Saturday, August 17, 2019

Julien Navoigille String Quartet in Eb Score Transcript

Julien Navoigille (ca.1749 — 19 November 1831) is French composer. He wrote six string quartet concertante in Opus 3. This is one of his string quartet movement that I re-transcript to Muse Score. The source is taken from imslp library under his name.

Here are the scores. I urge every string quartet ensemble to play this and upload to Youtube so we can listen again these neglected string quartet. This is movement one of the quartet :

Julien Navoigille String Quartet in Eb Score Transcript








this score was played with Muse Player in this video :


I will upload the 2nd and 3rd movement soon after I re-notated it to Muse. At this moment, I will not share the original xml muse file, unless under certain circumstances.


tag: string quartet , classical string quartet, neglected string quartet, Julien Navoigille String Quartet in Eb, muse score string quartet

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Geijer & Randel - Works for String Quartet - Norrköpingskvartetten

Composer : Erik Gustaf Geijer (12 January 1783 – 23 April 1847), Andreas Randel (6 October 1806–27 October 1864)
Performer : Norrköpingskvartetten
Label : Sterling
Release : January 2019
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This is a rarity. The two composers are : Erik Gustaf Geijer and Andreas Randel. Erik was a historian, poet, philosopher who happened to be a composer also. In his short wikipedia entry, it is listed two string quartet , in B and in F written by Erik. We have heard one of them now.

Andreal Randel was Swedish composer and violinist. His chamber music is now unearthed to be heard in 2019. Thanks God for the performer, Norrköpingskvartetten, who performed this for all of us.

The CD notes :
Geijer was one of the prominent figures in the formation of Götiska förbundet (The Geatish Society), who took the task of promoting archaeology, but also Swedish patriotism. As editor of the society’s magazine, he published his own poems in the spirit of the time and also his music settings of these. Geijer showed early a great talent for music and studied at times with different teachers. Although he seems to have considered to attempt a career in music, it remained an activity for spare time. His mind was for chamber music a nd the smaller format, as well as songs. In 1816 the first piano trio was created and in 1822 the first two string quartets in F Minor and B flat Major, a nd during the rest of the decade, among other things, a piano quintet, a piano quartet and two violin Sonatas. 

Geijer & Randel: Works for String Quartet

1. String Quartet No. 2 in B Flat Major: I. Allegro moderato assai 9:57
2. String Quartet No. 2 in B Flat Major: II. Molto vivace 5:03
3. String Quartet No. 2 in B Flat Major: III. Andante quasi 6:50
4. String Quartet No. 2 in B Flat Major: IV. Finale 9:56
5. String Quartet in F Minor: I. Allegro moderato 11:37
6. String Quartet in F Minor: II. Scherzo Vivace 6:54
7. String Quartet in F Minor: III. Adagio con espressivo 7:40
8. String Quartet in F Minor: IV. Allegro scherzando 7:57



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Bargiel - String Quartets & String Octet - Orpheus Quartet (2018)

Woldemar Bargiel (3 October 1828 – 23 February 1897)
Performer : Orpheus Quartet , Yume Sato (violin), Amane Horie (violin), Julia Rebekka Adler (viola), Eva Freitag (cello)
Label : CPO
Release : 2018
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Woldemar Bargiel was German composer. According to his timeline, he was living in the post famous string quartet where Beethoven's and Schubert's string quartet exist. It should be interesting to listen for another Germany composer string quartet from this era. There are four piece of string quartet and one string octet from this recording. They are recorded in the 2013 and 2016.

the CD notes:
Woldemar Bargiel was Clara Schumann's half-brother and Robert Schumann's brother-in-law. In the nineteenth century hardly any references failed to note these relational circumstances, surely more to Bargiel's disadvantage since it for many years led to his relegation to the 'second ranks'. It is only recently that the study of his private papers, which somehow miraculously managed to survive two world wars, has inspired increasing interest in his oeuvre. His papers include manuscripts as well as more than 1,500 letters demonstrating that he was a sought-after personality in the European music world. Moreover, in 2010 Dean Cáceres published a study based on analytic methods laying the foundation for what is an impressive demonstration of Bargiel's personal style – which the Orpheus Quartet now thoroughly confirms on its complete recording of the composer's string chamber music.


