The Salzburg Festival presented a unique production in 2012: the renowned Hagen Quartet appeared together with the Zürcher Ballett. The Swiss grand master of dance, Heinz Spoerli, created three works for his Zurich Ballet set to three of the greatest works of the string-quartet literature: Leos Janáček’s string quartet 'Intimate Letters', Antonín Dvořák’s 'American Quartet' and Franz Schubert’s string quartet 'Death and the Maiden'.

Based in Salzburg, the Hagen Quartet is highly popular with the public for its high standard of musicality, serious artistic approach and its enthusiastic love of playing. The Hagens do not give themselves airs and graces; instead, an almost tender dedication to the composers is characteristic of their work.

This is a triumph on home ground for this renowned ensemble.

Contents:
LETTRES INTIMES
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters”
Soloists: Seh Yun Kim, Arsen Mehrabyan

IN SPILLVILLE
Antonín Dvořák: String Quartet in F major, Op.96 “American”
Soloists: Sarah-Jane Brodbeck, Tigran Mikayelyan

DER TOD UND DAS MÄDCHEN
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Soloists: Yen Han, Arsen Mehrabyan

Hagen Quartet:
- Lukas Hagen (1st violin)
- Rainer Schmidt (2nd violin)
- Veronika Hagen (viola)
- Clemens Hagen (cello)

Live recording from the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg Festival, 2012

Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Picture Format: 16:9, 1080i FULL HD
Format: DVD 9 / NTSC
Running Time: 94 mins
FSK: 0
Region Code: 0
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