Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)

"Five Pieces For String Quartet" 

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Gavriil Popov (1904-1972)

String Quartet in C Major, Op . 61 ”Quartet-Symphony”    *World-Premiere-Recording

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1 CD • 72min  •  Release Date 27.11.2021  •  Label: QBT collection 

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“Incredible: what a masterpiece!

Gavriil Popov's "Quartet Symphony" is epic like a Schubert quartet. No trace of melancholy, but rather very lively. [...] An exhilarating experience. The Quartet Berlin-Tokyo dared to make the first recording ever and played the immensely difficult piece daringly and easily, penetratingly and elegantly, sky-stormingly and gently. The young musicians [...] have a tone that is both fine and robust and harmonize fabulously together in Popov's sophisticated sound fabrics.

(Schulhoff's "Five Pieces") "...The fabulous quartet presents them all as sparkling jewels."

   -Fono Forum Magazine Germany,  9.2.2022

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"exquisitely played." 

ALBUM OF THE WEEK 

   -Slipped Disc 05.03.22

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"The Quartet Berlin-Tokyo throws itself into the fray, palpably relishing Popov’s creative volatility."

   -The Strad 20.4.22

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 " A DISCOVERY TOUR DE FORCE "

   -Klassik Heute 27.02.2022​

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"A complex masterpiece – masterfully interpreted by the Berlin-Tokyo Quartet.

A MUST-HEAR!"​

   -Deutschlandfunk Kultur Germany 03.22 

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​«Superb [...] is the playing of the multi-award-winning Quartet Berlin-Tokyo. Bravi!»

   -Wholenote Magazine Canada 1.3.22

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OPUS KLASSIK 

Nominated for:

​·Ensemble of the year

·Chamber music performance

·World premiere recording

·Innovations prize for sustainability 

·Editorial achievements​

   -OPUS KLASSIK Germany, 06.22 

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