Complete Recordings 19... - Artemis Quartet - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Intense, passionate and impeccable in its musical disciplines, the Berlin-based Artemis Quartet “consistently finds a balance between projecting musical structure and conveying immediacy.” Confirming that verdict from the New York Times is this 23CD collection, encompassing all the recordings the ensemble made between 1996 and 2018.

The Artemis Quartet began life in 1989 and developed a particular reputation in the central Austro-German repertoire. If Beethoven justly asserts a powerful presence, the scope of this collection extends as far as Eastern Europe and South America and well into the 20th century. Over the years between 1996 and 2018 there were changes in the Artemis Quartet’s lineup, but as founding cellist Eckart Runge explains, this “brought new inspiration – an opportunity to broaden horizons and introduce fresh ideas.”

The ensemble suffered a tragic loss in 2015 with the untimely death of violist Friedemann Weigle. Just days earlier, the Artemis had completed a recording of Dvořák’s lyrical and poignant ‘American’ Quartet; it is now released for the very first time.

2-piece Box 23CD – Extensive 72-page booklet with liner notes in German / English / French - Wallets with original cover artwork.

Label: Plg Uk Catalog | Origin: Holland