Artist: Ariel Quartet
Album: Brahms: String Quartet No. 2 – Bartók: String Quartet No. 1
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2018
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:05:43
Total Tracks: 7
Total Size: 1,17 GB

Tracklist:

01. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2: I . Allegro non troppo (13:37)
02. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2: II. Andante moderato (10:01)
03. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2: III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato; Allegretto vivace (05:22)
04. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2: IV. Finale: Allegro non assai (07:08)
05. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 1, Sz, 40, Op. 7: I. Lento (09:12)
06. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 1, Sz, 40, Op. 7: II. Allegretto Introduzione; Allegro (08:31)
07. Ariel Quartet – Quartet No. 1, Sz, 40, Op. 7: III. Allegro vivace (11:49)

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The Ariel Quartet, distinguished by their virtuosic playing and impassioned interpretations, makes their debut recording pairing two giants of the string-quartet world, Bela Bartok and Johannes Brahms.

Both composers stand as significant pillars of the youthful Quartet’s two-decade-long journey. The Ariel Quartet earned its glowing international reputation early on, having formed in Israel when its members were students in middle school. The Ariel now serves as the Faculty Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music Debut. This release is the first in a projected series pairing the quartets of Bartok and Brahms.”a consummate ensemble gifted with utter musicality and remarkable interpretive power” – American Record Guide

“a blazing, larger-than-life performance” – The Washington Post