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Schubert, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Benjamin Britten, J
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Schubert, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Benjamin Britten, J

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Composer
SCHUBERT RATKJE BRITTEN HAY
Artist
ENGEGARD QUARTET
Format
Blu-Ray with SACD
Label
2L
Released
Mar 31, 2015
Catalog #
2L105SABD
UPC
7041888519522

About

Perhaps the greatest single characteristic of Franz Schubert's Rosamunde Quartet (1823) is the elusive, longing and perhaps even tragically unconsummated atmosphere that pervades the entire work. Only in the Andante are we really allowed to relax in it's peaceful serenity. The ambiguity in the title of Maja Ratkje's Tale of Lead and Light (2011) reflects the dread which pervaded Oslo in the summer of 2011, and the life-affirming light of Beethoven's opus 59/1 which inspired Maja's work. It is a tribute to Benjamin Britten's inherent "joie de vivre" that optimism and love triumph in his Second String Quartet (1945), composed just after the 2nd World War. The quartet reaches it's emotional climax in the magnificent Chacony, a passacaglia with no less than 21 variations, inspired by Henry Purcell. Britten's 2nd string quartet received it's premiere on the 21st November 1945, 250 years to the day after Henry Purcell's death. Recording Joseph Haydn's Op. 76 No. 5 on our debut CD in 2008 inspired us to include the complete opus, arguably Haydn's greatest string quartet collection, in our repertoire as soon as possible. The heart of the Emperor Quartet, Opus 76/3 is also the most well known movement, Poco adagio. Haydn composed the psalm that he subsequently used as the theme of this movement after a prolonged stay in England. Something of a celebrity, Haydn mingled with the royals, and his admiration for the British national anthem inspired him to compose a tribute to Emperor Francis II. It was later used first as the Austrian and then as the German national anthem. Haydn used a musical cryptogram of the first line of the Anthem, "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" to create the opening theme of the first movement, using the first letters of each word in the German text. G e f d k/c, are the exact musical notes of the main theme in the Allegro. The simplest ideas are often the best!. Hybrid SACD Pure Audio Blu-ray two-disc-box at the price of one ordinary Blu-ray 5.1 SURROUND STEREO produced in DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition 352kHz/24bit) by Lindberg Lyd, Norway The compact disc looks like a normal CD and plays on all standard players and computers.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo 13:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    13:02
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  2. 2 II. Andante 07:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  3. 3 III. Menuetto - Trio: Allegretto 07:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto - Trio: Allegretto
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro moderato 07:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    07:23
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  5. 5 String Quartet No. 1, "Tale of Lead and Light" 11:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    String Quartet No. 1, "Tale of Lead and Light"
    Duration
    11:26
    Composer
    Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  6. 6 I. Allegro calmo senza rigore 07:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegro calmo senza rigore
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  7. 7 II. Vivace 03:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  8. 8 III. Chacony: Sostenuto 16:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Chacony: Sostenuto
    Duration
    16:26
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  9. 9 I. Allegro 07:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  10. 10 II. Poco adagio, cantabile 06:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Poco adagio, cantabile
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  11. 11 III. Menuetto 04:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Menuetto
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet
  12. 12 IV. Finale: Presto 05:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Franz Joseph Haydn
    Ensemble
    Engegård Quartet