By Arrangement Tetra Guitar Quartet
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Composer or Director: Leonard Bernstein, William Walton, Kurt (Julian) Weill, Jerry Bock, Sergey Prokofiev
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 11/1993
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: MCFC903
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| West Side Story |
Leonard Bernstein, Composer
Leonard Bernstein, Composer |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Overture |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Eng: Ballad of Mack the Knife) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Anstatt-dass-Song (Mr and Mrs Peachum) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Kanonen-Song (Macheath, Brown) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: ~ |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Zuhälter-Ballade (Macheath, Jenny) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Ballade vom angenehmen Leben (Macheath) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| Lieutenant Kijé, Movement: Romance |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Tetra |
| Lieutenant Kijé, Movement: Kijé's Wedding |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Tetra |
| Lieutenant Kijé, Movement: Troika |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Tetra |
| Fiddler on the Roof |
Jerry Bock, Composer
Jerry Bock, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Suite No. 1 |
William Walton, Composer
Tetra William Walton, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Suite No. 2 |
William Walton, Composer
Tetra William Walton, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Suite No. 3 (arr/orch. C Palmer) |
William Walton, Composer
Tetra William Walton, Composer |
Composer or Director: Leonard Bernstein, William Walton, Kurt (Julian) Weill, Jerry Bock, Sergey Prokofiev
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 11/1993
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 66
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDCF903
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| West Side Story |
Leonard Bernstein, Composer
Leonard Bernstein, Composer |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Overture |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Moritat von Mackie Messer (Eng: Ballad of Mack the Knife) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Anstatt-dass-Song (Mr and Mrs Peachum) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Kanonen-Song (Macheath, Brown) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: ~ |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Zuhälter-Ballade (Macheath, Jenny) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| (Der) Dreigroschenoper, '(The) Threepenny Opera', Movement: Ballade vom angenehmen Leben (Macheath) |
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer
Kurt (Julian) Weill, Composer Tetra |
| Lieutenant Kijé, Movement: Romance |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Tetra |
| Lieutenant Kijé, Movement: Kijé's Wedding |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Tetra |
| Lieutenant Kijé, Movement: Troika |
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer
Sergey Prokofiev, Composer Tetra |
| Fiddler on the Roof |
Jerry Bock, Composer
Jerry Bock, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Suite No. 1 |
William Walton, Composer
Tetra William Walton, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Suite No. 2 |
William Walton, Composer
Tetra William Walton, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Suite No. 3 (arr/orch. C Palmer) |
William Walton, Composer
Tetra William Walton, Composer |
Author: John Duarte
No single instrument, in the hands of a single player and without extraneous mechanical aid, is capable of a greater range of tone-colour and unusual effects than the classical guitar. Beethoven once described the guitar as a ''miniature orchestra''—and would surely have said no less if he had heard a quartet such as this one. The guitar has a compass of only three and a half octaves, excluding harmonics, and whilst guitars of different pitches have been used to extend this, Tetra works wonders with four 'standard' instruments. The oneness of their attack (the guitar is a percussive instrument) and variation of nuance speaks of countless hours of rehearsal—by players of first-rate technical control and sensitive musicianship.
Guitar quartets are, for logistical and economic reasons, rare phenomena at professional level; this one ranks with those based on Prague and Los Angeles, amongst the very best in the world. All this would be futile in a programme of 'borrowed' music if the arrangements were not of comparable quality which they are. Put the original forms of this music out of your mind, eschew comparisons and enjoy it in its new dress. Arrangements are neither good nor bad by definition, these are good because they sound well. The quality of the recording per se is superb, as we have come to expect of John Taylor, who has happily married his talents as an excellent guitarist and the possessor of a degree in physics. If you aren't actually allergic to guitars, buy and enjoy this fine issue.'
Guitar quartets are, for logistical and economic reasons, rare phenomena at professional level; this one ranks with those based on Prague and Los Angeles, amongst the very best in the world. All this would be futile in a programme of 'borrowed' music if the arrangements were not of comparable quality which they are. Put the original forms of this music out of your mind, eschew comparisons and enjoy it in its new dress. Arrangements are neither good nor bad by definition, these are good because they sound well. The quality of the recording per se is superb, as we have come to expect of John Taylor, who has happily married his talents as an excellent guitarist and the possessor of a degree in physics. If you aren't actually allergic to guitars, buy and enjoy this fine issue.'
By Arrangement Tetra Guitar Quartet
By Arrangement Tetra Guitar Quartet
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