Alban Berg Quartett - 20th Century Masterpieces

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1-1	Kaiser Walzer Op. 437 Arranged By – Arnold SchoenbergClarinet – Eugen OttensamerComposed By – Johann Strauß*Flute – Wolfgang Schulz Piano – Heinz Medjimoreč*	10:41
String Quartet Op.3
1-2	I. Langsam	9:45
1-3	II. Mäßige Viertel	10:09
String Quartet No. 1 "After Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata"
1-4	I. Adagio Con Moto	4:00
1-5	II. Con Moto	4:27
1-6	III. Con Moto - Vivo - Andante	3:46
1-7	IV. Con Moto	5:09
String Quartet No. 6 In D
1-8	I. Mesto - Vivace	7:33
1-9	II. Mesto - Marcia	7:36
1-10	III. Mesto - Burletto (Moderato)	7:12
1-11	IV. Mesto	6:32
Three Pieces For String Quartet
2-1	No. 1	0:59
2-2	No. 2	1:57
2-3	No. 3	3:26
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2-4	Concertino	6:05
Tango Sensations For String Quartet And Bandoneon
2-5	Asleep	5:53
2-6	Anxiety	5:05
2-7	Awake	5:55
2-8	Fear	4:01
String Quartet
2-9	I.	8:40
2-10	II.	14:36
String Quartet No. 2
2-11	I. Bittersüß, "Wienerisch"	3:32
2-12	II. Ziemlich Rasch	1:22
2-13	III. Kanon I	3:54
2-14	IV. Violente	2:36
2-15	V. Kanon II	2:59
2-16	VI. "Valse Triste"	4:23
String Quartet No.1 Op.46
3-1	I. Allegro	5:27
3-2	II. Adagio Molto	5:09
3-3	III. Moderato	7:32
String Quartet No. 4
3-4	I. Lento -	8:35
3-5	II. Allegro -	8:00
3-6	III. Lento	6:21
3-7	IV. Vivace -	3:49
3-8	V. Lento	9:52
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3-9	Notturno (Quartetto III) (1986-93) Composed By – Luciano BerioEngineer [Balance Engineer] – Simon RhodesProducer – David Groves	22:50

Credits

• Art Direction – Georgina Curtis
• Bandoneon – Per Arne Glorvigen (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8)
• Cello – Valentin Erben
• Compilation Producer – Richard J. Bradburn
• Composed By – Alban Berg (tracks: 1-2, 1-3), Alfred Schnittke (tracks: 3-4 to 3-8), Astor Piazzolla (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Béla Bartók (tracks: 1-8 to 1-11), Gottfried Von Einem (tracks: 3-1 to 3-3), Igor Stravinsky (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4), Leoš Janáček (tracks: 1-4 to 1-7), Roman Haubenstock-Ramati (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Witold Lutoslawski (tracks: 2-9, 2-10)
• Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Hilmar Kerp (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 2-5 to 2-16, 3-4 to 3-8), Johann Nikolaus Matthes* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8, 2-11 to 3-8)
• Ensemble – Alban Berg Quartett
• Liner Notes – Philip Clark
• Photography – Sheila Rock
• Producer – Gerd Berg (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-3), Johann Nikolaus Matthes* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-5 to 2-16, 3-4 to 3-8)
• Viola – Thomas Kakuska
• Violin – Gerhard Schulz , Günther Pichler*

Notes

1-1 recorded 11 to 20 of June 1992 at Mozartsaal, Vienna; 1-2, 1-3 recorded December 1992 at Evangelische Kirche, Seon, Switzerland, 1-4 to 1-7 recorded live at Mozartsaal Oct 31 and Nov 1, 1993, 1-8 to 1-11 recorded Dec 17 to 21, 1985 at Evangelische Kirche, Seon; 2-1 to 2-4 recorded June 21 and 22, 1983 at Evangelische Kirche, Seon, 2-5 to 2-8 recorded live at Mozartsaal in May 2003; 2-9, 2-10 recorded at Evangelische Kirche, Honrath on June 21 to 23, 1995; 2-11 to 2-16 recorded live at Konzerthaus, Vienna on January 30, 1990; 3-1 to 3-3 recorded at Evangelische Kirche, Seon, June 21 and 22, 1983; 3-4 to 3-8 recorded live at Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Decemeber 11, 1990; 3-9 recorded live at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London, May 12, 1994