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Alexander String Quartet
12+ albums
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Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2006, The Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music through over 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances. In 1999 BMG Classics released the Quartet’s nine-CD set of the Beethoven cycle on its Arte Nova label to tremendous critical acclaim. The FoghornClassics label released a three-CD set of Mozart quartets in 2004; as part of an ongoing project, that label released the first three CDs of the Shostakovich cycle in March 2006. The Alexander String Quartet’s annual calendar of concerts includes engagements at major halls throughout North America and Europe. The Quartet has appeared at Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York City; Jordan Hall in Boston; the Library of Congress and Dumbarton Oaks in Washington; and chamber music societies and universities across the North American continent. Recent overseas tours have brought them to the U.K., the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Greece, the Republic of Georgia, and the Philippines. The many distinguished artists to collaborate with the Alexander String Quartet include pianists Menahem Pressler, Gary Graffman, Roger Woodward, Jerem
top songs
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String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
642String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
603String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18/3: Allegro
564String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto), Trio
555String Quartet in G Major, K. 387: Andante cantabile
526String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74, "Harp": Presto
517String Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428: Allegro non troppo
498String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: I. Allegro
499String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1: IV. Allegro
4910String Quartet No. 3 "Pop Sweet": I. Samba Theses Days, Allegro Non Troppo
48albums
Gershwin & Kern
Mozart: Homage - The Six Quartets Dedicated To Haydn
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Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets
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Beethoven: String Quartets Vol. 2 / Op. 18/2 And Op. 18/6
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Beethoven: The Early Quartets, Vol. 1
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Beethoven: The Late Quartets, Vol. 3
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Smetana: String quartet No1; Janacek: String quartet No1
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Beethoven: String Quartets Vol. 4
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Beethoven: String Quartets Vol.3 Op.18 No. 3+4
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Peterson: The String Quartets - Retrospections
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Shostakovich Quartets: Fragments Vol. 1
Shostakovich Quartets: Fragments Vol. 2