VALOIS 10-LP Box CMB-83: Beethoven - Les Quatuors - Vegh Quartet - 1973 FRANCE
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Background -
This magnificently produced 10-LP linen boxed set presents the complete Beethoven Quartets as recorded by the Vegh Quartet. A superb collection of reference performances captured on vinyl by an outstanding quartet of players. The set is LONG out of print and highly sought after by classical collectors. This is the type of set that will only go up in value as the years march on.The Végh Quartet was not only one of the finest string quartets from mid-twentieth century Europe, but its style was never subjected to radical change over the years from personnel changes because the four original players remained members for 38 of the 40 years of the ensemble's existence. Its style evolved in subtle ways, of course, but its essential character endured until 1978: the quartet was Central European in its sound, with a bit more prominence given to the cello in order to build tonal qualities from the bottom upward. The Végh Quartet was best known for its cycles -- two each -- of the Beethoven and Bartók quartets. It also performed and recorded many of the Haydn quartets, as well as numerous other staples of the repertory by Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, and Debussy. For a group that disbanded in 1980, its recordings are still quite popular, with major efforts available in varied reissues from Music & Arts, Archipel, Naïve, and Orfeo.
The Végh Quartet was founded in 1940 by its eponymic first violinist Sándor Végh. The other original members were Sándor Zöldy (second violin), Georges Janzer (viola), and Paul Szabó (cello). The war years were hardly productive for the group, but in 1946 the Végh players settled in France and launched their international career. Soon they were making regular concert tours across the globe with great critical acclaim, and their first major recordings appeared in the early '50s: six quartets by Mozart (K. 387, 421, 458, 464, 575, and 590) in 1951-1952 on the André Charlin label and the complete Beethoven quartets in 1952 on the Les Discophiles Français label. The complete Bartók quartets came in 1954 on EMI and met with the same critical success.
The ensemble's reputation flourished in the 1960s and '70s, even though Sándor Végh had developed a parallel conducting career and had always been active as a music teacher, first in Switzerland, then in Germany and Austria. The group continued making international tours and issued numerous successful recordings during this period, including remakes of the Beethoven quartets (1972-1974, on Auvidis/Valois) and the Bartók six (1972, on Astrée). In 1978 Zöldy and Janzer left the group and were replaced by violinist Philipp Naegele and violist Bruno Giuranna. Végh himself took up a conducting post that same year in Salzburg with the Salzburg Camerata Academica. The group disbanded two years later. - Robert Cummings
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LPs made by VALOIS records, in FRANCE
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LPs released in 1973
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LPs recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: CMB 83
Beethoven // Quatuor Vegh
Box Set Title -
Beethoven: Les Quatuors
Performers / Credits / Other Information -• Sandor Vegh, violin 1 • Sandor Zoldy, violin 2
• Georges Janzer, alto
• Paul Szabo, violoncello Made in France Issued 1973 Linen 10-LP Box Set Booklet included
CONDITION Details:
The LINEN LP BOX is in near mint minus condition. The BOX is tight and clean, with NO seam splits or crushed corners and NO cut out marks. The corners are solid. The colors on the jacket are sharp with just slight shelf wear and a bit of discoloration due to the heavy use of the color, white. There is some small writing on the inside spine of the box and a name written very small on the front - see pictures with this listing for more detail as they are of the actual item.
Booklet is in excellent overall condition with some small hand writing evident.
The LPs are in near mint minus overall condition! There are no serious marks on the vinyl. There may be the odd very light spider mark or two on the vinyl which are caused by sliding LPs in and out of the inner sleeves. Most of the time, these types of marks are not audible, but it really depends on the sensitivity of your audio gear. Considering the vintage of these LPs, the vinyl looks terrific! However, this is not a new audiophile LP set....some extraneous sound is inevitable and should be expected for vintage LPs. This vinyl retains much of the original gloss and sheen! There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels either.A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always thoroughly clean your LPs before playing them.
LPs can be audiophile quality pressings (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!price rating
