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Dvorak: String Quartets Nos. 8 & 10 / Albion Quartet

$19.99

Details

Composer
DVORAK, ANTONIN
Artist
ALBION QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Mar 06, 2020
Catalog #
SIGCD597
UPC
635212059722

About


Formed in 2016, the Albion Quartet unites four outstanding young string players, brought together by a shared belief in the visceral power of the string quartet. The upcoming season sees the quartet returning to the Wigmore Hall and Aldeburgh Festival, as well as continuing residencies at Sainte-Mère Festival in France and RWCMD in Cardiff. They will be making a number of broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, whilst continuing their recording projects for Signum Records, for whom they are exclusive artists. Performances in the 2019-20 season include their US debut at the Phillips Collection in Washington, alongside appearances at several festivals including the Oxford Lieder, Stratford International, Belfast International, Cheltenham, Presteigne, and Lichfield, and participating in Beethoven cycles in the UK and Portugal. Here, the quartet continue their Dvorák series on Signum with spectacular renditions of his 8th and 10th quartets.

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REVIEW:

What a gorgeous disc!. Anyone who thinks that the new generation of super-quartets are merely about virtuoso brilliance should hear the myriad shades of russet and gold that the Albion Quartet find in these two enchanting works. This, surely, is how Dvorák’s chamber music is supposed to sound: luminous, playful (there’s a real kick to his dotted dance-rhythms), and simultaneously generous and touchingly intimate. I know it’s early, but I can already see this being my pick of the year.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 08:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  2. 2 II. Andante con moto 06:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  3. 3 III. Allegro scherzando 04:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro con brio 07:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  5. 5 I. Allegro ma non troppo 10:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    10:30
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  6. 6 II. Dumka (Élégie): Andante con moto - Vivace 07:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Dumka (Élégie): Andante con moto - Vivace
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  7. 7 III. Romanza: Andante con moto 06:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Romanza: Andante con moto
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Allegro assai 06:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro assai
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Albion Quartet