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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor "Razumovsky" (Live)

7/3/2015, 4 Tracks, 34:03

Featuring

  • Rubin-Quartett
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Composition History

Mozart's String Quartet K 387 was the first of a six-part quartet cycle, inspired by Haydn's string quartet Op. 33, and dedicated to his 'dear friend Haydn'.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Haydn's string quartet cycle Op. 76, which includes the 'Sunrise Quartet', was commissioned by Count Joseph Erdödy, who paid 100 ducats for the six quartets in 1797.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recordings are made in direct 2-Track Stereo digital, aiming to allow listeners to experience the intensity and every facet of the live performance.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The 'Castle Concerts' series captures outstanding performances in their original settings, aiming to convey the intimate dialogue between performers, audience, work, and venue.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 59, No. 2, known as the 'Rasumovsky Quartet', was commissioned by the Russian diplomat and patron Andrey Rasumovsky.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Rubin Quartet, founded in 1992, has won several international awards, including first prize at the Bubenreuth/Erlangen international string quartet competition in its first year.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Castle Church in Bad Homburg, where these concerts are recorded, became one of Europe's most intimate concert halls after Kaiser Wilhelm II's endowment to the town church led to its disuse and preservation.

Source: Booklet

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