherubini - Notturno, Op. 47: IV. Rings ein Verstummen
[9:35] 126. Quatuor Cherubini - Notturno, Op. 47: V. Ach, wer möchte einsam trinken - O Einsamkeit! Wie trink' ich gerne - Heerwagen, mächtig Sternbild der Germanen
[2:46] 127. Quatuor Cherubini - Nachtlieder: No. 1, Und die Erde war wüste und leer
[2:05] 128. Quatuor Cherubini - Nachtlieder: No. 2, O schwarze Nacht
[4:29] 129. Quatuor Cherubini - Nachtlieder: No. 3, Muss immer der morgen wiederkommen?
[2:41] 130. Maria Graf - Nachtlieder: Harfe Solo
[3:20] 131. Quatuor Cherubini - Nachtlieder: No. 4, Hier sind wir arme Narrn
[0:54] 132. Quatuor Cherubini - Nachtlieder: No. 5, Wenns mitternächtig
[9:49] 133. Quatuor Cherubini - Nachtlieder: No. 7, Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht
[6:59] 134. Barbara Hendricks - Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
[3:14] 135. Barbara Hendricks - Élégie