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Beethoven: String Quartet op.127 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartett (1982), Amadeus Quartet (1963), Artemis Quartet (2010), Busch Quartet (1936), Emerson String Quartet (1997), Endellion String Quartet (2008), Guarneri String Quartet (1969), Hagen Quartett (2004), LaSalle Quartet (1976), Leipziger Streichquartett (2001), Melos Quartett (1984), Quartetto Italiano (1968), Takács Quartet (2004)
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)
Beethoven: Great Fugue op.133 — comparing recordings with the following ensembles: Alban Berg Quartett (1983), Amadeus Quartet (1962), Artemis Quartet (2011), Busch Chamber Players (1941), Emerson String Quartet (1997), Endellion String Quartet (2006), Guarneri String Quartet (1969), Hagen Quartett (2001), LaSalle Quartet (1972), Leipziger Streichquartett (2006), Melos Quartett (1984), Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Orchestra (1956), Quartetto Italiano (1969), Quatuor Mosaïques (2016), Takács Quartet (2004)
Media review — Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo (Sei Solo) BWV 1001-1006 — Comparison Summary, Artist and Media Information. 26 artists / 28 recordings, from historic to HIP: Kreisler (1926), Menuhin (1936), Szigeti (1956), Grumiaux (1961), Szeryng (1967), Kremer (1980), Zehetmair (1982), Schröder (1985), Paternoster (1995, cello), Huggett (1997), Podger (1999), Kremer (2002), Tetzlaff (2005), Mullova (2008), Baráti (2009), Faust (2009), Ibragimova (2009), Khachatryan (2009), Beyer (2011), Pietsch (2011), Busch (2012), Faust (2012), Bohren (2017), Carmignola (2018), Pochekin (2018), Aldemir (2019, viola), Cotik (2019), Hadelich (2020)
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