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Italian Postcards / Quartetto di Cremona
Avie Records

Italian Postcards / Quartetto di Cremona

$19.99

Details

Composer
BORENSTEIN MOZART WOLF
Artist
Kam, Runge
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
AV2436
UPC
822252243628

About

Greetings from Italy where music is everywhere! Celebrating 20 years of an illustrious international career with their 14th recording and first on AVIE, the multiple award-winning Quartetto di Cremona sends Italian Postcards, assembling evocations of the Mediterranean country by four non-natives. Mozart penned his first string quartet during his first Italian journey to the town of Lodi. Hugo Wolf’s Italian Serenade takes its inspiration from poetry and ancient Italian melodies. Extending the quartet repertoire, the Cremona commissioned British-French-Israeli composer Nimrod Borenstein, whose Cieli d’Italia was inspired by the colors of the Italian skies. The album’s idyllic conclusion is Tchaikovsky’s string sextet, “Souvenir de Florence,” in which the Cremona is joined by violist Ori Kam (Jerusalem Quartet) and cellist Eckart Runge (Artemis Quartet).



REVIEW:

The Quartetto di Cremona have an uncanny knack for sounding like more than just four players, their sound rich, vibrant, and resplendent. These are as sunny, Italianate performances as one could want.

– Classicsl Candor (John J Puccio)

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Serenade in G Major, "Italienische Serenade" (Italian Serenade) 06:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Serenade in G Major, "Italienische Serenade" (Italian Serenade)
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Hugo Wolf
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  2. 2 I. Adagio 08:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  3. 3 II. Allegro 04:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  4. 4 III. Menuetto 02:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  5. 5 IV. Rondeau: Allegro 02:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Rondeau: Allegro
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  6. 6 Cieli d'Italia, Op. 88 07:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Cieli d'Italia, Op. 88
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Nimrod Borenstein
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  7. 7 I. Allegro con spirito 10:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    10:32
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ori Kam, Eckart Runge
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  8. 8 II. Adagio cantabile e con moto 10:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio cantabile e con moto
    Duration
    10:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ori Kam, Eckart Runge
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  9. 9 III. Allegretto moderato 06:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegretto moderato
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ori Kam, Eckart Runge
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona
  10. 10 IV. Allegro vivace 07:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ori Kam, Eckart Runge
    Ensemble
    Quartetto di Cremona