Behn Quartet & Timothée Botbol - Robin Stevens: String Quartets & String Quintet (2020) [Hi-Res]

• Title: Robin Stevens: String Quartets, String Quintet
  
• Year Of Release: 2020
  
• Label: Divine Art
  
• Genre: Classical
  
• Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
  
• Total Time: 01:16:19
  
• Total Size: 367 / 1.32 gb
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

Tracklist

01. String Quintet in C Minor: I. Adagio non troppo-Allegro molto moderato
02. String Quintet in C Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
03. String Quintet in C Minor: III. Adagio non troppo
04. String Quintet in C Minor: IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo
05. String Quartet No. 1
06. String Quartet No. 2 "Three Portraits": I. Impulsive One
07. String Quartet No. 2 "Three Portraits": II. God-Seeker
08. String Quartet No. 2 "Three Portraits": III. Arguer
09. String Quartet No. 2 "Three Portraits": IV. Epilogue


The British composer Robin Stevens is a great talent waiting to be discovered by the global music community. His varied, stimulating and expressive work arises from many influences - from the music of the Romantic era, to mathematics, his faith, and the influence of his main teacher in undergraduate days, John Joubert, and he is now producing substantial works for varied instrumental groupings, which are modernist and original, but yet immediately accessible. This album contains the premiere recording of the String Quintet, an early work from his student days, rich in allusions to early 20th century works, but already containing many of the elements of his later work: tangy harmonies, intricate counterpoint, modal lyricism and often almost neo-Romantic expression. Above all the works are a reflection of the composer and his perceptions of the world and the people around him, yet at the same time universal in their appeal. The two quartets are very different. The first was written in 2008 after the composer had recovered from a 17-year debilitating illness and while his style was developing considerably as he undertook his Doctorate. Its single movement is rich in variety, using a small few thematic ideas in constantly evolving forms. The second, from 2011, is a study of three character types (not necessarily real individuals) which are each distinctive but clearly related. The Behn Quartet is formed of players from England, the Netherlands, Portugal and New Zealand. The group was formed in 2015 and has given recitals at major venues and festivals across Europe. Previously holders of a fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music they are now Associate Ensemble at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

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