01. String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 I. Allegro
02. String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
03. String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 III. Adagio molto e mesto
04. String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 IV. Allegro
05. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 I. Andante
06. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 II. Allegretto furioso
07. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 III. Adagio
08. String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 118 IV. Allegretto

The Armida Quarter, darling of BBC young artists and due to perform at the Wigmore Hall, they will also play at the BBC PROMS on 29 August 2016 at the Cadogan Hall. The new album contains Beethoven Op. 59 No 1 and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 10, two very difficult pieces. “Opus 59 is extremely challenging”, remarks Martin Funda, the leader of the Armida Quartet. “One needs time to grasp these pieces. As performers, we are surprised again and again to note how quickly Beethoven star ts leading us into unfamiliar waters. The F Major Quartet is an ‘extrovert’ piece; at the same time, it contains a series of incredibly profound moments and a variety of different moods which we have to learn to interpret.” … Also available Bartók, String Quartet No.4, Ligeti, String Quartet No.1, Kurtág, String Quartet Nr. 1 (AVI8553298) Mozart, String Quartets in A major K.169; in A major K. 464; in B-flat major K. 589 (AVI8553318)