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Pleyel: Preußische Quartette 10-12 / Pleyel Quartett Köln
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Pleyel: Preußische Quartette 10-12 / Pleyel Quartett Köln

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Details

Composer
PLEYEL, IGNAZ
Artist
PLEYEL QUARTETT KOLN
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Oct 22, 2021
Catalog #
777779-2
UPC
761203777921

About

When Ignaz Pleyel concluded his work on the last of his twelve “Prussian Quartets,” he had already garnered a great deal of experience as a composer of string quartets. His unmistakable musical voice had brought him countless admirers – including, not least, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who enthusiastically wrote of the Quartets op. 1 in a letter to his father. The dedicatory preface suggests that Pleyel had composed all of its pieces in Italy. He described them as “musically profound,” thereby indicating that Haydn’s Quartets op. 20 may have been their immediate model. The fugue movements in the Quartets Benton 328 and 330 are fascinating. Although Pleyel claimed that he had written them in the Italian style, Mozart was not fooled here: in their refined elegance he recognized the unique signature of Pleyel’s teacher Joseph Haydn. Nevertheless, the pupil had succeeded in writing a brilliant series of quartets in keeping with his own ideas and combining the clarity of the Italian style with the wealth of technical imagination characterizing the Viennese style.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 08:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  2. 2 II. Adagio molto con sordini 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio molto con sordini
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 05:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  4. 4 I. Moderato 11:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    11:49
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  5. 5 II. Tempo di minuetto 06:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Tempo di minuetto
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  6. 6 I. Allegro molto 08:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro molto
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  7. 7 II. Adagio: Espressivo con sordini 04:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Adagio: Espressivo con sordini
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln
  8. 8 III. Rondo 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Ignaz Joseph Pleyel
    Ensemble
    Pleyel Quartett Köln