Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Armida Quartett
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avi Music
Catalogue: AVI8553032
Release: 2020
Size: 2.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
String Quartet No. 14 in G major, K387 ‘Spring’
01. I. Allegro vivace assai
02. II. Menuetto. Allegro – Trio
03. III. Andante cantabile
04. IV. Molto Allegro
String Quartett No. 23 in F Major, K. 590
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
08. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 in D major, K155
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Andante
11. III. Molto Allegro
String Quartet No. 8 in F major, K168
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Andante
14. III. Menuetto – Trio
15. IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 12 in B flat major, K172
16. I. Allegro spiritoso
17. II. Adagio
18. III. Menuetto – Trio
19. IV. Allegro assai
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K575 ‘Prussian No. 1’
20. I. Allegretto
21. II. Andante
22. III. Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio
23. IV. Allegretto
Following the critically acclaimed volumes I and II of their Mozart String Quartet series, the Armida Quartett is delighted to bring volume III in a double album. With the recordings here, the Armida Quartet has reached the halfway mark in a project that seeks to intimately explore an entire mountain range.
Mozart’s complete works for string quartet, to which they devote intense scrutiny within the framework of a recital series that pairs them with contemporary works specifically commissioned for the occasion. This requires the musicians to pay a particularly attentive ear: history remains unscathed, but the members of the Armida Quartet want to call ingrained listening habits into question. By implication, they explore Mozart’s works as if the composer was looking over their shoulder. In collaboration with Henle music publishers and musicologist Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, they have embarked on a “workshop exploration” of Mozart’s string quartets in the original manuscript.
The occasional discovery of certain hitherto overlooked details leads them to interpret certain passages in exciting new ways. All the while, they gain increasing familiarity and assurance as they delve ever more deeply into the master’s musical language.