Still: The 4 String Quartets

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
October 14, 2014
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      STILL, ROBERT
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Villiers Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      VILLIERS QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 14, 2014
    • UPC
      747313135370
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8571353
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio - Allegretto Seriouso

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    2. II. Allegretto Giocondo

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    3. III. Tempo di Marcia quasi Passacaglia

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    4. I. Allegro risoluto

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    5. II. Molto adagio Molto legato

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    6. III. Allegro vivo

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    7. I. Allegro marcato

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    8. II. Adagio sostenuto

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    9. III. Allegro Pressante

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    10. IV. Tempo di Marcia

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    11. I. Allegro agitato

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    12. II. Poco lento

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    13. III. Tempo di Marcia

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet

    14. IV. Angoscioso

      Composer: Robert Still

      Ensemble: Villiers Quartet


Robert Still’s four string quartets vividly encapsulate his compositional career. The first two, of which No. 1 was first performed in 1948, display an early inclination towards folk-song and pre- classical models, while Nos. 3 and 4, written during the 1960s “without key”, reflect his later change towards a continental European-influenced method of composition that can be summed up by the abandonment of writing in a tonal style. These world première recordings owe a considerable debt to the editorial expertise of James Dickenson, leader of the Villiers Quartet, who prepared the performance material from the original scores.