Today one of the most highly respected string quartets, the Belcea were established in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London and studied with the Chilingirian, the Amadeus, and later the Alban Berg quartets. They recorded for EMI Classics across nearly a decade, between 2000 and 2009, bToday one of the most highly respected string quartets, the Belcea were established in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London and studied with the Chilingirian, the Amadeus, and later the Alban Berg quartets. They recorded for EMI Classics across nearly a decade, between 2000 and 2009, bringing about tremendous versions of quartets by Schubert, Britten, Bartók, and Mozart, to name a few."The Belcea Quartet throw every fibre of their beings into the most vivid projection of the masterpieces they undertake." - The Independent"These recordings form a crucial part of our life as a quartet and we hope that over the ensuing years they haven't lost their freshness and sense of adventure." - Krzysztof Chorzelski, violist of the Belcea Quartet
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | String Quartet in G Minor, Op 10, CD 91, L 85: I Anime et tres decide |
2 | String Quartet in G Minor, Op 10, CD 91, L 85: II Assez vif et bien rythme |
3 | String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, CD 91, L. 85: III. Andantino. Doucement expressif |
4 | String Quartet in G Minor, Op 10, CD 91, L 85: IV Tres modere - Tres mouvemente et avec passion |
5 | Ainsi la nuit: Libre et souple |
6 | Ainsi la nuit: I. Nocturne |
7 | Ainsi la nuit: Parenthese 1 |
8 | Ainsi la nuit: II. Miroir d'espace |
9 | Ainsi la nuit: Parenthese 2 |
10 | Ainsi la nuit: III. Litanies |
11 | Ainsi la nuit: Parenthese 3 |
12 | Ainsi la nuit: IV. Litanies 2 |
13 | Ainsi la nuit: Parenthese 4 |
14 | Ainsi la nuit: V. Constellations |
15 | Ainsi la nuit: VI. Nocturne 2 |
16 | Ainsi la nuit: VII. Temps suspendu |
17 | String Quartet, M 35: I Allegro moderato - Tres doux |
18 | String Quartet, M 35: II Assez vif - Tres rythme |
19 | String Quartet, M 35: III Tres lent |
20 | String Quartet, M 35: IV Vif et agite |
Disc: 2
1 | String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": I. Allegro ma non troppo |
2 | String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante |
3 | String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio |
4 | String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": IV. Allegro moderato |
5 | String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz" |
6 | String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87: I. Allegro moderato |
7 | String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87: II. Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio |
8 | String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87: III. Adagio |
9 | String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 125 No. 1, D. 87: IV. Allegro |
Disc: 3
1 | String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro |
2 | String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Romanze. Poco adagio |
3 | String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo |
4 | String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: IV. Allegro |
5 | String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio |
6 | String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: II. Adagio |
7 | String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: III. Un poco Allegretto |
8 | String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto |
Disc: 4
1 | String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro vivo |
2 | String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: II. Allegro con slancio |
3 | String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: III. Andante calmo |
4 | String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: IV. Molto vivace |
5 | String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro calmo senza rigore |
6 | String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36: II. Vivace |
7 | String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36: III. Chacony |
8 | 3 Divertimenti: No. 1, March |
9 | 3 Divertimenti: No. 2, Waltz |
10 | 3 Divertimenti: No. 3, Burlesque |
Disc: 5
1 | String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 94: I. Duets |
2 | String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 94: II. Ostinato |
3 | String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 94: III. Solo |
4 | String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 94: IV. Burlesque |
5 | String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, Op. 94: V. Recitative and Passacaglia |
6 | La bonne chanson, Op 61: No 1, Une sainte en son aureole (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
7 | La bonne chanson, Op. 61: No. 2, Puisque l'arbre grandit (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
8 | La bonne chanson, Op. 61: No. 3, La lune blanche luit dans les bois (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
9 | La bonne chanson, Op. 61: No. 4, J'allais par des chemins perfides (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
10 | La bonne chanson, Op 61: No 5, J'ai presque peur, en verite (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
11 | La bonne chanson, Op. 61: No. 6, Avant que tu ne t'en ailles (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
12 | La bonne chanson, Op 61: No 7, Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'ete (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
