Kreutzer Quartet: Northern Lights (British String Quartets)

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Label
Metier
Release Date
April 14, 2009
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CASKEN SAXTON WEIR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Kreutzer Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      KREUTZER QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 14, 2009
    • UPC
      809730850721
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      MSV28507
    • LABEL
      Metier
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. With piquant verve

      Composer: John Casken

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    2. II. With jazzy obstinancy

      Composer: John Casken

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    3. III. With haunted fascination

      Composer: John Casken

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    4. IV. With playful determination

      Composer: John Casken

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    5. I. Serene

      Composer: Judith Weir

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    6. II. Con moto

      Composer: Judith Weir

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    7. III. Presto

      Composer: Judith Weir

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    8. I. Gently flowing, singing

      Composer: Robert Saxton

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    9. II. Light, dancing

      Composer: Robert Saxton

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    10. III. Still, calm, sustained

      Composer: Robert Saxton

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    11. IV. Subito molto più mosso, vivo

      Composer: Robert Saxton

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet

    12. V. Dancing, quick

      Composer: Robert Saxton

      Ensemble: Kreutzer Quartet


The three composers featured on this CD are in themselves leading lights of the contemporary music scene in the UK, and their works (of which these are first recordings) very fine examples of the modern string quartet, all extremely accessible.