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Hagen Quartett

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Biography

The Hagen Quartet, founded in 1981 in Salzburg, Austria, is a string quartet consisting of siblings Lukas, Angelika (later replaced by Annette Bik and then Rainer Schmidt), Veronika, and Clemens. The ensemble won the Portsmouth International String Quartet Competition in 1982 and made its debut at the Salzburg Festival in 1984. It has built an extensive discography with Deutsche Grammophon, including recordings such as Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 “American”; Cypresses / Kodály: String Quartet No. 2 (released in the late 1980s) and a multi-volume cycle of Beethoven string quartets in the early 2000s.They performed the complete Beethoven cycle in major cities during the 2012–2013 season and played on four famous Stradivarius instruments from December 2013 to August 2017. They won the Accademia Musicale Chigiana International Prize in 1996 and were named ECHO Klassik Ensemble of the Year for Hagen Quartett 30 in 2011.
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  2.   Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 - "American" B.179 - 2. Lento
  3.   Dvořák: Cypresses B.152 - 1. Moderato
  4.   Dvořák: Cypresses B.152 - 9. Moderato
  5.   Dvořák: Cypresses B.152 - 11. Allegro scherzando
  6.   Dvořák: Cypresses B.152 - 5. Andante
  7.   Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 In F Major, Op. 96 - "American" B.179 - 4. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)
  8.   Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 - 4. Etude: Allegro featuring Martha Argerich
  9.   Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 - 6. Elegy: Adagio featuring Martha Argerich
  10.   Mozart: String Quartet No.21 in D, K.575 - 1. Allegretto (Excerpt)
  11.   String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: 2. Scherzo: Allegretto featuring Martha Argerich
  12.   Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 14 in F sharp major Op. 142 - 2. Adagio
  13.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 41 No. 2 - 4. Allegro molto vivace - Più mosso
  14.   Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44 - 1. Allegro Brillante featuring Paul Gulda
  15.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41 No. 3 - 1. Andante espressivo - Allegro molto moderato
  16.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41 No. 3 - 3. Adagio molto
  17.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41 No. 3 - 2. Assai agitato - Un poco adagio - Tempo risoluto
  18.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 41 No. 2 - 1. Allegro vivace
  19.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 41 No. 2 - 2. Andante, quasi Variazioni
  20.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 - 3. Adagio
  21.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 - 4. Presto
  22.   2. Larghetto by Hagen Quartett
  23.   String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122: 1. Introduction: Andantino featuring Martha Argerich
  24.   Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 - 5. Humoresque: Allegro featuring Martha Argerich
  25.   Schumann: String Quartet No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1 - 2. Scherzo (Presto) - Intermezzo
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