Del Adalid, Arriola & Duran: String Quartets / Cuarteto Novecento
Details
- Composer
- Marcial Del Adalid, Jose Arriola, Jose Duran
- Artist
- Cuarteto Novecento
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Brilliant Classics
- Released
- Jan 27, 2023
- Catalog #
- BRI96661
- UPC
- 5028421966618
About
This recording showcases 3 string quartets by 3 Galician composers from 3 consecutive centuries. Each composer represents the experiences of their respective lifetimes in Galicia, a place with a true vocation for universality. Marcial del Adalid (1826–1881) was born into a family with a great musical tradition. After studying in London with Ignaz Moscheles, one of Beethoven’s disciples, Adalid became one of the main representatives of the ‘Rexurdimento’, a Romantic nationalist movement in Galicia. The String Quartet in G Op.16 was the author's only foray into this genre. The four movements follow the pathway set by Beethoven, and echoes of his Sonata Pathétique can be heard; later, the final section recalls the transparent classicism of the Haydnian rondos.
José Arriola (1895–1954), was a famous pianist and composer. A child prodigy, he was sponsored by the Queen Regent María Cristina who gave him a scholarship to study in Germany with Richard Strauss. Arriola's String Quartet in C, dedicated to the memory of his mother, presents writing imbued with Germanic post-romanticism, the legacy of Strauss’s teachings. A work of great depth, Arriola creates a dense polyphonic framework while eliminating ornaments, giving the piece great lyrical intensity.
Juan Durán (b.1960) is one of the most representative composers of the current generation of Galician artists. He has written many pieces for chamber, symphonic, vocal and stage genres, as well as orchestrations of Galician music. The most striking aspect of his String Quartet is, without a doubt, the choice of the three movements that make it up: a pasodoble, a blues and a samba. Durán wanted to heighten the classical form through maintaining its sonata structure. Therefore, the pasodoble acts as the exposition section, the blues is the development, and the energetic final samba is structured around the recurring rondo.
Tracklist 11 tracks
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1 I. Allegro 05:36
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 05:36
- Composer
- Marcial del Adalid
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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2 II. Andante quasi adagio 05:35
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Andante quasi adagio
- Duration
- 05:35
- Composer
- Marcial del Adalid
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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3 III. Minuetto 04:20
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Minuetto
- Duration
- 04:20
- Composer
- Marcial del Adalid
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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4 IV. Finale: Moderato molto, quasi andante - Allegro Assai 05:22
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Finale: Moderato molto, quasi andante - Allegro Assai
- Duration
- 05:22
- Composer
- Marcial del Adalid
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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5 I. Andante molto - Allegro non Troppo 06:38
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Andante molto - Allegro non Troppo
- Duration
- 06:38
- Composer
- José Arriola
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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6 II. Moderato 07:33
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Moderato
- Duration
- 07:33
- Composer
- José Arriola
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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7 III. Allegro giocoso 03:37
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Allegro giocoso
- Duration
- 03:37
- Composer
- José Arriola
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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8 IV. Finale: Ciaccona - Fuga - Andante Molto 10:41
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Finale: Ciaccona - Fuga - Andante Molto
- Duration
- 10:41
- Composer
- José Arriola
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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9 I. Pasodoble 05:58
- Track
- 9
- Title
- I. Pasodoble
- Duration
- 05:58
- Composer
- Juan Durán
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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10 II. Blues 08:33
- Track
- 10
- Title
- II. Blues
- Duration
- 08:33
- Composer
- Juan Durán
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet
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11 III. Samba 04:00
- Track
- 11
- Title
- III. Samba
- Duration
- 04:00
- Composer
- Juan Durán
- Ensemble
- Novecento Quartet