Emperor Quartet – Britten: The Music for String Quartet (2022) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Emperor Quartet - Britten: The Music for String Quartet (2022) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

Between 2010 and 2014, the British Emperor Quartet released the three discs gathered here, with all of Benjamin Britten’s published music for string quartet – as well as his one work for string quintet, the Phantasy in F minor. Their performances of the three numbered quartets, undisputed masterpieces of 20th-century chamber music, were variously described by the critics as ‘stupendous’ (Classic FM Magazine), ‘a wonderful homage’ (Ensemble), and ‘a complete cosmos of colours and nuances’ (Fono Forum), and the discs received top marks and distinctions in magazines such as Fanfare, Diapason and International Record Review.Britten wrote his String Quartets Nos 1, 2 and 3 in 1941, 1945 and 1975 respectively, but his natural facility in writing for strings was evident from a very early age. The Emperor’s set includes a number of youthful works, from the String Quartet in F, by a fourteen-year old schoolboy, to Simple Symphony, composed in 1934 and the work which may be regarded as his breakthrough. The box set includes the original booklets, with insightful liner notes by Britten specialist Arnold Whittall.

Tracklist:

01. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro calmo, senza rigore (08:37)
02. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36: II. Vivace (03:37)
03. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36: III. Chacony (19:06)
04. Emperor Quartet – Britten: 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet (1936 Version): No. 1, March (03:45)
05. Emperor Quartet – Britten: 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet (1936 Version): No. 2, Waltz (03:12)
06. Emperor Quartet – Britten: 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet (1936 Version): No. 3, Burlesque (03:31)
07. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Miniature Suite: I. Novelette (02:59)
08. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Miniature Suite: II. Menuetto (03:10)
09. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Miniature Suite: III. Romanza (01:58)
10. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Miniature Suite: IV. Gavotte (02:11)
11. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in D Major (1974 Version): I. Allegro maestoso (08:58)
12. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in D Major (1974 Version): II. Lento ed espressivo (05:26)
13. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in D Major (1974 Version): III. Allegro giocoso (05:17)
14. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo (08:36)
15. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: II. Allegretto con slancio (03:01)
16. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: III. Andante calmo (10:17)
17. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25: IV. Molto vivace (04:01)
18. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Alla marcia for String Quartet (03:26)
19. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: I. Duets. With Moderate Movement (05:25)
20. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: II. Ostinato. Very Fast (03:08)
21. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: III. Solo. Very Calm (05:37)
22. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: IV. Burlesque. Fast (02:17)
23. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: V. Recitative & Passacaglia. Slow (09:48)
24. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (Version for String Quartet): I. Boisterous Bourrée (02:56)
25. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (Version for String Quartet): II. Playful Pizzicato (03:13)
26. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (Version for String Quartet): III. Sentimental Sarabande (06:43)
27. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (Version for String Quartet): IV. Frolicsome Finale (03:10)
28. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Rhapsody for String Quartet (07:42)
29. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Quartettino: I. Andante (06:21)
30. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Quartettino: II. Poco adagio ma con moto (06:35)
31. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Quartettino: III. Allegro molto vivace (03:40)
32. Emperor Quartet – Britten: Phantasy in F Minor for String Quintet (11:18)
33. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in F Major: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (08:42)
34. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in F Major: II. Andante (02:58)
35. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in F Major: III. Allegro vivace (04:26)
36. Emperor Quartet – Britten: String Quartet in F Major: IV. Allegro molto (06:48)

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