Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works | Andre Sennedat, Milan Turkovic, ... |...

Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works | Andre Sennedat, Milan Turkovic, ... | Brilliant if sometimes odd rhythm and tempo

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	Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14: Misc. Chamber Works Andre Sennedat, Milan Turkovic, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1997 average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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The "Unknown" Beethoven...

I think it would not be wrong to say that most casual listeners of classical music know Beethoven mostly by his orchestral works--the symphonies, piano concertos, violin concerto, and overtures. Those who go a little deeper might know him by the piano sonatas, violin sonatas, and string quartets; however, this misses a significant portion of his oeuvre--and a major facet of his ethos and art: specifically, the chamber works and lieder: this is the "unknown" Beethoven.

This collection is absolutely the best, finest, and most excellent presentation of Beethoven's chamber works: the Horn Sonata; the Piano-Wind Quintet; the Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola; the Clarinet Trio; the Septet for mixed strings & winds; and the String Quintet.

Plus, some really nice esoterica: the early piano quartets; trio for piano, flute & bassoon; pieces for mandolin & piano; and pieces for flute & piano.

All of these works fall into Beethoven's First Period; yet, they must not be considered "juvenalia": Beethoven was the greatest artist/poet who ever lived, and his genius was manifest from his teenage years.

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Brilliant if sometimes odd rhythm and tempo

This CD, part of the magnus opus of Beethoven's works committed to CD is wonderfully brilliant and evocative of the renditions of the early 1950's.

Although there are the rare rhythmic, and very rare tempo peculiarities this must remain as one of the finest renditions of Beethoven's Chamber Works. This is of course to be expected from works produced by DDG.

A highly recommended set of CDs that should have pride of place in any serious collector of Beethoven's music and these CDs have the brilliant quality associated with the plastics produced by DDG.

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Simply Delightful!

This is a wonderful collection of Beethoven chamber music. The recordings are intimate, the musicianship is superb...the music is timeless. The piano concerti are the real highlights here; I don't think they can be any better, and the other selections are very pleasant. If you like Beethoven chamber music (and I can't imagine NOT liking it), then this set is highly recommended. Every now and then you come across a boxed set of recordings that you can listen to over and over. This is one such set.

