This album is part of the "Deauville live" collection by B Records, which aims to revive fervent musical moments from the Festival de Pâques and the Août musical in Deauville.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Strada Quartet chose their name, which means "path" or "way" in Italian, to represent a journey towards a musical and human ideal, inspired by a Beethoven quote about art and knowledge.
Performer Biography
The Strada Quartet, though recently formed, consists of four soloists—Lise Berthaud, Sarah Nemtanu, Pierre Fouchenneret, and François Salque—who have individually won numerous awards in prestigious international competitions.
Recording & Production
The Strada Quartet specifically chose to make a live recording to capture the "genuineness" and "immediacy" of the musical transmission to listeners, without filters.
Interpretation
The Strada Quartet approaches Beethoven's late quartets by reading the scores like contemporary music, aiming to purge them of centuries-old traditions that they believe often betray the works' essence.
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's late quartets are considered by the Strada Quartet to be the quintessence of his musical language and revolutionary in the art of the string quartet, summarizing all facets of human emotions.
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