Friday, April 12, 2013

Gyrowetz - Three String Quartets Pleyel Quartett Koeln

Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763-1850)
Performer: Pleyel Quartett Koeln
Label: CPO
Released: April 2013

1. String Quartet in G major, Op. 29, No. 2: I. Allegro moderato 10:25
2. String Quartet in G major, Op. 29, No. 2: II. Adagio non tanto 6:16    
3. String Quartet in G major, Op. 29, No. 2: III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio al rovescio 4:26
4. String Quartet in G major, Op. 29, No. 2: IV. Allegretto 6:10   

5. String Quartet in D major, Op. 13, No. 1: I. Allegro moderato 9:40
6. String Quartet in D major, Op. 13, No. 1: II. Larghetto - Allegro - Larghetto 4:42
7. String Quartet in D major, Op. 13, No. 1: III. Allegretto - Allegro assai 6:21      

8. String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 29, No. 1: I. Allegro con spirito 9:22
9. String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 29, No. 1: II. Andantino, poco adagio 4:59    
10. String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 29, No. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio alternativo 4:14
11. String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 29, No. 1: IV. Allegretto 6:16


UPDATED:
Pleyel Quartett Koeln is the ensemble who champion neglected Classical era string quartet repertoire. After recording Pleyel's Prussian Quartets nos. 4-6 in 2009 the group devoted itself to a thorough study of 19th century period performance practices. The quartet is now recording three string quartets by Adalbert Gyrowetz. Which is a brand new pieces, not yet being recorded and a pleasent surprise for every of us! The quartet are from Op.29 and Op.13 as listed above, the preview is now up in Amazon.


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3 more string quartets of Adalbert Gyrowetz by Pleyel Quartett Koln











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meanwhile the other 3 string quartet by Solomon String Quartet are:
String Quartet in G major Op 44 No.1 1 Allegro - 2 Adagio - 3 Menuetto: Allegro – Trio – Menuetto - 4 Presto
String Quartet in B flat major Op 44 No.2 1 Allegro moderato - 2 Adagio non tanto - 3 Allegretto
String Quartet in A flat major Op 44 No.3 1 Allegretto moderato - 2 Adagio - 3 Menuetto -4 Allegro
available in AMAZON as well

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Tokyo String Quartet Last Concert and CD Recital 1971

Tokyo String Quartet Last Concert WGBH this week. The ensemble had gone through 43 seasons, and called it a day this year. See report here:

by Cathy Fuller
Virtually everyone writing about the Tokyo String Quartet's final tour this year is drawn to the word "bittersweet," and with good reason: After 43 seasons, the group gave its farewell Boston concert last week at WGBH. The quartet is rising to the emotional occasion by playing with heightened finesse and dimension, sounding better than ever.

For all its "bittersweetness," the evening was a kind of high-tech house concert, as our carefully hung microphones and tyrannical digital clocks pulsed away in the gleaming beauty of the Fraser Performance Studio. From our state-of-the-art control room, we captured Tokyo's Boston farewell for our local audience and sent it out to the world in a live webcast.

http://www.npr.org/event/music/176802156/tokyo-string-quartet-bids-boston-a-bittersweet-farewell

At the same time, Tokyo String Quartet shall released one more CD. This time from their memorial recital 1971, thus the CD title.

The programs on that night was:

Alban Berg - String Quartet Op.3
Beethoven - String Quartet No.10 in Eb 'Harp' Op.74
Bartok - String Quartet No.1 Op. 7

It is under SWR Music and put on sale right now.

Tokyo String Quartet Recital 1971