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Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 4 & 11 - Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 8

10/1/2008, 12 Tracks, 1:16:35

Featuring

  • Ferdinand Erblich
  • István Párkányi
  • Heinz Oberdorfer
  • Michael Müller
  • Párkányi Quartet
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Franz Schubert

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Performer Biography

The Orlando String Quartet, from which the Párkányi Quartet originated, was ranked 'amongst the world's finest quartets' by the New York Times after only five years of performing.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Párkányi Quartet was formed by three original members of the Orlando String Quartet, which won First Prize at the Carlo Jachino International String Quartet Competition in 1976.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven dedicated his String Quartet No. 11, Op. 95, to his long-time friend in Vienna, Zmeskall, as a token of affection and esteem.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Beethoven, the composer, was exasperated by the fame and criticism of his String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18 No. 4, preferring other works.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Schubert's String Quartet No. 8, D 112, was written very quickly, with the composer boasting it was 'written in four and a half hours'.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 11, Op. 95, was composed in 1810, the same year as his incidental music for Goethe's play Egmont.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Beethoven's String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18 No. 4, was controversial from its first performance, considered scandalous by Baroque tradition upholders and premonitory by contemporary music supporters.

Source: Booklet

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