Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet

Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet

Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet
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Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-11-16
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. I. Allegro con brio
  2. II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
  3. III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) & Trio
  4. IV. Allegro
  5. I. Allegro
  6. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
  7. III. Adagio molto e mesto / IV. Allegro (Th?me russe)
Music CD 2
  1. I. Allegro
  2. II. Adagio cantabile
  3. III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio
  4. IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto
  5. I. Allegro con brio
  6. II. Adagio, ma non troppo
  7. III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio
  8. IV. Adagio (La Malinconia) - Allegretto quasi Allegro
  9. I. Allegretto
  10. II. Vivace
  11. III. Lento assai, cantate e tranquillo
  12. IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Music CD 3
  1. I. Allegro
  2. II. Andante con moto
  3. III. Allegro
  4. IV. Presto
  5. I. Allegro
  6. II. Menuetto & Trio
  7. III. Andante cantabile
  8. IV. Allegro
  9. I. Allegro con brio
  10. II. Allegretto ma non troppo / III. Allegro assai vivace, ma serioso
  11. IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato - Allegro
Music CD 4
  1. I. Allegro ma non tanto
  2. II. Scherzo (Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto)
  3. III. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio
  4. IV. Allegro
  5. I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro
  6. II. Presto
  7. III. Andante con moto, ma non troppo
  8. IV. Ala danza tedesca (Allegro assai)
  9. V. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)
  10. VI. Finale
Music CD 5
  1. I. Allegro
  2. II. Molto Adagio
  3. III. Allegretto
  4. IV. Finale (Presto)
  5. I. Maestoso - Allegro
  6. II. Adagio ma non troppo, molto cantabile
  7. III. Scherzando vivace
  8. IV. Finale
Music CD 6
  1. I. Introduzione (Andante con moto) - Allegro vivace
  2. II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
  3. III. Menuetto (Grazioso) & Trio / IV. Allegro molto
  4. Op. 131 In C Sharp Minor: I: Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
  5. Op. 131 In C Sharp Minor: II: Allegro molto vivace
  6. Op. 131 In C Sharp Minor: III: Allegro moderato
  7. Op. 131 In C Sharp Minor: IV: Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
  8. Op. 131 In C Sharp Minor: V: Presto
  9. Op. 131 In C Sharp Minor: VI: Adagio quasi un poco andante
  10. VII. Allegro
Music CD 7
  1. I. Poco adagio - Allegro
  2. II. Adagio ma non troppo
  3. III. Presto / IV. Allegretto con Variazioni
  4. I. Allegro sostenuto - Allegro
  5. II. Allegro ma non tanto
  6. III. Molto adagio
  7. IV. Alla marcia, assai vivace
  8. V. Allegro appassionato

Music reviews of Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet

Music Review: EMI is not to be Trusted
Rating: 1 Stars

On May 1st of 2008. I purchased an EMI box set "Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies - Mariss Jansons (10 CD)." I absolutely love 9 of the 10 disks in this set. Disk six is defective. I have tried it in three different CD players or computer CD drives. The disk will play in all three, but there is persistent noise and crackling on top of the music throughout the disk. There are no scratches or apparent damage. I think it's a bad pressing or some other form of manufacturing defect. Another reviewer made this comment on this set giving it one star. As the disk does not appear to have any damage and in light of the experience of the other reviewer, an exchange does not seem to have a high likelihood of resolving the problem.

I proposed that Amazon give me a discount on another recording of Shostakovich's 7th, the only symphony on disk six. Since I had not listened to all 14 symphonies within 30 days to check them for defects, Amazon would not compensate me in any fashion. I bought another recording of the 7th, no big deal.

Fast forward to February 18th, 2009. I purchase another EMI box set: Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet. The last two minutes of the first disk, the final movement of Quartet in F major, Op.59 No.1, the first "Rasumovsky" quartet is full of skips and other sound defects. Nothing visible. It's factory direct incompetence. I'm now checking the other disks, but its March 20th. Burned again. Fortunately in this instance, I already have another set of Beethoven's middle string quartets. Hopefully it's just the one disk. I'll have to listen to find out. I understand if a box set is labeled a "budget" set because there may be a consensus that there are better recordings available, more highly appreciated interpretations, or both, but the CD should work, and one shouldn't have to listen to 5, 10, or 20 hours of music as soon as they buy it to ensure they're not getting screwed. I'll never buy another disk from EMI again. I've bought 100s of CDs and to have this happen twice in six months with the same label is simply unacceptable. They are now black listed. It's a shame, because the music's great, but I cannot stomach giving EMI another penny. How much can they possibly be saving by failing to implement reasonable quality control in their factories?

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