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