Juilliard String Quartet - Schoenberg- The Five String Quartets (1977/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Arnold Schoenberg, one of the most influential musical figures of the 20th century, was born in Vienna in 1874. Sony Classical is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the great composer’s birth with the reissue of 20 albums of recordings from CBS/American Columbia. The company was a pioneer in documenting Schoenberg’s achievements and already demonstrated that commitment during his lifetime (he died in 1952). In 1940, with the composer conducting, Columbia Masterworks produced the first recording of one of his most captivating and revolutionary works, Pierrot lunaire; and in the 1950s and 60s, the label undertook a ground-breaking multi-volume series entitled “The Music of Arnold Schoenberg”. But arguably no recordings have done more to further the cause of Schoenberg’s orchestral and vocal works than those of Pierre Boulez, while none have done more to promote his chamber music than those by the Juilliard Quartet.

The Juilliard Quartet brought its “profoundly intelligent” Schoenberg interpretations (Gramophone) into the studio over an even longer span – four decades, beginning with its first traversal of the numbered string quartets in 1951/52 (“Magnificent recordings” – Gramophone). The Juilliard returned to Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in 1975 for a stereo remake of the four “official” quartets, now coupled with the ensemble’s first recording of the early D major Quartet – a charming student work that could almost be mistaken for Dvořák.

But it wasn’t only advances in technology that prompted the Juilliard Quartet to re-record Schoenberg after years of regularly performing the quartets in concert. In an interview about their evolving interpretations with the recording’s producer, the players spoke of an increasingly romantic approach, especially to Nos. 3 and 4, with less emphasis on rhythmic drive but greater emotional intensity. The set won them the 1977 Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance.

TRACKLIST

1. Juilliard String Quartet - Nicht zu rasch (2024 Remastered Version)
2. Juilliard String Quartet - Kräftig (nicht zu rasch) (2024 Remastered Version)
3. Juilliard String Quartet - Mäßig, langsame Viertel (2024 Remastered Version)
4. Juilliard String Quartet - Mäßig, heiter (2024 Remastered Version)
5. Juilliard String Quartet - 1. Mäßig (2024 Remastered Version)
6. Juilliard String Quartet - 2. Sehr rasch (2024 Remastered Version)
7. Juilliard String Quartet - 3. Litanei: Langsam (2024 Remastered Version)
8. Juilliard String Quartet - 4. Entrückung (Stefan George): Sehr langsam (gehende Achtel) (2024 Remastered Version)
9. Juilliard String Quartet - 1. Moderato - Etwas ruhiger, molto cantabile (2024 Remastered Version)
10. Juilliard String Quartet - 2. Adagio (2024 Remastered Version)
11. Juilliard String Quartet - 3. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato (2024 Remastered Version)
12. Juilliard String Quartet - 4. Rondo. Molto moderato (2024 Remastered Version)
13. Juilliard String Quartet - 1. Allegro molto, energico (2024 Remastered Version)
14. Juilliard String Quartet - 2. Comodo (2024 Remastered Version)
15. Juilliard String Quartet - 3. Largo (2024 Remastered Version)
16. Juilliard String Quartet - 4. Allegro - Agitato (2024 Remastered Version)
17. Juilliard String Quartet - I. Allegro molto (2024 Remastered Version)
18. Juilliard String Quartet - II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso (2024 Remastered Version)
19. Juilliard String Quartet - III. Theme and Variations. Andante con moto (2024 Remastered Version)
20. Juilliard String Quartet - IV. Allegro - Presto (2024 Remastered Version)



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