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After the Mandelring Quartet had released towards the end of the last millennium, an excellent selection of Onslow quartets on 3 CDs and thus Onslow-Renaissance set in motion, which also includes the Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt made important contributions, with the follow opp. 54, 55 and 56 three other highlights of Onslow quartet chamber music creation and interpretation of art of our day. The Diotima Quartet has made a name for himself primarily with his convincing performances of contemporary chamber music; Finally, it was to experience at arte with the fascinating performance of a Quaretetts of Dusapin. Moreover, it is active as a treasure hunter of bygone eras and will as always find the pleasure of chamber music lovers. -
So perfectly formed "classic" as the three-rehearsed quartets did not even Beethoven himself composed; prolific - - doing all the works from the Onslow incurred after 1812 are dispute emerged with Beethoven. Especially Beethoven's late opp. 131 and 135 shook and shocked Onslow, setting off a creative thrust out: Only 19 quartets and quintets between 1830 and 1834. The argument is rather a demarcation as an approximation; the musical language of "French Beethoven", as he was called by his contemporaries, is more reminiscent of Schubert, Mendelssohn and Spohr - but is entirely independent: witty, elegant, classy, ​​often highly virtuosic; at all romantic passion extreme emotional outbursts shunning, at least not looking. The Diotima Quartet has mastered all the nuances of this language in the most beautiful and gives hope to many more successes in the treasure hunt.