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Chiaroscuro Quartet
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Formed in 2005, Chiaroscuro Quartet comprises violinists Alina Ibragimova (Russia) and Pablo Hernán Benedí (Spain), the Swedish violist Emilie Hörnlund and cellist Claire Thirion from France. Dubbed ‘a trailblazer for the authentic performance of High Classical chamber music’ in Gramophone, this international ensemble performs music of the Classical and early Romantic periods on gut strings and with historical bows. The quartet’s unique sound – described in The Observer as ‘a shock to the ears of the best kind’ – is highly acclaimed by audiences and critics all over Europe. Their growing discography includes recordings of music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Haydn. Recent releases include Schubert ‘Death and the Maiden’ & String Quartet, D.173 and Haydn Op.76. Future releases include Beethoven Op.18 and Mozart ‘Prussian’ Quartets. Chiaroscuro Quartet was a prize-winner of the German Förderpreis Deutschlandfunk/Musikfest Bremen in 2013 and received Germany’s most prestigious CD award, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 2015 for their recording of Mozart’s Quartet in D minor, K. 421 and Mendelssohn’s Second String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13. Among the ensemble’s chamber music partners are renowned artists such as Kristian Bezuidenhout, Trevor Pinnock, Jonathan Cohen, Cedric Tiberghien, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Chen Halevi, Malcolm Bilson, Christian Poltera and Christophe Coin.Recent engagements included their enthusiastically received debut concerts at
top songs
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II. Andante
4022String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575 "First Prussian Quartet": II. Andante
3203I. Allegro
1974II. Adagio sostenuto
1925I. Allegro con spirito
1836IV. Finale
1827Quatuor à cordes No. 15 en Ré Mineur, K 421: I. Allegro moderato
1818String Quartets, Op. 33 "Russian": No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:40: I. Allegro moderato
1809String Quartets, Op. 33 "Russian": No. 5 in G Major, Hob. III:41: II. Largo e cantabile
16910String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
165albums
Mozart: The Prussian Quartets
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Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3
Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33, Nos. 4-6
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 1-3
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Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 10 & 13, Opp. 74 & 130
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Mozart - Mendelssohn
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20 Nos. 4-6
Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33 Nos 1-3
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 20 Nos. 1-3
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 4-6
Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76 Nos. 4-6
Schubert: String Quartets Nos. 14 & 9