Bennett: Piano Sextet, Chamber Trio & String Quartet

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
October 12, 2018
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BENNETT, WILLIAM STERNDALE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Villiers Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Bosch, Young
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 12, 2018
    • UPC
      747313137978
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8571379
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro moderato ma con passione

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

      Performer: Leon Bosch, Jeremy Young

    2. II. Scherzo: Quasi presto

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

      Performer: Leon Bosch, Jeremy Young

    3. III. Andante grazioso

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

      Performer: Leon Bosch, Jeremy Young

    4. IV. Finale: Allegro assai ed energico

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

      Performer: Leon Bosch, Jeremy Young

    5. I. Andante tranquillo ma con moto

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Performer: James Dickenson, Nicholas Stringfellow, Jeremy Young

    6. II. Serenade: Andante ma un poco Scherzando

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Performer: James Dickenson, Nicholas Stringfellow, Jeremy Young

    7. III: Finale: Allegro fermato

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Performer: James Dickenson, Nicholas Stringfellow, Jeremy Young

    8. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    9. II. Adagio

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    10. III. Menuetto: Allegro

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    11. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: William Sterndale Bennett

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet


Famed for his sequence of Piano Concertos, Sterndale Bennett also wrote a small but distinguished body of chamber music. The String Quartet in G major is one of his earliest surviving works, revealing a precocious talent still strongly influenced by Haydn. Mendelssohn is the model for the Sextet, though Bennett's highly virtuosic piano writing, with it's concertante interplay, reinforces the work's lyrical qualities and required dexterity as well as it's advanced harmonies and hymnal beauty. The concise Chamber Trio radiates sheer charm while displaying an even greater grasp of structure and is the first English example in the trio form where both string instruments are given parts independent of the piano. The Villiers Quartet are British chamber music specialists. Their previous release of the Delius and Elgar Quartets was very well reviewed. MusicWeb International wrote: "This is a desirable chamber release with convincing and stylish playing from the Villiers Quartet who offer endearing expression and impeccable intonation throughout."