Calidore String Quartet
Release date: 3/02/2023
Catalogue number: SIGCD733
Barcode:635212073322
“The essence of the Calidore is the richness of the tone, rich and deep, and its experience in the interpretation of today’s music, which brings a new perspective to the music of the past. Beethoven’s emotional spectrum, so well described in this version of the Calidore, is not strange in a world like today’s, which needs ethical and stylistic references…[A] magnificent recording” – Sonograma
“The Calidore’s issue a friendly invitation, made more enticing by a level of technical finesse up there with the best versions old and new, and studio engineering that places the listener at a respectable distance…[Grosse Fugue Op.133 ] the Calidores impart to its hymn theme a radiance that creates its own acoustic, and later on a pure tone all the more illuminating for its sparing use” – Gramophone
“Anyone giving this set a miss will be deprived of an extraordinary chamber music experience. The players have clearly thought through every phrase of the music, with electric results…it announces a major new presence on the chamber music scene” – AllMusic.com
“This first volume of Beethoven quartets from the New York-based Calidores takes in the composer’s life-affirming late set, and it was delivered here with great precision, clarity and meticulous attention to detail. The Calidore players penetrate right to the heart of the music, giving warm and intensely lyrical accounts.” – ClassicalMusic.com
“First violinist Jeffrey Myers has a clear, bell-like, luminous tone beautifully matched by Ryan Meehan on second, Jeremy Berry (viola) and Estelle Choi (cello) blending seamlessly with substantial tone. Highlights for this reviewer are a Grosse Fugue with boundless energy and crystal-clear precision, the slow movements of Opp. 127 and 132 and Op. 135’s dazzling and somewhat terrifying Scherzo. This exquisite recording, winner of the 2024 BBC Music Magazine Award, should be in everyone’s collection. “ – AUSTA National Journal
CD1
String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127
[1] I. Maestoso
[2] II. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
[3] III. Scherzando vivace
[4] IV. Finale. Allegro
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
[5] I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
[6] II. Allegro molto vivace
[7] III. Allegro moderato
[8] IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
[9] V. Presto
[10] VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante
[11] VII. Allegro
CD2
String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat major, Op. 130
[1] I. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro
[2] II. Presto
[3] III. Andante con moto ma non troppo. Poco scherzando
[4] IV. Alla danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
[5] V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
[6] Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
[7] VI. Finale. Allegro (Op. 130, replacement finale)
CD3
String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
[1] I. Assai sostenuto – Allegro
[2] II. Allegro ma non tanto
[3] III. Molto adagio
[4] IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
[5] V. Allegro appassionato
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
[6] I. Allegretto
[7] II. Vivace
[8] III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
[9] IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto – Allegro
