Prism IV - Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach

The penultimate volume of the series combines Bach's Fugue in G minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier (in the arrangement by Viennese composer Emanuel Aloys Förster) with Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 132 and Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.2 (composed in 1827). As Paul Griffiths observes in the liner notes, these pieces "sound all the more remarkable for the exquisite brilliance and precision of the Danish players". Recorded in the historic Reitstadel Neumarkt, the album is issued as the Danish String Quartet is in the midst of an extensive tour across the United States and Europe.

Tracks: J.S. Bach: Fugue in G minor BWV 861 / Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor op.132, Assai sostenuto - Allegro / Allegro ma non tanto / Molto adagio - Andante / Alla marcia, assai vivace - Più allegro / Allegro appassionato - Presto / Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 in A minor op.13, Adagio - Allegro vivace / Adagio non lento / Intermezzo. Allegretto con moto - Allegro di molto / Presto - Adagio non lento