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BIDDULPH RECORDINGS

COMPLETE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS

$16.49

Details

Artist
MUSICAL ART QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
BIDDULPH RECORDINGS
Released
Sep 09, 2022
Catalog #
BDDP1850172.2
UPC
744718501724

About

Led by the Russian-born violinist Sasha Jacobsen, the Musical Art Quartet was was one of the preeminent quartets established in the US. In fact, the famed cellist Gregor Piatigorsky proclaimed that the Musical Art Quartet was the greatest quartet he ever heard. First violinist Jacobsen made numerous solo recordings before he established the Musical Art Quartet, but is probably best known as the fourth and final name of the popular Gershwin song "Mischa, Jascha, Toscha and Sascha", the forenames of four renowned Russian-Jewish violinists: Elman, Heifetz, Seidel and Jacobsen. Furthermore, the violist in the Musical Art Quartet was none other than Louis Kaufman, a major violin soloist in his own right. Jacobsen formed the Musical Art Quartet in 1926, and this CD features the ensemble's complete recordings of quartets by Haydn and Schubert made for the Columbia label in the late-1920s. Their recording of Haydn's Cmajor Quartet, op.54 no.2, is the first complete recording of a Haydn quartet ever made. Although the Quartet lasted for over two decades, this CD contains the group's only recordings of the quartet repertoire. Supplementing this historic CD release are comprehensive notes by the chamber music expert Tully Potter.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Vivace 04:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivace
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  2. 2 II. Adagio 03:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  3. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 03:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Adagio - Presto - Adagio 06:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Adagio - Presto - Adagio
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  5. 5 String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob.III:63, "The Lark": IV. Finale: Vivace 02:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob.III:63, "The Lark": IV. Finale: Vivace
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  6. 6 I. Allegro moderato 05:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  7. 7 II. Scherzo: Prestissimo 01:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Prestissimo
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  8. 8 III. Adagio 04:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  9. 9 IV. Allegro 05:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  10. 10 String Quartet No. 11 in E Major, Op. 125, No. 2, D. 353: III. Minuetto: Allegro vivace 03:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    String Quartet No. 11 in E Major, Op. 125, No. 2, D. 353: III. Minuetto: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  11. 11 I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  12. 12 II. Andante 06:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  13. 13 III. Menuetto - Trio: Allegretto 05:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Menuetto - Trio: Allegretto
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  14. 14 IV. Allegro moderato 06:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet
  15. 15 Ständchen, D. 889, "Hark, hark, the lark" (Horch, horch! die Lerch) (arr. C. Held for string quartet) 04:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ständchen, D. 889, "Hark, hark, the lark" (Horch, horch! die Lerch) (arr. C. Held for string quartet)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Musical Art Quartet