13 | La bonne chanson, Op. 61: No. 8, N'est-ce pas ? (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
14 | La bonne chanson, Op 61: No 9, L'hiver a cesse (Version for Voice, Piano and String Quintet) - Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Belcea Quartet & Leon Bosch |
15 | Dover Beach, Op. 3 - Jonathan Lemalu |
16 | Love Blows As the Wind Blows: I. In the Year That's Come and Gone - Jonathan Lemalu |
17 | Love Blows As the Wind Blows: II. Life in Her Creaking Shoes - Jonathan Lemalu |
18 | Love Blows As the Wind Blows: III. Fill a Glass With Golden Wine - Jonathan Lemalu |
19 | Love Blows As the Wind Blows: IV. On the Way to Kew - Jonathan Lemalu |
Disc: 6
1 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": I. Allegro vivace |
2 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante |
3 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": III. Scherzo. Presto |
4 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (a) Thema. Andantino |
5 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (b) Variation I |
6 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (c) Variation II |
7 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (d) Variation III |
8 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (e) Variation IV |
9 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (f) Variation V |
10 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. (g) Thema. Allegretto |
11 | Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": V. Finale. Allegro giusto |
Disc: 7
1 | String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, Op. 10 No. 6, K. 465 "Dissonance": I. Adagio - Allegro |
2 | String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, Op. 10 No. 6, K. 465 "Dissonance": II. Andante cantabile |
3 | String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, Op. 10 No. 6, K. 465 "Dissonance": III. Menuetto. Allegro |
4 | String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, Op. 10 No. 6, K. 465 "Dissonance": IV. Allegro |
5 | String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 "Hoffmeister": I. Allegretto |
6 | String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 "Hoffmeister": II. Menuetto. Allegretto |
7 | String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 "Hoffmeister": III. Adagio |
8 | String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 "Hoffmeister": IV. Allegro |
Disc: 8
1 | String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7, Sz. 40: I. Lento |
2 | String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7, Sz. 40: II. Allegretto |
3 | String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7, Sz. 40: III. Allegro vivace |
4 | String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: I. Prima parte. Moderato |
5 | String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: II. Seconda parte. Allegro |
6 | String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato & IV. Coda. Allegro molto |
7 | String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: I. Allegro |
8 | String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: II. Adagio molto |
9 | String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: III. Scherzo. Alla bulgarese - Trio |
10 | String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: IV. Andante |
11 | String Quartet No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Sz. 102: V. Finale. Allegro vivace - Presto |
Disc: 9
1 | String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: I. Moderato |
2 | String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso |
3 | String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17, Sz. 67: III. Lento |
4 | String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: I. Allegro |
5 | String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: II. Prestissimo, con sordino |
6 | String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: III. Non troppo lento |
7 | String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: IV. Allegretto pizzicato |
8 | String Quartet No. 4 in C Major, Sz. 91: V. Allegro molto |
9 | String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: I. Mesto - Vivace |
10 | String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: II. Mesto - Marcia |
11 | String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: III. Mesto - Burletta. Moderato |
12 | String Quartet No. 6 in D Major, Sz. 114: IV. Mesto |
Disc: 10
1 | String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo |
2 | String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: II. Adagio |
3 | String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Andante sostenuto |
4 | String Quintet in C Major, Op 163, D 956: IV Allegretto - Piu allegro |
5 | String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. Posth. 161, D. 887: I. Allegro molto moderato |
Disc: 11
1 | String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. Posth. 161, D. 887: II. Andante un poco moto |
2 | String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. Posth. 161, D. 887: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto |
3 | String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, Op. Posth. 161, D. 887: IV. Allegro assai |
4 | String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro |
5 | String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto |
6 | String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio |
7 | String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto |