These interpretations of the ‘middle period’ quartets, dating from 1979, belong to the first of the two complete Beethoven cycles recorded by the Alban Berg Quartett; both of them hold a special place in the Warner Classics catalogue. The ensemble’s name honours the continuity and vigour of Vienna’s
These interpretations of the ‘middle period’ quartets, dating from 1979, belong to the first of the two complete Beethoven cycles recorded by the Alban Berg Quartett; both of them hold a special place in the Warner Classics catalogue. The ensemble’s name honours the continuity and vigour of Vienna’s long musical tradition, which evolved so strikingly with Beethoven’s works – not least his canon of quartets.