Matangi Quartet - Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51 (2020)
BAND/ARTIST: Matangi Quartet
- Title: Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51
- Year Of Release: 2020
- Label: Matangi Quartet
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:05:13
- Total Size: 284 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51: Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio
02. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata I: Largo-Pater dimitte illis
03. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata II: Grave e cantabile
04. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata III: Grave
05. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata IV: Largo-Sitio
06. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata V: Adagio
07. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata VI: Lento
08. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata VII: Largo-In manus tuas
09. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51: Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
“Nuances in dynamics and colour, subtle phrasing, expressive pauses let the music appear in all its significance, without any exaggeration, always tasteful and with an excellent knowledge of the appropriate performing style. All this makes this release another reference recording of one of the greatest works of quartet literature.”
What could be a bigger challenge than giving musical expression and shape to "Die sieben letzten Worte", the seven last sentences that Jesus spoke on the cross: giving feeling and articulation to the most charged text in the world, but without the words? Haydn did this more than successfully in 1787 with these seven string quartets.
The narrative character of these seven sonatas for string quartet really makes its mark on the listener. The slow tempi of the dramatic opening and each of the seven parts that follow, and indeed the sheer length of the piece all bring us into an almost trance-like state: an hour of adagios with many contrasts of atmosphere and feeling, and then suddenly the bombastic and shocking earthquake (Terremoto) of the final two minutes.
This is a trial of stamina for four musicians who have to give form to a rollercoaster of intense feelings that range from despair and pain to forgiveness and hope, resignation and death.
Of all of the versions that exist of this piece, that for string quartet has become the most well-known and popular, possibly because the intimacy of this form best coincides with something like four people united in prayer.
01. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51: Introduzione. Maestoso ed adagio
02. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata I: Largo-Pater dimitte illis
03. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata II: Grave e cantabile
04. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata III: Grave
05. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata IV: Largo-Sitio
06. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata V: Adagio
07. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata VI: Lento
08. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51, Sonata VII: Largo-In manus tuas
09. Die Sieben Letzten Worte, Op. 51: Il terremoto. Presto e con tutta la forza
“Nuances in dynamics and colour, subtle phrasing, expressive pauses let the music appear in all its significance, without any exaggeration, always tasteful and with an excellent knowledge of the appropriate performing style. All this makes this release another reference recording of one of the greatest works of quartet literature.”
What could be a bigger challenge than giving musical expression and shape to "Die sieben letzten Worte", the seven last sentences that Jesus spoke on the cross: giving feeling and articulation to the most charged text in the world, but without the words? Haydn did this more than successfully in 1787 with these seven string quartets.
The narrative character of these seven sonatas for string quartet really makes its mark on the listener. The slow tempi of the dramatic opening and each of the seven parts that follow, and indeed the sheer length of the piece all bring us into an almost trance-like state: an hour of adagios with many contrasts of atmosphere and feeling, and then suddenly the bombastic and shocking earthquake (Terremoto) of the final two minutes.
This is a trial of stamina for four musicians who have to give form to a rollercoaster of intense feelings that range from despair and pain to forgiveness and hope, resignation and death.
Of all of the versions that exist of this piece, that for string quartet has become the most well-known and popular, possibly because the intimacy of this form best coincides with something like four people united in prayer.
Year 2020 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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