Esmé Quartet — Lucerne, 2019-09-12

Concert review, ★★★, Esmé Quartet @ Lukaskirche, Lucerne, 2019-09-12 (Lucerne Festival, Debut Series) — Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.6 in F minor, op.80; Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G major, D.887
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Artemis Quartet — Lugano, 2019-03-15

Blog post #476 — Concert review, ★★★★, Artemis Quartet (Vineta Sareika, Anthea Kreston, Gregor Sigl, Eckart Runge) @ LAC / Teatrostudio, Lugano, 2019-03-15 — Barber: II. Molto adagio from String Quartet op.11 (a.k.a. Adagio for Strings, op.11a); Britten: String Quartet No.2 in C major, op.36; Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810, “Death and the Maiden”
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Beethoven: String Quartets, Comparison Summary

Beethoven: String Quartets — summary for comparisons of recordings, involving the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartet, Amadeus Quartet, Artemis Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Busch Quartett, Chiaroscuso Quartet, Emerson String Quartet, Endellion String Quartet, Guarneri String Quartet, Hagen Quartett, Kuijken Quartet, LaSalle Quartet, Leipziger Streichquartett, Melos Quartett Stuttgart, Quartetto Italiano, Quatuor Mosaïques, Takács Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, op.132

Beethoven: String Quartet op.132 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartett (1984), Amadeus Quartet (1962), Artemis Quartet (1998), Busch Quartet (1937), Emerson String Quartet (1997), Endellion String Quartet (2005), Guarneri String Quartet (1969), Hagen Quartett (2003), LaSalle Quartet (1973), Leipziger Streichquartett (2001), Melos Quartett (1985), Quartetto Italiano (1967), Takács Quartet (2004)

Beethoven: String Quartet in C♯ minor, op.131

Beethoven: String Quartet op.131 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartett (1984), Amadeus Quartet (1963), Artemis Quartet (2002), Brooklyn Rider (2011), Busch Quartet (1936), Emerson String Quartet (1997), Endellion String Quartet (2005), Guarneri String Quartet (1969), Hagen Quartett (1999), LaSalle Quartet (1977), Leipziger Streichquartett (1994), Melos Quartett (1985), Quartetto Italiano (1969), Takács Quartet (2004)

Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor op.95, “Serioso”

Beethoven: String Quartet op.95 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Amadeus Quartet (1960), Artemis Quartet (2005), Busch Quartet (1932), Chiaroscuro Quartet (2012), Emerson String Quartet (1997), Endellion String Quartet (2008), Guarneri String Quartet (1968), Melos Quartett (1984), Quartetto Italiano (1971), Takács Quartet (2004)