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Belcea Quartet

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The Bercea Quartet, hailing from Romania, is one of the finest string quartets of our time and has drawn much attention for its performances in Japan. Their striking complete collection of Beethoven string quartets, released unexpectedly in 2013 on the Zig-Zag Territoires label, can now be considered the standard for a new era. Since then, on the Alpha label, they have produced outstanding recordings of the Second Viennese School (Alpha 209) and Shostakovich (a collaboration with Piotr Anderszewski; Alpha 360). Now, they turn their attention to 20th-century music from Central and Eastern Europeoffering a glimpse into new horizons with Janeks two string quartets and Ligeti. With their deep expertise in Romantic works, how will they allow us to savor these unique masterpieces through interpretations that breathe vivid life into them? In particular, Metamorphoses of the Night was composed in the