Stanford - String Quartets 1, 2 & 6
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Label: Somm
Cat No: SOMMCD0607
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 10th January 2020
Contents
Works
String Quartet no.1 in G major, op.44String Quartet no.2 in A minor, op.45
String Quartet no.6 in A minor, op.122
Artists
Dante QuartetAbout
Already acclaimed as a composer of choral music, Stanford came relatively late to the string quartet form, composing his first two at the age of 39 in 1891. Six more followed over the next three decades, including the op.122 String Quartet, no.6 in 1910.
This final volume features the early String Quartets, opp. 44 (no.1) and 45 (no.2) which share a concern for meticulous use of individual instrument voices and a leaning towards lyricism. Allusions to Beethoven and Mozart are contained within Stanford’s own beautifully crafted music.
Heard here in its premiere recording, the Sixth String Quartet is a work of rich contrasts, restless energy and some of Stanford’s most expressive writing for the medium.
Authoritative booklet notes are provided by Stanford expert, Jeremy Dibble.
Volume 1 (SOMMCD0160) was admired as “an excellent disc in every respect” (MusicWeb International), applauded as “most enterprising and thoroughly likeable” (Classical Ear) and acclaimed “a really worthwhile release” (Gramophone).
Volume 2 (SOMMCD0185) was described as “essential listening… SOMM and the Dantes have broken important new ground with impressive commitment” by Gramophone and by Limelight as being “played with great élan and sensitivity by the excellent Dante Quartet”.
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