This album features the complete recording of Beethoven's string quintets, originally written for string quartet with a second viola.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in Cologne at the Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal in June and October 2010.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's String Quintet, Op. 29, nicknamed "The Storm," includes operatic elements like seething tremoli and recitative inserts, and even a mini-fugue section.
Performer Biography
Gérard Caussé, the violist on this recording, is considered one of the leading talents on his instrument, having lent the viola a new dimension as a solo instrument.
Performer Biography
Gérard Caussé has inspired numerous composers, including Masson, Dufourt, and Rihm, to dedicate works to him due to his efforts to expand the viola repertoire.
Instruments
Gérard Caussé plays a valuable viola made by Gasparo da Salo in 1560.
Performer Biography
The delian::quartett is named after the Greek god Apollo, who was worshipped as the god of fine arts and music, and was also called Delian after his birthplace, the island of Delos.
