The Artis Quartet was founded at the Vienna Musikhochschule in 1980. The ensemble studied in Vienna and Cincinnati with the LaSalle Quartet. After many awards at the beginning of the 1980s, the group began its international career, which has taken it to the major musical venues of the world. The Artis Quartet has been giving its own concert series at the Vienna Musikverein since 1988. This work was recorded at the Salzburg “Mozartwoche” 2001. The ensemble chose some rarely heard works by Mozart for its program, including these four four-part fugues by Bach in arrangements by Mozart (K. 405).
Mozart/Wendt, Extracts from “Don Giovanni” K.527 (Version for String Quartet) (Mozartwoche 2001)
The Artis Quartet was founded at the Vienna Musikhochschule in 1980. The ensemble studied in Vienna and Cincinnati with the LaSalle Quartet. After many awards at the beginning of the 1980s, the group began its international career, which has taken it to the major musical venues of the world. The Artis Quartet has been giving its own concert series at the Vienna Musikverein since 1988. This work was recorded at the Salzburg “Mozartwoche” 2001. The ensemble chose some rarely heard works by Mozart for its program: four four-part fugues by Bach in arrangements by Mozart (K. 405), and the composer’s own string-quartet arrangements of numbers from his opera “Don Giovanni”.
Haydn, String Quartet in G minor, Hob.III:74 op.74/3 “Reiter-Quartett” (with addition) (Mozartwoche 2001)
The Artis Quartet was founded at the Vienna Musikhochschule in 1980. The ensemble studied in Vienna and Cincinnati with the LaSalle Quartet. After many awards at the beginning of the 1980s, the group began its international career, which has taken it to the major musical venues of the world. The Artis Quartet has been giving its own concert series at the Vienna Musikverein since 1988. This work was recorded at the Salzburg “Mozartwoche” 2001. Here the ensemble plays Haydn’s String Quartet in G minor Hob. III:74, one of the quartets which Haydn wrote for his second London visit in 1794. This work was conceived above all to show off the performers’ skill and virtuosity rather than to explore innovative harmonies and structures.
Mozart, String Quintet in B flat major, K.174 (Mozartwoche 2001)
The String Quintet K. 174 is a product of Mozart’s Salzburg years, and was written in 1774. It was Mozart’s first string quintet and was perhaps written under the influence of Joseph Haydn’s less well-known brother Michael. Ever since its founding in 1979, the Wiener Streichsextett (Vienna String Sextet) has ranked among the most distinguished chamber music ensembles in the international musical world. The six musicians – three of them are actually Viennese – discovered their enjoyment in making music together in their student days. The ensemble has been playing in the formation presented here since 1982. This live recording documents the debut of the ensemble at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg.
Mozart, Horn Quintet in E flat major, K.407 (Mozartwoche 2001)
Mozart, String Quintet in G minor, K.516 (with Mozart, String Quartet in C minor, K.406) (Mozartwoche 2001)
A late work full of passion and melancholy, the String Quintet in G minor K. 516 was written in Vienna in 1787, during Mozart’s “golden years.” Ever since its founding in 1979, the Wiener Streichsextett (Vienna String Sextet) has ranked among the most distinguished chamber music ensembles in the international musical world. The six musicians – three of them are actually Viennese – discovered their enjoyment in making music together in their student days. The ensemble has been playing in the formation presented here since 1982. This live recording documents the debut of the ensemble at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg.