String Quartets 4 & 6 - Intermezzi

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Label
CPO
Release Date
July 17, 2026
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Karl Weigl
    • PERFORMER
      Thomas Christian Ensemble
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 17, 2026
    • UPC
      761203553020
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555530-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

    2. II. De Profundis: Adagio

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

    3. III. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

    4. IV. Allegro molto

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

    5. No. 1. Revelation: Andante moderato

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel

    6. No. 2. Capriccio: Moderato

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel

    7. No. 3. Interrupted Serenade: Allegretto

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel

    8. I. Allegro

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel

    9. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel

    10. III. Adagio

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel

    11. III. Allegro appassionato

      Composer: Karl Weigl

      Ensemble: Thomas Christian Ensemble

      Performer: Christoph Wimmer-Schenkel


Any close engagement with the later works of the Austrian composer Karl Weigl soon-and almost inevitably-becomes an exercise in tracing origins. Driven into American exile by the delusions of a self-proclaimed master race, he, like many of his contemporaries, remained so firmly bound to his cultural roots that a nostalgic backward glance across the Atlantic becomes perceptible even where his music ventures into comparatively advanced musical language. He never relinquishes tonal gravity, nor does he lose the unmistakable grace he carried with him into exile. As a result, even in one of humanity's most tragic moments (1939), when he entrusted his quartet with a deeply heartfelt and intimate prayer, he placed his faith in the healing power of beauty. And two years later, he was able to compose Three Intermezzi that, from first bar to last, reveal the Viennese artist he remained throughout his life.