Novus Quartet
AP366 - 2CD - 103' - Feb 14, 2025
The Novus Quartet brings Brahms’ three late string quartets to life, works long overshadowed by Beethoven. With a pure sound and fiery lyricism, the Korean ensemble highlights the composer’s masterful architecture.
Brahms's three string quartets arrived late in the composer's career, where the weight of Beethoven's legacy had for a long time made him sceptical. Winners of the ARD Munich and the Mozart Competition, the Novus Quartet has established itself as one of Korea's finest ensembles, and definitely one of the most interesting, venturing right from the start into the Second Viennese School, Franck, Shostakovich and Schubert. In Brahms, their transparent sound is combined with total commitment and an incisive, passionate lyricism that magnificently serves the composer's unparalleled sense of architecture
CD1
String Quartet no. 1 in C minor op. 51/1
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Romanze. Poco adagio
3. III. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo
4. IV. Allegro
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor op. 51/2
5. I. Allegro non troppo
6. II. Andante moderato
7. III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato
8. IV. Finale. Allegro non assai
CD2
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major op. 67
1. I. Vivace
2. II. Andante
3. III. Agitato
4. IV. Poco allegretto con variazioni
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