Spiegel String Quartet - Franck & Chausson: String Quartets (2006)
BAND/ARTIST: Spiegel String Quartet
- Title: Franck & Chausson: String Quartets
- Year Of Release: 2006
- Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG)
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:17:08
- Total Size: 328 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. String Quartet in D Major: I. Poco lento-Allegro
02. String Quartet in D Major: II. Scherzo. Vivace
03. String Quartet in D Major: III. Larghetto
04. String Quartet in D Major: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
05. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35: I. Grave-Modéré
06. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35: II. Très calme
07. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35: III. Gaiement et pas trop vite
The three-quarters Belgian Spiegel Quartet -- first violinist Elisa Kawaguti is Japanese while the rest are all Belgian -- is the ideal ensemble to realize the quartets of César Franck and Ernest Chausson. The reasons for this go beyond the fact that Franck was himself Belgian and that, as his pupil, Chausson drew sustenance from the same music as well. The more pertinent reason is that the Spiegel Quartet is sweet-toned but clear, passionately argued but lucid, and deeply felt but not sentimental -- all qualities both these late Romantic works need to succeed. In Franck's immense four-movement work, the Spiegel does a superlative job of holding it all together through a cogent interpretation and powerful playing. In Chausson's unfinished three-movement work -- a fourth movement was left unbegun at the time of the composer's tragically early death -- the Spiegel does an outstanding job of making a satisfying whole out of the three extant movements. Caught in Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm's crisp, warm, and deep sound, this disc will please fans of the composers and the genre.
01. String Quartet in D Major: I. Poco lento-Allegro
02. String Quartet in D Major: II. Scherzo. Vivace
03. String Quartet in D Major: III. Larghetto
04. String Quartet in D Major: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
05. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35: I. Grave-Modéré
06. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35: II. Très calme
07. String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 35: III. Gaiement et pas trop vite
The three-quarters Belgian Spiegel Quartet -- first violinist Elisa Kawaguti is Japanese while the rest are all Belgian -- is the ideal ensemble to realize the quartets of César Franck and Ernest Chausson. The reasons for this go beyond the fact that Franck was himself Belgian and that, as his pupil, Chausson drew sustenance from the same music as well. The more pertinent reason is that the Spiegel Quartet is sweet-toned but clear, passionately argued but lucid, and deeply felt but not sentimental -- all qualities both these late Romantic works need to succeed. In Franck's immense four-movement work, the Spiegel does a superlative job of holding it all together through a cogent interpretation and powerful playing. In Chausson's unfinished three-movement work -- a fourth movement was left unbegun at the time of the composer's tragically early death -- the Spiegel does an outstanding job of making a satisfying whole out of the three extant movements. Caught in Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm's crisp, warm, and deep sound, this disc will please fans of the composers and the genre.
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