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Sirmen: Six String Quartets / Lombardini Quartett
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Sirmen: Six String Quartets / Lombardini Quartett

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Details

Composer
Maddalena L. Lombardini Sirmen
Artist
Lombardini Quartett
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jun 17, 2022
Catalog #
555488-2
UPC
0761203548828

About

The Lombardini Quartet is not only named after the Venetian violin virtuoso and composer Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen, but now also recorded her versatile "Sei quartetti" op.3 from 1769. Lombardini Sirmen was one of the few women to realize a career as a professional musician in the 18th century and, according to sources, the first woman to compose string quartets, at a time when this genre was still extremely young and in the formal experimental stage. The interpreter's highest credo is always the speaking play and the uncovering of all affects in the music, of the finest emotions, which often change so quickly in the quartets - a veritable rollercoaster of feelings. All the quartets are in two movements and enchant with their variety of colors and richness of form: "Like a walk through a blossoming spring meadow: It is worthwhile to turn one's gaze very carefully to the many beauties that nature offers to the left and right. We felt the same way about Lombardini's music: many little flowers by the wayside to discover, some large and recognizable at first glance, some very small and easy to overlook. It is fragile music that reveals a rich inner life on closer inspection," says Elisabeth Wiesbauer of the Lombardini Quartet.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andantino 05:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  2. 2 II. Allegro 05:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  3. 3 I. Tempo giusto 06:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Tempo giusto
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  4. 4 II. Allegro - Sostenuto 05:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allegro - Sostenuto
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  5. 5 I. Larghetto - Allegro - Larghetto 07:54
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Larghetto - Allegro - Larghetto
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  6. 6 II. Minuetto 03:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  7. 7 I. Cantabile 06:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Cantabile
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  8. 8 II. Minuetto 02:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Minuetto
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  9. 9 I. Andante, ma con un poco di moto 06:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Andante, ma con un poco di moto
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  10. 10 II. Allegretto 06:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  11. 11 I. Andantino 07:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Andantino
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett
  12. 12 II. Con brio - Minuetto 03:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Con brio - Minuetto
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
    Ensemble
    Lombardini Quartett