Tracks
Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 1 in E flat major: 1. Adagio assai - attacca: | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 1 in E flat major: 2. Allegro con spirito | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 1 in E flat major: 3. Tema. Cantabile - Variazioni 1-VI - Tema. Allegretto | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 2 in D major: 1. Allegro moderato | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 2 in D major: 2. Andante con moto | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 2 in D major: 3. Rondo. Allegro | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 3 in C major: 1. Allegro vivace | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 3 in C major: 2. Adagio con espressione | Piano Quartets (3), WoO 36: No. 3 in C major: 3. Rondo. Allegro | Trio for piano, flute & bassoon in G major, WoO 37: 1. Allegro | Trio for piano, flute & bassoon in G major, WoO 37: 2. Adagio | Trio for piano, flute & bassoon in G major, WoO 37: 3. Tema andante con Variazioni | Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17: 1. Allegro moderato | Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17: 2. Poco Adagio, quasi Andante | Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17: 3. Rondo. Allegro moderato | Sextet for 2 horns & string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81b: 1. Allegro con brio | Sextet for 2 horns & string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81b: 2. Adagio | Sextet for 2 horns & string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81b: 3. Rondo. Allegro | Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: 1. Grave - Allegro, ma non troppo | Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: 2. Andante cantabile | Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon in E flat major, Op. 16: 3. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo | Serenade for flute, violin & viola in D major, Op. 25: 1. Entrada. Allegro | Serenade for flute, violin & viola in D major, Op. 25: 2. Tempo ordinario d'un Minuetto | Serenade for flute, violin & viola in D major, Op. 25: 3. Allegro molto | Serenade for flute, violin & viola in D major, Op. 25: 4. Andante con Variazioni | Serenade for flute, violin & viola in D major, Op. 25: 5. Allegro scherzando e vivace | Serenade for flute, violin & viola in D major, Op. 25: 6. Adagio - Allegro vivace e disinvolto | Sonatina for mandolin & piano in C minor, WoO 43/1 | Adagio for piano & mandolin in E flat major, WoO 43/2 | Sonatina for mandolin & piano in C major, WoO 44/1 | Andante and variations for mandolin & piano in D major, WoO 44/2 | Trio for clarinet (or violin), cello & piano No. 4 in B flat major ('Gassenhauer'), Op. 11: 1. Allegro con brio | Trio for clarinet (or violin), cello & piano No. 4 in B flat major ('Gassenhauer'), Op. 11: 2. Adagio | Trio for clarinet (or violin), cello & piano No. 4 in B flat major ('Gassenhauer'), Op. 11: 3. Tema. 'Pria ch'io l'impegno'. Allegre | Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 1. Adagio - Allegro con brio | Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 2. Adagio cantabile | Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 3. Tempo di Menuetto | Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 4. Tema. Andante con Variazioni | Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 5. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace | Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20: 6. Andante con moto alla Marcia - Presto | Fugue for string quintet in D major, Op. 137 | String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: 1. Allegro | String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: 2. Adagio molto espressivo | String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: 3. Scherzo. Allegro | String Quintet in C major ('Storm'), Op. 29: 4. Presto | Prelude and Fugue for 2 violins & cello in E minor, Hess 29: Praeludium | Prelude and Fugue for 2 violins & cello in E minor, Hess 29: Fuge | Minuets (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 9: No. 1 in E flat major | Minuets (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 9: No. 2 in G major | Minuets (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 9: No. 3 in C major | Minuets (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 9: No. 4 in F major | Minuets (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 9: No. 5 in D major | Minuets (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 9: No. 6 in G major | Duo for viola & cello in E flat major ('With two eyeglasses obbligato'), WoO 32: Allegro | Duo for viola & cello in E flat major ('With two eyeglasses obbligato'), WoO 32: Allegretto | Ländler (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 15: No. 1 in D major | Ländler (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 15: No. 2 in D major | Ländler (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 15: No. 3 in D major | Ländler (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 15: No. 4 in D minor | Ländler (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 15: No. 5 in D major | Ländler (6) for 2 violins & double bass, WoO 15: No. 6 in D major | Duet for 2 violins in A major, WoO 34 | Canon in 2 parts in A major, WoO 35 | National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105: 1. Air écossais: 'The Cottage Maid'. Tema. Andantino quasi Alleg | National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105: 2. Air écossais: 'Von edlem Geschlecht war Shinkin'. Tema. Alleg | National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105: 3. Air autrichien: 'A Schüsserl und a Reindl'. Tema. Andantino - | National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105: 4. Air écossais: 'The Last Rose of Summer'. Tema. Andante espres | National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105: 5. Air écossais: 'Chiling O'Guiry'. Tema. Allegretto spiritoso - | National Airs (6) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 105: 6. Air écossais: 'Paddy Whack'. Tema. Allegretto più tosto vivac | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 1. Air tirolien: 'I bin a Tiroler Bua'. Tema. Moderato - Var. I | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 2. Air écossais: 'Bonnie laddie, Highland Laddie'. Tema. Allegr | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 3. Volkslied aus Kleinrussland. Tema. Vivace - Var. I-IV - Var. | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 4. Air écossais: 'St. Patrick's Day'. Tema. Allegretto scherzos | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 5. Air tirolien: 'A Madel, ja a Madel'. Tema. Moderato - Var. I | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 6. Air écossais: 'Peggy's Daughter'. Tema. Andante comodo - Var | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 7. Air russe: 'Schöne Minka'. Tema. Andante - Var. I-IV - Var. | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 8. Air écossais: 'Oh, Mary at thy window be'. Tema. Andantino q | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 9. Air écossais: 'Oh, Thou art the Lad of my Heart'. Tema. Alle | National Airs (10) with variations for flute/violin & piano, Op. 107: 10. Air écossais: 'The Highland Watch'. Tema. Spiritoso e marzi | Duo for 2 flutes (or flute & violin) in G major, WoO 26: Allegro con brio | Duo for 2 flutes (or flute & violin) in G major, WoO 26: Minuetto quasi Allegretto

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