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Parry: Complete Music for String Quartet / Archaeus Quartet

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Details

Composer
PARRY, HUBERT
Artist
ARCHAEUS QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
MPR
Released
Jun 22, 2018
Catalog #
MPR102
UPC
643824049079

About

Released in the 100th Anniversary year of Sir Hubert Hastings Parry's death, this is the first ever recording of his complete music for string quartet. Although the mighty Quartet no. 3 has been published and recorded once, Quartets 1&2 have languished unperformed and certainly unrecorded for many years. The early quartets are very much influenced by Mendelssohn and are quite delightful; the charming Scherzo in C, which Parry did not complete one hundred percent, is fully realized in an edition by Professor Jeremy Dibble (who also provided a performing version of Quartet no. 2), without whose invaluable help this recording would not have taken place. This double album was recorded in November 2017 in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, East Sussex and the recording engineer was once again the superb Tony Faulkner. This recording is an absolute must for lovers of English music but also for those who enjoy early 'Romantic' chamber music and is a fascinating document of how Parry's voice as a composer developed over the years. Utterly amazing that these pieces have been overlooked, it's now time for them to be brought out into the sunshine!

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro con fuoco 05:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  3. 2 II. Andante 07:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  4. 3 III. Allegro vivace 06:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  5. 4 I. Larghetto - Allegro di molto 08:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Larghetto - Allegro di molto
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  6. 5 II. Andante espressivo 06:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante espressivo
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  7. 6 III. Scherzo: Allegro con brio 02:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  8. 7 IV. Finale: Vivace 07:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 I. Allegro 09:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  11. 2 II. Andante 06:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  12. 3 III. Allegro molto 07:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  13. 4 IV. Allegro moderato 09:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet
  14. 5 Scherzo in C Major (completed by J. Dibble) 04:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scherzo in C Major (completed by J. Dibble)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Archaeus String Quartet