Today one of the most highly respected string quartets, the Belcea were established in 1994 at the Royal College of Music in London and studied with the Chilingirian, the Amadeus, and later the Alban Berg quartets. They recorded for EMI Classics across nearly a decade, between 2000 and 2009, bringing about tremendous versions of quartets by Schubert, Britten, Bartok, and Mozart, to name a few.
“The Belcea Quartet throw every fibre of their beings into the most vivid projection of the masterpieces they undertake.” – The Independent
“These recordings form a crucial part of our life as a quartet and we hope that over the ensuing years they haven’t lost their freshness and sense of adventure.” – Krzysztof Chorzelski, violist of the Belcea Quartet
Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz 40 (Op. 7)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz 67 (Op. 17)
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz 85
Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz 91
Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
Bartók: String Quartets Nos. 1-6
Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Britten: Three Divertimenti
Butterworth, G: Love Blows As The Wind Blows
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Dutilleux: String Quartet ‘Ainsi la nuit’
Fauré: La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K465 ‘Dissonance’
Mozart: String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K499 ‘Hoffmeister’
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D667 ‘The Trout’
Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, D87
Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (fragment), D703 ‘Quartettsatz’
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D804 ‘Rosamunde’
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D887
Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956