Aris Quartett, Thorsten Johanns – Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1 & Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:10:46 minutes | 697 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Genuin
Following two albums featuring Schubert, Shostakovich, and Beethoven, the Aris Quartet, one of the leading award-winning chamber music ensembles of recent years, has put Johannes Brahms on the program of its third Genuin-Aufnahme. Included are two key works of the chamber music literature of the 19th century: the String Quartet in C minor, dating from the early period of maturity, is characterized by how the composer dealt with personal losses and how he overcame great doubts. The Clarinet Quintet is one of Brahms’ last works ever. A swan song to his oeuvre, perhaps even to Romanticism in general. Enchantingly beautiful playing by a magnificent ensemble!
Read more
Aris Quartett – Shostakovich & Schubert: String Quartets (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:05:06 minutes | 665 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Genuin
The Aris Quartett, one of the most exciting ensembles on the international scene, won several ARD awards in 2016. The second GENUIN release confirms the amount of publicity the quartet has received. Two existential chamber music works can be found there, which in their unconditionality and unheard-of expressiveness demand everything from the listener. The Aris Quartett plays Shostakovich’s famous 8th string quartet and Schubert’s Death and the Maiden with an uncompromising style that pulls you out of your chair: spooky nocturnal pieces, deeply sad lamentation and a demonic dance macabre – world class! “One of the most sensational ensembles of the younger generation.” (ARTE) “The future of the classical music scene.” (Aspekte) “On the verge of an international career.” (NDR Kultur)
Read more
Aris Quartett – Gerald Resch: String Quartet No. 3 – Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59 No. 1 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:08 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Genuin
One of the most brilliant works in the quartet literature, an exciting new composition based on it, and a virtuoso award-winning ensemble: the Aris Quartet’s GENUIN album Attacca bursts with energy from the very first moment. Highly acclaimed with awards such as “Echo Rising Stars” 2019, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, and “New Generations Artists” 2018, the Aris Quartet juxtaposes Beethoven’s “Russian” Quartet Op. 59, No. 1, with Gerald Resch’s String Quartet No. 3. Gerald Resch’s intention was to build a kind of “adjacent property” to Beethoven. The Aris Quartet vividly brings out both the connections and differences with its nuanced playing.
Read more