Finnissy Works for String Quartet
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Composer or Director: Michael (Peter) Finnissy
Label: Metier Sound & Vision
Magazine Review Date: 12/1998
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 66
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: MSVCD92011
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Plain Harmony I |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
Plain Harmony II |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
Plain Harmony III |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
Nobody's Jig |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
Sehnsucht |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
Multiple Forms of Constraint |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
String Quartet |
Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer
Kreutzer Quartet Michael (Peter) Finnissy, Composer |
Author: Fabrice Fitch
This is rather special. Perhaps the greatest pleasure of this disc is Finnissy’s re-evaluation in each piece of the modes of interaction between the four musicians of this time-honoured medium: the title of the disc, note, is not “String Quartets” but “Works for string quartet”. That questioning attitude stretches to the composer’s wide range of stylistic references. If variety is the spice of life, then this disc is hot. And so are the Kreutzer Quartet, whose commitment and spirit make this demanding music sound clear, fluent and gritty. A must for anyone interested in new music, or in the evolution of the string quartet as a genre.'
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