Die Streichquartette = The String Quartets = Les Quatuors A Cordes = I Quartetti D'Archi
Luigi Cherubini, Melos Quartett
- Artist
- Luigi Cherubini, Melos Quartett
- Label
- Archiv Produktion
- Catalog number
- 2710 018
- Format
- LP · Stereo
- Country
- Italy
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Classical
What’s on it
Die Streichquartette = The String Quartets = Les Quatuors A Cordes = I Quartetti D'Archi has 30 tracks.
- Quartet No. 1 In Es-dur (1814)
- A1I. Adagio - Allegro Agitato
- A2Il. Larghetto Sans Lenteur
- A3Ill. Scherzo: Allegretto Moderato
- A4IV. Finale: Allegro Assai
- Quartet No. 2 In C-dur (1829)
- B1I. Lento - Allegro
- B2Il. Lento
- B3Ill. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
- B4IV. Finale: Allegro Vivace
- Quartet No. 3 In D-moll (1834)
- C1I. Allegro Comodo
- C2Il. Larghetto Sostenuto
- C3Ill. Scherzo
- C4IV. Finale: Allegro Risoluto
- Quartet No. 4 In E-dur (1835)
- D1I. Allegro Maestoso
- D2Il. Larghetto
- D3Ill. Scherzo
- D4IV. Finale: Allegro Assai
- Quartet No. 5 In F-dur (1835)
- E1I. Moderato Assai
- E2Il. Adagio
- E3Ill. Scherzo: Allegro Non Troppo
- E4IV. Finale: Allegro Vivace
- Quartet No. 6 In A-moll (1837)
- F1I. Allegro Moderato
- F2Il. Andantino Grazioso
- F3Ill. Scherzo: Allegro
- F4IV. Finale: Allegro Affettuoso
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Where it came from
The 1976 Archiv Produktion release of Luigi Cherubini's string quartets, performed by the Melos Quartett, represents a significant moment in the mid-1970s revival of Cherubini’s chamber music. While Cherubini is primarily remembered today for his operas, his six string quartets were long overshadowed by the works of his contemporaries, Beethoven and Schubert. This box set was part of the Archiv Produktion series, a label under Deutsche Grammophon dedicated to historically informed and rigorous musicology, which sought to bring academic precision and stylistic clarity to repertoire that had fallen into relative obscurity.
The Melos Quartett, a Stuttgart-based ensemble founded in 1965, was selected for this project due to their reputation for technical precision and intellectual depth. Their interpretation was designed to strip away the nineteenth-century romantic veneer that had often been applied to these works, aiming instead for a leaner, more classical approach that highlighted Cherubini’s unique structural innovations and harmonic ingenuity. Upon its release, the set was praised by critics for its clarity and the group's ability to navigate the demanding, almost orchestral textures Cherubini often assigned to the string quartet medium.
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