Michael Tippett: Streichquartette Vol.1 on CD
Streichquartette Vol.1
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
Streichquartette Nr. 1 A-Dur; Nr. 2 fis-moll; Nr. 4
- Artists:
- Tippett Quartet
- Label:
- Naxos
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2007
- Item number:
- 5104989
- UPC/EAN:
- 0747313049677
- Release date:
- 2.10.2008
Michael Tippett, who was 'invincibly drawn to the quartet medium' when he heard performances by the Busch and Léner Quartets during his student years in London, wrote five string quartets spanning his entire compositional life. On this first disc of the complete Quartets, the tuneful String Quartet No. 1 is followed by the String Quartet No. 2, notable for its abundant lyricism and lithe, dancing rhythms. In sharp contrast to both these works stands the more dissonant String Quartet No. 4, an unbroken sequence of numbered movements, which reflect the String Quartet Op. 131 of Tippett's compositional hero, Beethoven.
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Tracklisting
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Contributors
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 String Quartet No. 1: I. Allegro appassionato
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2 String Quartet No. 1: II. Lento cantabile -
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3 String Quartet No. 1: III. Allegro assai
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4 String Quartet No. 2: I. Allegro grazioso
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5 String Quartet No. 2: II. Andante
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6 String Quartet No. 2: III. Presto
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7 String Quartet No. 2: IV. Allegro appassionato
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8 String Quartet No. 4: I. Molto legato -
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9 String Quartet No. 4: II. Fast -
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10 String Quartet No. 4: III. Moderately slow -
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11 String Quartet No. 4: IV. Very fast
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