
Wydawnictwo: Bis
Nr katalogowy: BISSACD 2640
Nośnik: 3 SACD
Data wydania: lipiec 2022
EAN: 7318599926407
Nr katalogowy: BISSACD 2640
Nośnik: 3 SACD
Data wydania: lipiec 2022
EAN: 7318599926407
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Epoka muzyczna: współczesna
Obszar (język): angielski
Rodzaj: kwartet, divertimento, rapsodia
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Epoka muzyczna: współczesna
Obszar (język): angielski
Rodzaj: kwartet, divertimento, rapsodia

Britten: The Music for String Quartet
Bis - BISSACD 2640
Kompozytor
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Wykonawcy
Emperor String Quartet
Emperor String Quartet
CD 1:
String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Three Divertimenti
Miniature Suite
String Quartet in D major
CD 2:
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
Alla Marcia
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
CD 3:
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Rhapsody
Quartettino
Phantasy in F minor for string quintet
String Quartet in F
String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
Three Divertimenti
Miniature Suite
String Quartet in D major
CD 2:
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
Alla Marcia
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
CD 3:
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Rhapsody
Quartettino
Phantasy in F minor for string quintet
String Quartet in F
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.
Recordings: March 2007 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (CD 1); May 2005 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (CD 2); April 2011 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (CD 3).
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.
Recordings: March 2007 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (CD 1); May 2005 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (CD 2); April 2011 at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (CD 3).