Brodsky Quartet: In the South
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHAN10761
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 2nd April 2013
Contents
Works
Caprices (24) for solo violin, op.1Crisantemi
La oracion del torero, op.34
String Quartet in E minor
Italienische Serenade (Italian Serenade) in G major
Artists
Brodsky QuartetWorks
Caprices (24) for solo violin, op.1Crisantemi
La oracion del torero, op.34
String Quartet in E minor
Italienische Serenade (Italian Serenade) in G major
Artists
Brodsky QuartetAbout
Paganini’s Capricci Nos 6 and 24 need no introduction. They are among the most published and reviewed virtuoso pieces ever composed, and have been frequently arranged over the last two hundred years, with each new reading allowing us to discover Paganini’s art afresh. This version has been arranged by the violinist Paul Cassidy, a long-standing member of the Brodsky Quartet.
We have the chance to hear chamber works by two further Italian composers, who would always be known primarily for their massive achievements in opera. In fact, the sad melodies of Puccini’s Crisantemi would later be used in the tragic fourth act of the opera Manon Lescaut.
The Quartetto in E minor was the only string quartet Verdi ever wrote, and he himself insisted on presenting it as a mere trifle, stating that it was composed ‘in idle moments’ before the premiere of Aida. This Quartet divided opinion. Whereas some reviewers recognised the technical difficulties of the work, others thought Verdi’s Italian temperament inappropriate to instrumental music.
The inspiration to La oración del torero (The Toreador’s Prayer) came to Turina during a Spanish bullfight, during which he watched as a bullfighter received the prayerful Sacrament of Holy Unction, while all around a feverish excitement over the forthcoming fight was overtaking the crowd. The work itself displays elements of French impressionism, combined with strong evocations from the Spanish bullfighting arena.
Four, for Tango, written in 1988 for the Kronos Quartet, is a prime example of Piazzolla’s own style of ‘Nuevo Tango’. This new form of tango became popular around the world, and was generated from combining Argentine folklore with so-called ‘art music’.
Also on this disc is Hugo Wolf’s ‘Italian’ Serenade, a work equally full of captivating rhythms, harmonic warmth, and dancing themes.
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