Engegård Quartet – Mozart String Quartets K. 499 “Hoffmeister”, Divertimenti K. 136, 137 & 138 (2024) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Engegård Quartet - Mozart String Quartets K. 499

Formed under the midnight sun in Lofoten in 2005, the Engegård Quartet has rapidly become one of Norway’s most sought after ensembles. Their bold, fresh interpretations of the classical repertoire combined with a deep attachment to their Scandinavian roots has attracted international acclaim, and inspired some innovative partnerships and programming.The quartet’s debut CD was praised as ‘breathtaking’ in The Strad, while their second release won Pizzicato magazine’s ‘Supersonic Award’. Their CD of works by Grieg, Sibelius, and Olav Anton Thommessen was praised by Tully Potter in Music Web International as ‘what Grieg lovers have been waiting for’.

The Engegård Quartet has a busy concert schedule throughout Scandinavia and further afield. They have performed in some of Europe’s finest venues including the Mozarteum in Salzburg and Prague’s Rudolfinum, as well as several tours to South America. The Engegård Quartet have been delighted to appear in international festivals such as Delft Chamber Music Festival, SoNoRo Festival in Bucharest, and Heidelberg’s Streichquartettfest.

Deeply committed to today’s composers and to keeping the string quartet repertoire alive and developing, the Engegård Quartet has commissioned several works throughout their career. They have focused first and foremost on Norwegian composers including Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Olav Anton Thommessen, Therese Birkelund Ulvo and Cecilie Ore. International commissions who have written for the Engegård Quartet include Olli Mustonen, Philip Dutton and Julian Anderson.

Tracklist:

1-01. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in D Major, K. 136: I. Allegro (03:55)
1-02. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in D Major, K. 136: II. Andante (05:15)
1-03. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in D Major, K. 136: III. Presto (02:31)
1-04. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in B-flat Major, K. 137: I. Allegro di molto (02:21)
1-05. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in B-flat Major, K. 137: II. Andante (05:34)
1-06. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in B-flat Major, K. 137: III. Allegro assai (01:57)
1-07. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in F Major, K. 138: I. Allegro (03:34)
1-08. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in F Major, K. 138: II. Andante (03:45)
1-09. Engegård Quartet – Divertimento in F Major, K. 138: III. Presto (01:57)
1-10. Engegård Quartet – String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”: I. Allegretto (08:58)
1-11. Engegård Quartet – String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”: II. MENUETTO Allegretto (02:49)
1-12. Engegård Quartet – String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”: III. Adagio (07:30)
1-13. Engegård Quartet – String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”: IV. Allegro (06:48)