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Rossini: String Sonatas Nos. 4-6 - Hoffmeister: Solo Quartets Nos. 3-4 / Pensola, Tikkanen, Lehto, Groot

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Composer
HOFFMEISTER ROSSINI
Artist
Pensola, Tikkanen, Lehto, De Groot
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Feb 01, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2318
UPC
7318599923185

About

This second and last volume completes two different sets of string quartets: the four so-called Solo Quartets by Franz Anton Hoffmeister and Gioachino Rossini’s six String Sonatas (or Sonate a quattro). Both sets differ from the ‘normal’ configuration in that they allow a double bass to take part, albeit in different roles. Rossini, who composed his sonatas at the age of 12 (!), left out the viola and gave the double bass a more or less conventional bass role – apart from the occasional virtuosic outburst. The sonatas were first published in an arrangement for traditional string quartet and are often heard performed by string orchestras. In Vienna, where he was active as a composer and music publisher, Hoffmeister (1754-1812) chose a different solution than Rossini and gave his double bass player a leading role in the ensemble, letting it replace the first violin. It was no coincidence that this happened in Vienna – considering the amount of solo works for the double bass composed there, the standard of playing must have been exceptional. On the present recording, it is the Dutch player Niek de Groot who takes up Hoffmeister’s challenge in the company of a Finnish trio consisting of Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen and Tuomas Lehto. Featuring the same team, Volume 1 (BIS-2317) was as described by a reviewer in Gramophone as ‘entertaining, effortlessly enjoyable and beautifully performed’ upon its release in 2017.

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REVIEW:

In later life Rossini dismissed the quartets as ‘terrible’, but the truth – as made plain by the excellent performances on this recording – is that this music is much more than a mere prentice effort.

– BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro vivace 10:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  2. 2 II. Andante 03:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  3. 3 III. Allegretto 02:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  4. 4 I. Moderato 05:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  5. 5 II. Adagio 04:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  6. 6 III. Tempo di Minuetto 03:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Tempo di Minuetto
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  7. 7 I. Allegro vivace 07:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  8. 8 II. Andante 03:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  9. 9 III. Allegretto 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  10. 10 I. Allegro moderato 04:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  11. 11 II. Menuett 03:17
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Menuett
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  12. 12 III. Andante 03:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  13. 13 IV. Rondo 03:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Rondo
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Franz Anton Hoffmeister
    Performer
    Niek De Groot, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto
  14. 14 I. Allegro spirituoso 07:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allegro spirituoso
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  15. 15 II. Andante assai 02:09
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Andante assai
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot
  16. 16 III. Allegro 05:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot