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Dvorak, Tchaikovsky & Borodin: String Quartets / Escher String Quartet

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Details

Composer
BORODIN DVORAK TCHAIKOVSKY
Artist
Barnett-Hart, Boyd, Lapointe, Speltz
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 05, 2018
Catalog #
BIS-2280
UPC
7318599922805

About

‘Full-blooded quartet playing in the grand, classic manner: extrovert and eloquent’ is how the performances of the Escher String Quartet were described in a review of their recording of Mendelssohn’s first and fourth quartets in BBC Music Magazine. After completing the three-disc cycle of Mendelssohn quartets – and earning further accolades, including a nomination to the 2017 BBC Music Magazine Awards – the quartet now returns with a programme which leaves plenty of opportunity for their special brand of playing. Composed between 1873 (Tchaikovsky) and 1893 (Dvorák), the three quartets gathered on this disc form a catalogue of unforgettable tunes and of emotions ranging from nostalgia to the most infectious joy. Each of the three composers wrote more than one quartet – Dvorák’s list of works includes as many 14! – but the ones recorded here are by far their best-loved. A contributing fact is surely that they all three include slow movements that tug at every listener’s heartstrings. Especially Tchaikovsky’s Andante cantabile and Borodin’s Notturno have become favourites in their own right, and exist in arrangements for every possible combination of instruments. But there is more to these works than the slow movements: throughout each quartet there is a wealth of melodic invention, rhythmic vitality and lyric fleetness which the Escher’s know how to exploit to the full.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 09:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:10
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  2. 2 II. Lento 07:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  3. 3 III. Molto vivace 03:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Molto vivace
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo 04:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  5. 5 I. Moderato e semplice 10:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato e semplice
    Duration
    10:32
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  6. 6 II. Andante cantabile 06:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  7. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro non tanto 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro non tanto
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Allegro giusto 06:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro giusto
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  9. 9 I. Allegro moderato 08:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  10. 10 II. Scherzo: Allegro 04:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  11. 11 III. Notturno: Andante 07:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Notturno: Andante
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet
  12. 12 IV. Finale: Andante 06:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Andante
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    Escher String Quartet