Bargiel: String Quartets Nos. 1-4 & String Octet

DISC 1
String Quartet No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 15b
1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 00:06:47
2 II. Allegretto commodo 00:02:48
3 III. Andante sostenuto 00:03:49
4 IV. Vivace ed energico 00:04:34
String Quartet No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 47
5 I. Molto moderato ma passionato 00:08:31
6 II. Andante 00:07:25
7 III. Allegro energico, impetuoso 00:06:14
8 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 00:07:54

DISC 2
String Octet in C Minor, Op. 15a
1 I. Adagio - Allegro passionato 00:18:23
2 II. Andante sostenuto - Allegro 00:07:10
3 III. Allegro 00:08:39
String Quartet No. 1
4 I. Allegro vivace 00:06:08
5 II. Andante con moto 00:03:21
6 III. Scherzo - Trio 00:02:53
7 IV. Finale. Presto 00:04:30
String Quartet No. 2
8 I. Allegro appasionato 00:09:04
9 II. Adagio 00:04:27
10 III. Scherzo - Trio 00:03:38
11 IV. Finale. Allegro vivace 00:05:25

Orpheus Quartet
Emile Cantor viola
Mark Gothoni violinist
Timothy Summers violinist
Laurentiu Sbarcea cello



Beecke: 2 String Quartets & Piano Quintet - Diogenes String Quartet (2019)

Ignaz von Beecke (1733-1803)
Performer: Diogenes String Quartet
Label : CPO
Release : January 2019

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As I aware, Ignaz von Beecke (1733-1803) has one popular string quartet recording under CPO label already. Those are three string quartets performed by Arioso-Quartet recorded way back to 1997. God bless us all and now there is another von Beecke's string quartet to be heard. The new string quartet was recorded by Diogenes String Quartet. In this CD there is one Piano Quintet in A Minor and two string quartet, in G Major and C Major. Now that I check, the G Major string quartet is different from Arioso's recording , so hurray another brand new string quartet for all of us.

This is the CD notes :
The lexicographers Gerber and Lipowsky vouched for Ignaz von Beecke’s fame as a pianist and composer during his times, but today, we regret to say, hardly anything of his former renown remains. And yet this musician, whose early creations continued to be obliged to the style galant but whose late oeuvre from the 1790s already began to open the door to romanticism, created works of great originality and considerable quality offering opportunities for rewarding new encounters in the concert hall or on sound carriers. Very substantial creations are also found in von Beecke’s string quartet oeuvre, and his quartets prove to be eloquent examples of his richly inventive compositional style, which again and again also tended toward unconventional solutions. The most interesting work among the pieces presented here, however, is his Piano Quintet. Although the piano gladly appears as a solo instrument here, the composer is concerned not so much with the display of technical brilliance; the coordinated effort of the entire musical ensemble occupies the foreground. 

Beecke: 2 String Quartets  Piano Quintet - Diogenes String Quartet (2019)

1.  Piano Quintet in A Minor: I. Allegro con affetto 00:11:22
2.  Piano Quintet in A Minor: II. Andante più tosto la 00:09:21
3.  Piano Quintet in A Minor: III. Allegretto 00:04:31
4.  String Quartet in G Major: I. Allegro 00:04:06
5.  String Quartet in G Major: II. Menuetto I - Trio 00:02:58
6.  String Quartet in G Major: III. Adagio 00:04:14
7.  String Quartet in G Major: IV. Menuetto II - Trio 00:01:26
8.  String Quartet in G Major: V. Presto 00:01:57
9.  String Quartet in C Major: I. Larghetto e maestoso 00:10:33
10.  String Quartet in C Major: II. Siciliana. Un poco 00:05:15
11.  String Quartet in C Major: III. Allegro 00:06:21

Diogenes String Quartet
Stefan Kirpal, violin
Gundula Kirpal, violin
Alba González i Becerra, viola
Stephen Ristau, cello