Three cheers for this promising young Spanish ensemble, which has created a delightful collection of string quartets by Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (1806–1826), aka the Spanish Mozart, who penned a handful of scintillating works before his untimely death at age 19. The Casals, formed in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofía in Madrid, presents the only three Arriaga quartets (in D minor, A major, and E-flat major) published during the ill-fated composer's short life. The Casals captures all the delicacy and beauty of these brilliant works, which show the influence of Cherubini and Rossini but reveal tantalizing hints of the romantic sentiment that would not sweep European music until several years after Arriaga's death. Strings Maazine, January 2004.
Harmonia Mundi
6´59
5´42
3´08
7´13
5´47
6´49
2´51
4´37
5´42
5´58
3´19
6´06
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The Art of Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach
W. A. Mozart 1756-1791
String Quartets dedicated to Joseph Haydn. K. 421, 458 'Hunt' & 464
Apotheosis
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN. THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS. VOL.3
Revelations
Ludwig van Beethoven. The Complete String Quartets. vol.2
Inventions
Ludwig van Beethoven. The Complete String Quartets. vol.1
W. A. Mozart 1756-1791
String Quartets K428, 465 & 387
Haydn
Haydn the seven last words of christ, hob. xx:2
20th century string quartets
Ravel, Turina, Toldrá, Debussy & Zemlinsky
Schubert
Schubert string quartets d87 & d887
Boccherini
La musica delle strade di madrid
Metamorphosis
BARTÓK, LIGETI & KURTÁG
Haydn
String quartets op.33
Brahms
The string quartets and piano quintet op.34
Influencias
Quartets of ravel, turina and toldrá
Mozart
The Early Quartets
Debussy & Zemlinsky N.2
String Quartet
Arriaga
String Quartet
DVD - FRANZ SCHUBERT
STRING QUARTETS # 3 - Live in Barcelona
DVD - FRANZ SCHUBERT
STRING QUARTETS # 2 - Live in Barcelona
DVD - FRANZ SCHUBERT
STRING QUARTETS # 1 - Live in Barcelona
