Górecki (3) String Quartets
The string quartets of a Polish master receive potent new performances
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Composer or Director: Henryk Górecki
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Hyperion
Magazine Review Date: 6/2011
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 107
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDA67812
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Already it is Dusk (String Quartet No. 1) |
Henryk Górecki, Composer
Henryk Górecki, Composer Royal String Quartet |
String Quartet No. 2, 'Quasi una fantasia' |
Henryk Górecki, Composer
Henryk Górecki, Composer Royal String Quartet |
String Quartet No 3, '....songs are sung' |
Henryk Górecki, Composer
Henryk Górecki, Composer Royal String Quartet |
Author: Richard_Whitehouse
All three works were composed for the Kronos Quartet, whose recordings still serve them admirably. Yet the visceral quality of the Royal Quartet’s renditions points up emotional contrasts in the first two quartets rather more readily, while their emotional commitment makes the finale of the Third Quartet feel more an intended apotheosis than an extended postlude. Those possessing the earlier discs need to not rush to change. But, with its ideal quartet sound and informative booklet-notes, this would be the preferred choice.
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