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Geijer: String Quartet No. 2 - Randel: String Quartet in F M

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Details

Composer
GEIJER RANDEL
Artist
Norrkopingskvartetten
Format
CD
Label
Sterling Records
Released
Jan 04, 2019
Catalog #
CDA1829
UPC
7393338182924

About

Geijer was one of the prominent figures in the formation of Götiska förbundet (The Geatish Society), who took the task of promoting archaeology, but also Swedish patriotism. As editor of the society's magazine, he published his own poems in the spirit of the time and also his music settings of his poetry. Geijer showed a great talent for music early on. Although he seems to have considered a career in music, it remained for him simply an activity for spare time. His mind was for chamber music and the smaller format, as well as songs. In 1816 his first piano trio was composed and in 1822 the first two string quartets in F Minor and B flat Major, and during the rest of the decade, among other things, a piano quintet, a piano quartet and two violin Sonatas. Randel was a Swedish musician and composer. As concertmaster at the Royal Opera Orchestra he arranged and composed music for some 20 plays. Especially famous is his composition and arrangement of F A Dahlgren's play Värmlänningarna (1846), which for many years was a beloved and recurrent feature of the repertoire of the Stockholm Opera. He also composed four violin concertos, overtures and chamber works. The violin concertos are written in a French virtuoso style while the chamber music is influenced by the late style of Haydn and the early of Beethoven. Among the chamber works there are three string quartets and several solo pieces for violin. This new release explores the chamber works of these two largely unknown composers.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato assai 10:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato assai
    Duration
    10:02
    Composer
    Erik Gustaf Geijer
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  2. 2 II. Molto vivace 05:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Molto vivace
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Erik Gustaf Geijer
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  3. 3 III. Andante quasi 06:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante quasi
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Erik Gustaf Geijer
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  4. 4 IV. Finale 09:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    09:57
    Composer
    Erik Gustaf Geijer
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato 11:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    11:32
    Composer
    Andreas Randel
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  6. 6 II. Scherzo: Vivace 06:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Andreas Randel
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  7. 7 III. Adagio con espressione 07:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio con espressione
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Andreas Randel
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten
  8. 8 IV. Allegro scherzando 07:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Andreas Randel
    Ensemble
    Norrköpingskvartetten