Amadeus Quartett - Beethoven: Die Streichquartette Nr. 4Beethoven

Amadeus Quartet – Ludwig van Beethoven: Die Streichquartette Nos. 4 -6 Amadeus Quartett - Beethoven: Die Streichquartette Nr. 4Beethoven

1948 gründete sich mit dem Amadeus Quartett eines der außergewöhnlichsten Streichquartette der Nachkriegszeit. Über 40 Jahre lang erarbeiteten sich Norbert Brainin (1. Violine), Siegmund Nissel (2. Violine), Peter Schidlof (Viola) und Martin Lovett (Violoncello) ein umfangreiches Repertoire von Werken der Klassik und Romantik.

Diese Einspielungen der Streichquartette Ludwig van Beethovens entstanden im September 1961.

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