Search - Eybler Quartet :: Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, Nos. 4-6

Opus 18 needs little introduction and is often revered as demonstrating Beethovens total mastery of the Classical String Quartet. The Eybler Quartet completes its exploration of these iconic quartets in an album that showcases radiantly Beethovens fiendishly difficult tempi and his genius for finding contrast within a single pulse as well as highlighting the depths of his humour, wit and irony. The Eybler Quartet came together in 2004 to explore the works of the first century -and-a-half of the string quartet and plays on instruments appropriate to the period of the music it performs. The Toronto-based ensembles live performances have consistently garnered praise as glowing and committed, spirited and lively and energizing. The Eybler Quartet harnesses a unique combination of talents and skills: razor-sharp ensemble skills, technical prowess, expertise in period instrument performance and an unquenchable passion for the repertoire. The groups five other recordings feature world premieres of Eyblers Opus 1, world premieres of Backofen quintets coupled with Mozarts clarinet quintet featuring Jane Booth, Haydn's six quartets Op. 33, the world premiere of Johann Baptist Vanhals op. 6 on period instruments and volume one of Beethovens Opus 18 the companion to the present album.