“In themselves,
Beethoven’s quartets represent an odyssey, a
round-the-world voyage,” says Quatuor Ébène. The French ensemble is
marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with a global tour of
21 countries. In the course of their Beethoven Around the World tour,
the Ébène will make live recordings in seven different cities: Vienna,
Philadelphia, Tokyo, São Paulo, Melbourne, Nairobi and Paris. This first
release, recorded at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, comprises the first two
‘Razumovsky’ Quartets, op 59 No 1 and op 59 No 2.