Saint-Georges - 6 Concertante Quartets
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Label: Naxos
Cat No: 8574360
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 27th May 2022
Contents
Artists
Arabella String QuartetWorks
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de
Concertante Quartets (6)Artists
Arabella String QuartetAbout
Saint-Georges is best remembered today as the first known classical composer of African ancestry. His remarkably fine music has however received scant attention in recordings, and this new recording of the Six Quartetto concertans is part of our aim to redress this imbalance. When people are made aware of his work it is always warmly received.
His violin concertos are represented by two Naxos releases, volume 1 (8555040) of which provided ‘a strong recommendation for the Chevalierʼs finely crafted music’ for ClassicsToday.com, and volume 2 (8557322) representing ‘captivating performances of inexplicably neglected repertoire that would come highly recommended at three times the price’ (The Strad).
These have been followed by the Symphonies Concertantes (8574306) released in September 2021 and admired for their ‘grace and vigour’ by BBC Music Magazine, as well as for ‘performances [that] are joyous and enthusiastic, revealing commitment to this music’ (MusicWeb International ).
There are hardly any recordings of Saint-Georges’s string quartets in the catalogue. This new release with the Arabella String Quartet need have no fear from any realistic competition.
The scores and parts of Saint-Georgesʼ Six Quartetto concertans, among other works, are available on Artaria.com.
The members of the Arabella String Quartet hail from around the globe, first meeting at Yale University in 2011. The quartet gave its debut concert in Boston in 2012, and in recent seasons has performed across the US at Charleston Music Fest, Chelsea Music Festival, the Hammond Performing Arts Series, Temple Emanuel Chamber Series, the Alton C. Bynum Recital Series, Mistral Music and the Cosmos Club and Chamber Music Kenwood society series. The Arabella Quartet’s debut album, In the Moment (Naxos 8579013), is an innovative programme that explores time, place and mood through a series of short pieces. It was named Album of the Week by Classic FM, and critically acclaimed in The Strad.
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