Amadeus Quartet - The RIAS Recordings Vol. III: Mozart (5CDs, 2014)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 799 Mb | Scans 5,35 Mb
Label: Audite
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 799 Mb | Scans 5,35 Mb
Label: Audite
The third volume of radio recordings with the Amadeus Quartet is dedicated to works of its eponym. From the very beginning, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s string quartets were a matter of the heart for the Amadeus Quartet. During the ensemble’s long career, which lasted for nearly 40 years, the great majority of its concert programmes contained at least one work by Mozart.
This edition is complemented by recordings of Mozart’s four great string quintets. The second viola part is played by the South-African-born Cecil Aronowitz. He was occasionally referred to as the fifth member of the Amadeus Quartet as he was nearly always engaged when a second viola was needed. Three of the four string quintets were recorded in the studio in one single recording session in 1953 – given the high musical quality of these tapes, this is proof of the extraordinary standard of the ensemble, able to lay down a recording more or less straight away. Another peak is the recording of Mozart’s clarinet quintet with Heinrich Geuser, one of the leading clarinettists of his time.
Contents:
Mozart:
String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K387 'Spring'
String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K421
String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K464 'Drum'
String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K465 'Dissonance'
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K575 'Prussian No. 1'
String Quartet No. 22 in B flat major, K589 'Prussian No. 2'
String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K590 'Prussian No. 3'
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Heinrich Geuser (clarinet)
String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K515
Cecil Aronowitz (viola)
String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K516
Cecil Aronowitz (viola)
String Quintet No. 5 in D major, K593
Cecil Aronowitz (viola)
String Quintet No. 6 in E flat major, K614
Cecil Aronowitz (viola)
CD1
1.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro vivace assai (5:53)
2.Amadeus Quartet - II. Menuetto. Allegro (8:35)
3.Amadeus Quartet - III. Andante cantabile (8:30)
4.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Molto allegro (4:12)
5.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro moderato (5:53)
6.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante (5:18)
7.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (3:39)
8.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Più allegro (9:33)
9.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro non troppo (4:58)
10.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante con moto (6:50)
11.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegro (6:49)
12.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro vivace (5:23)
CD2
1.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro (7:29)
2.Amadeus Quartet - II. Menuetto (6:17)
3.Amadeus Quartet - III. Andante (13:40)
4.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro non troppo (5:31)
5.Amadeus Quartet - I. Adagio – Allegro (7:56)
6.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante cantabile (7:23)
7.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegro (4:53)
8.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro molto (5:34)
9.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegretto (5:06)
10.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante (3:49)
11.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (5:20)
12.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegretto (5:42)
CD3
1.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro (4:34)
2.Amadeus Quartet - II. Larghetto (6:00)
3.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Moderato (6:17)
4.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro assai (3:54)
5.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro moderato (6:26)
6.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante (6:34)
7.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (4:14)
8.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro (4:46)
9.Heinrich Geuser - I. Allegro (6:14)
10.Heinrich Geuser - II. Larghetto (6:19)
11.Heinrich Geuser - III. Menuetto (6:53)
12.Heinrich Geuser - IV. Allegretto con variazioni (9:22)
CD4
1.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Allegro (9:14)
2.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Menuetto. Allegretto (5:33)
3.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Andante (8:49)
4.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. (Allegro) (7:28)
5.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Allegro (7:24)
6.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Menuetto. Allegretto (5:00)
7.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Adagio ma non troppo (8:09)
8.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. Adagio – Allegro (10:04)
CD5
1.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Larghetto – Allegro (7:37)
2.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Adagio (6:37)
3.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (4:47)
4.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. Allegro (4:07)
5.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Allegro di molto (5:28)
6.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Andante (7:27)
7.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (3:42)
8.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. Allegro (5:09)
1.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro vivace assai (5:53)
2.Amadeus Quartet - II. Menuetto. Allegro (8:35)
3.Amadeus Quartet - III. Andante cantabile (8:30)
4.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Molto allegro (4:12)
5.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro moderato (5:53)
6.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante (5:18)
7.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (3:39)
8.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Più allegro (9:33)
9.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro non troppo (4:58)
10.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante con moto (6:50)
11.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegro (6:49)
12.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro vivace (5:23)
CD2
1.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro (7:29)
2.Amadeus Quartet - II. Menuetto (6:17)
3.Amadeus Quartet - III. Andante (13:40)
4.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro non troppo (5:31)
5.Amadeus Quartet - I. Adagio – Allegro (7:56)
6.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante cantabile (7:23)
7.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegro (4:53)
8.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro molto (5:34)
9.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegretto (5:06)
10.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante (3:49)
11.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (5:20)
12.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegretto (5:42)
CD3
1.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro (4:34)
2.Amadeus Quartet - II. Larghetto (6:00)
3.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Moderato (6:17)
4.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro assai (3:54)
5.Amadeus Quartet - I. Allegro moderato (6:26)
6.Amadeus Quartet - II. Andante (6:34)
7.Amadeus Quartet - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (4:14)
8.Amadeus Quartet - IV. Allegro (4:46)
9.Heinrich Geuser - I. Allegro (6:14)
10.Heinrich Geuser - II. Larghetto (6:19)
11.Heinrich Geuser - III. Menuetto (6:53)
12.Heinrich Geuser - IV. Allegretto con variazioni (9:22)
CD4
1.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Allegro (9:14)
2.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Menuetto. Allegretto (5:33)
3.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Andante (8:49)
4.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. (Allegro) (7:28)
5.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Allegro (7:24)
6.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Menuetto. Allegretto (5:00)
7.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Adagio ma non troppo (8:09)
8.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. Adagio – Allegro (10:04)
CD5
1.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Larghetto – Allegro (7:37)
2.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Adagio (6:37)
3.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (4:47)
4.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. Allegro (4:07)
5.Cecil Aronowitz - I. Allegro di molto (5:28)
6.Cecil Aronowitz - II. Andante (7:27)
7.Cecil Aronowitz - III. Menuetto. Allegretto (3:42)
8.Cecil Aronowitz - IV. Allegro (5:09)